San Francisco’s housing crisis just got a spicy new plot twist at the former tennis club site in SoMa.

Developers are swooping in to transform a long-stalled property at 88 Bluxome Street into a massive residential complex that’ll make housing-starved locals do a happy dance. After years of bureaucratic ping-pong, the site is set to welcome two towering residential buildings with a whopping 1,500 units.

From Office Dreams to Housing Reality

Remember when everyone thought SoMa would become the next tech office paradise? The pandemic laughed and said, “Not today”. Now, the Central SoMa Plan has pivoted harder than a startup’s business model, prioritizing housing over endless cubicle farms.

Tower Power

Local developer Strada is proposing two epic towers - one standing 599 feet tall and another reaching 528 feet. We’re talking 785 and 715 units respectively, with a delicious mix of studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom options. Bonus: 150 affordable units mean this isn’t just another playground for tech millionaires.

Tennis Club Casualties

Fun fact: This site previously promised to maintain a tennis club, but those plans have been served… and promptly missed. The original tennis enthusiasts? They’re probably still mad about losing their court. But hey, housing shortage waits for no tennis serve.

With San Francisco’s perpetual housing crunch, this development might just be the hero we didn’t know we needed. Game, set, housing match!