536 Mission office tower: Lincoln, McCourt update 752-foot design
Lincoln and McCourt updated plans for a 752-foot, 1.22M-sf all-office tower at 536 Mission St, with a start-by clock reported at 18 months.
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Lincoln Property Company and McCourt Partners have released updated renderings for an all-office tower at 536 Mission St in San Francisco, designed by SOM, according to SF YIMBY. We could not locate the Planning case number in public records, so the details below are attributed to that reporting.
Why it matters
The plan is a roughly 752-foot tower of about 1.22 million square feet of office and 9,410 square feet of retail, with a 62-car garage. The existing seven-story Golden Gate University campus would be demolished. Outlets disagree on the story count, so we do not state one.
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The numbers
SF YIMBY puts construction cost near $350 million, excluding other development costs. Spread over 1.22 million square feet, that is about $287 per square foot, our arithmetic. The site traded for a reported $31.6 million in early September 2026. The city reportedly approved the project in mid-September, and construction must begin within 18 months, around March 2028, or the approval is revoked. The zoning administrator can grant extensions, per the same report.
Reporting also describes an alternative mixed-use variant. Lincoln has said an all-office plan is the focus because housing on the site is not financially feasible, per press accounts.
What’s next
Watch for a construction financing package, a tenant or anchor announcement and any extension request ahead of the March 2028 clock. Because we have no case number, every approval detail here rests on press accounts rather than the city’s own file, and the extension terms are unverified. The recorded entitlement and case number should appear in Planning’s public project records. Related coverage is on the San Francisco hub.
Quick answers
- What is the latest on Lincoln Property Company in San Francisco Bay Area?
- Lincoln and McCourt updated plans for a 752-foot, 1.22M-sf all-office tower at 536 Mission St, with a start-by clock reported at 18 months.
- What are the key numbers for Lincoln Property Company?
- tower height: 752 ft; office space: 1.22M sf; est. construction: $350M.
- Where does the information on Lincoln Property Company come from?
- The story cites SF YIMBY and ConnectCRE.
On the record
The reported approval in mid-September 2026 plus an 18-month start-by deadline puts the construction-start cutoff around March 2028, for 1.22 million square feet of office at a reported $350M construction cost, or about $287 per office square foot before other development costs.
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