Frank Gehry Doesn’t Heart San Francisco’s Big New Buildings
Four years ago we first took a look at who, or what, was to blame for a perceived lack of innovative building design in San Francisco. Yesterday, the New York…
The Framework for San Francisco’s First Urban Eco-District
With ideas including the use of the elevated highway along the southern border of San Francisco’s Central Corridor to capture rainwater for community or rooftop gardens, and utilizing the space…
Financial Framework For Warriors Arena Development Endorsed
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee has unanimously endorsed the proposed financial framework for the rehabilitation of Piers 30-32 and development of the proposed Golden State Warriors…
San Francisco Sales Volume Up 27.7% And Above Average In October
Recorded home sales volume in San Francisco rose 27.7% on a year-over-year basis last month (572 recorded sales in October 2012 versus 448 sales in October 2011), up 16.3% as…
Year-Over-Year For A Corona Heights Condo
As we originally wrote last month with respect to the apples-to-apples sale of 219 States Street in the works: Condo converted in early 2011, the upper level two-bedroom condo at…
Piers 30-32 Citizens Advisory Committee Members Call Foul
Let’s forget about whether or not the 13 percent rate return the City is proposing to pay the Golden State Warriors (GSW) on their reimbursable rehabilitation expenses for Piers 30-32…
Reaching Out For A 32-Story Residential Tower To Rise At 41 Tehama
The original plans for a 550-foot tower designed by SOM to rise at 41 Tehama have been shelved, but with the Transit Center District Plan having been adopted and the…
A Short-Sighted Plan For Western SoMa?
Home to Slim’s, Beatbox and the DNA lounge, current zoning along Western SoMa’s 11th Street Corridor between Folsom and Harrison doesn’t actually allow for nighttime entertainment as a permitted use,…
Before And (Two Years) After In Presidio Heights
Picked up for $3,841,000 in April of 2010, 35 percent below the asking price in 2008, the exterior and interior of 3878 Jackson Street (including the faux tortoise shell master…
Parking Garages: The Unlikely Role Models Of Mission Bay Design?
Speaking of parking, from John King with respect to San Francisco’s newest parking structure, the 627-space Mission Bay garage designed by WRNS Studio at 16th and Owens which will serve…