706 Mission & Aronson Building Renovation
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Stats
PROJECT TYPE
Mixed-Use
COMPLETION
2020
PROJECT SIZE
694,121 ft²
MKA ROLE
Structural Engineer
San Francisco, CA
706 Mission & Aronson Building Renovation
This mixed-use project combines new construction with careful renovation. A 40-story, Performance-Based Seismic Design tower offers 146 residential units, ground-floor retail space, a four-story podium for a Mexican heritage museum, and three below-grade levels with a small area for parking. Drilled shafts six ft in diameter extend below grade approximately 280 ft to support the tower. Next door, a seismically upgraded and extensively renovated 10-story building constructed in 1903 offers 18 residential units and office space for museum staff. ![Exterior daylight view of the 40-story glass-and-steel 706 Mission Building and the adjacent 10-story heritage Aronson Building with a park, water feature, and pedestrian plaza in the foreground and surrounding high-rise buildings downtown](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/95952_00_N10_indesign-jpg.webp)
![Exterior daylight view of the 40-story glass-and-steel 706 Mission Building and the adjacent 10-story heritage Aronson Building with a park, water feature, and pedestrian plaza in the foreground and surrounding high-rise buildings downtown](https://www.mka.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/95952_00_N10_indesign-768x560.webp)
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706 Mission & Aronson Building Renovation
Awards
2020 Best Projects Award of Merit - Office/Retail/Mixed-Use (Mexican Museum Core and Shell) - Engineering News-Record