Before firefighters had even arrived, teachers and students from Rosa Parks Elementary watched as smoke was coming out of the residential building.

The schoolyard is right behind the apartment complex.

“I yelled for my amazing co-workers to clear the yard and move the kids away from the fire,” said Cicily Ina-Lee a teacher who, along with her colleague Vincent Reyes, ran toward the apartments.

Both teachers pulled down the fire escape ladders. Reyes went inside to rescue residents.

“I went inside the building here when the fire first started. I saw the fire it was pretty heavy on the roof and that’s when I saw the last person hopefully come out of the building,” Reyes explained.

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One of the residents, who did not want to give us her name, described the teachers’ efforts. “And they were screaming and knocking and calling and trying to get us out and when the doors opened they went in and rescued the old people. They were fantastic,” the resident said. She managed to take her two parakeets with her.

Josh Gant was walking in the area when he saw some of the other victims being taken away.

“They were bringing one lady out, she was burnt really badly on her face and hands. Then they brought another lady out, she had smoke all over her and they brought another lady out, smoke all over her, and they were all like 80 years old, I guess,” added Gant.

Eighteen people were displaced in what exhausted firefighters described as a fast-moving blaze. It was a rescue effort aided by two teachers who thought of their neighbors first.

“We’re teachers, so we care about other people. Hopefully anybody would do the same things,” said Reyes.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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In 1906, the great San Francisco earthquake destroyed more than 28,000 buildings and left about 250,000 people homeless. One of the few buildings that survived the disaster was the 10-story Aronson Building at 706 Mission Street, named after its developer Abraham Aronson and designed by local architects Hemenway & Miller.

Built in 1903 and known for its Chicago School Style and decorative terracotta ornaments, the building originally housed offices and production facilities on the upper floors, and rented retail space on the ground floor.

Image courtesy of OpenSFHistory.org.

Today, the Aronson building still stands tall thanks to its recent restoration, refurbishment and conversion, which was overseen by the architect Page & Turnbull in cooperation with Handel Architects. The project masterfully combines historical authenticity and modern innovation and consists of two contrasting structures – the redesigned Aronson Building and an adjoining new 45-story, 510-foot tower, the 146 Luxurious Four Seasons private residences.

However, combining an adaptive reuse project with a new build is rarely an easy endeavor, and the Page & Turnbull team had a lot of work to do for them.

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“One of the most difficult aspects was the reconstruction of the historic Colusa sandstone entrances, which had previously been modified to modernize the building,” recalls Elisa Hernández-Skaggs, AIA, Associate Principal at Page & Turnbull. “This resulted in the original decorative features being removed and hidden.”

As a result, the project team examined existing features and archive photos to reconstruct the entries and restore their original appearance. Architectural details of the remaining entries have been repaired and missing features have been reconstructed using artificial stone to match the original, said Hernández-Skaggs.

Another challenge was the stabilization of the “rope course” – the terracotta decorations with acanthus leaves that stretch just above the ninth floor over the entire length of the facade of the Mission and Third Street. “This protruding ornament suffered from severe cracks and eventually became a fall hazard, compromising the safety of the pedestrians underneath,” she noted.

Image courtesy of 706 Mission Street Co. LLC / Page & Turnbull.

Page & Turnbull mapped the crack patterns and their relationship to the internal structure of terracotta units, “which allowed us to recommend the best locations for new anchors to tie the units together and reattach them to the building,” said Hernández-Skaggs.

The bulk of the Four Seasons Private Residences is engraved into the new tower to form a series of alternating glass and masonry volumes that create vertical lines that relate to the linear landscaping of the Jessie Square square that the tower faces. The vertical masonry that runs the full length of the new tower is organized so that it visually connects with the strong vertical expressions of brick and terracotta of the Aronson building next door.

“The tower is a tribute [to the Aronson Building] by using complementary materials, glass and Sierra White marble, ”said Hernández-Skaggs. The marble cladding is expressed as vertical bands that mirror the vertical pilasters of their historical counterpart. The tower’s pedestal is similar in height to the base of the Aronson Building, and the new tower is set back to visually convey the bulk of the historic building, she explained.

Image courtesy of 706 Mission Street Co. LLC / Page & Turnbull

sustainability is inherent in remediation projects like this because the approach avoids construction and demolition waste ending up in landfills or incinerators. As fewer new materials are needed, the pressure to extract resources to produce wood, steel, masonry and glass is reduced.

“The total carbon content of a reuse project is much lower than that of a new building of comparable size,” emphasized Hernández-Skaggs. “The greenest buildings are those that have already been built.”

Another measure to secure the Aronson Building for many years to come is to make it resilient to further seismic activity. The building was structurally reinforced by connecting the Aronson Building to the new tower, which gives the historical building structure lateral strength. In addition, the project team installed strongbacks on the inside of the brick walls for added stability.

A stunning example of adaptive reuse in a modern city, the Aronson Building sets a new standard for opulent living by combining luxurious accommodations and distinctive elegance with the legendary personalized services of Four Seasons.

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Helping commercial customers dispose of their equipment is the next natural step after years of providing safe and convenient document shredding and hard drive destruction services.

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April 23, 2021

PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area, the leader in information destruction on the bay, is making regulatory compliance easier by giving companies access to new information technology asset management and disposition services. With these services from PROSHRED®, companies can now manage and dispose of excess computer equipment more easily.

By providing these services, PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area supports companies in ensuring compliance with health, safety and security standards when disposing of old, damaged or unwanted IT resources. Regardless of whether a company needs hard drive destruction on site using mobile shred trucks or needs support with the closure and relocation of offices, PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area can meet all these and other requirements.

The company’s most important IT asset management and disposition services include:

• Data destruction on site
• Data Center Buyout Program
• Certified recycling
• Purchase of IT equipment
• Test equipment and laboratory assets
• Decommissioning and relocation of the site

Michael Thompson, President and CEO of MJT Ventures Corporation (dba PROSHRED®, San Francisco Bay Area) said helping commercial customers dispose of their equipment is the next natural step after years of providing safe and convenient document shredding services and were offered for the destruction of hard drives.

“Our IT asset management and disposal services are unique in that we not only collect and recycle electronic waste, we also help large companies manage their inventory in a number of ways. Be it data destruction on site or something more complex like decommissioning and relocating, ”said Thompson. “This is outside the boundaries of typical PROSHRED® offerings, but it is still a service that resides in our wheelhouse and we are pleased to be able to offer it to our customers.”

If your company is moving to a new location, implementing a new storage system, or simply wants to remove old technology in a safe way, PROSHRED® San Francisco is at your disposal in addition to its long-standing document shredding services.

ABOUT PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area

PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area is a locally owned and operated shredding company that specializes in the destruction of documents, hard drives and media on site. PROSHRED® has been operating in the San Francisco Bay, San Jose, and surrounding areas for eight years, providing mobile shredding, one-time shredding, and drop-off shredding services from its headquarters in Pleasanton.

PROSHRED® San Francisco prides itself on providing security to medium-sized and large companies as well as private and private customers.

For more information about PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area services and pricing, please call 1-925-271-7566 or visit https://www.proshred.com/san-francisco/.

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay AreaThe leading information destruction company in the bay is making regulatory compliance easier by giving businesses access to new asset management and information technology disposition services. With these services from PROSHRED®, companies can now manage and dispose of excess computer equipment more easily.

By providing these services, PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area helps companies to ensure compliance with health, safety and security standards when disposing of old, damaged or unwanted IT resources. Regardless of whether a company needs hard drives to be destroyed on site using mobile shred trucks or needs support in decommissioning and moving offices, PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area can take care of all these needs and more.

The company’s most important IT asset management and disposition services include:

• Data destruction on site
• Data Center Buyout Program
• Certified recycling
• Purchase of IT equipment
• Test equipment and laboratory assets
• Decommissioning and relocation of the site

Michael Thompson, President and CEO of MJT Ventures Corporation dba PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay AreaHelping commercial customers dispose of their equipment is the next natural step after years of providing safe and convenient document shredding and hard drive destruction services.

“Our IT asset management and disposition services are unique in that we not only collect and recycle electronic waste, but also help large companies manage their inventory in a variety of ways, such as site decommissioning and relocation,” said Thompson. “This is outside the boundaries of typical PROSHRED® offerings, but it is still a service that resides in our wheelhouse and we are pleased to be able to offer it to our customers.”

If your company is moving to a new location, implement a new storage system or simply remove old technology in a safe way, PROSHRED® San Francisco is ready to help, in addition to its longstanding business shredding services.

ABOUT PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area

PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area is a locally owned and operated shredding company that specializes in on-site destruction of documents, hard drives and media. Serving the San Francisco Bay San JosePROSHRED® has been offering mobile shredder, single-use shredder and drop-off shredder services from its headquarters in Pleasanton.

PROSHRED® San Francisco is proud to be able to offer security to medium-sized and large companies as well as private and private customers.

More information about PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area For services and prices, call 1-925-271-7566 or visit https://www.proshred.com/san-francisco/.

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Michael Thompson, PROSHRED® San Francisco Bay Area, 1-925-271-7566, michael.thompson@proshred.com

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