SAN FRANCISCO-Solomon Cordwell Buenz, an award-winning architecture, interior design and planning firm has broke ground on San Francisco's newest sustainable and affordable high-rise: TransBay Block 6.

Mayor Edwin Lee and city Supervisor Jane Kim welcomed the luxury complex to the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood at a Tuesday ceremony arranged by developers Golub & Company and Mercy Housing.

Plans for the 409-unit complex include an apartment tower, townhome residences, a ground-level courtyard and street-front retail, with an targeted opening in December 2015. The affordable housing 8-story building, designed by Santos Prescott and Associates, will offer 70 units of affordable housing through Mercy Housing.

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David Phillips

David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.