Fresh & Easy Is Having A Hard Time, Likely To Exit The SF Market(s)
As a plugged-in reader wrote two months ago: I LOVE but they just announced last week that they’re stalling almost all of their US store openings due to the chain’s…
Scoping The Warriors Arena Impact And Options, Like Moving Red’s
With the financial framework for the proposed Warriors Arena on Piers 30-32 having been approved by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, San Francisco’s Planning Department is quickly moving forward with…
Portola Development Along San Bruno Avenue Slated for Approval
As we first reported with respect to the vacant Portola parcel at 2895 San Bruno Avenue earlier this year: The site of a former gas station that was demolished in…
With Friends And Bloggers Like These…
From the front page story on SFGate this morning: The real estate market in San Francisco has picked up quite a bit since the big slump. Some neighborhoods have been…
The Fort Mason Design Competition Finalists And Their Concepts
As we reported earlier this year, while there’s currently no budget to implement the plans, invitations were sent to a select group of firms to participate in a design competition…
From Defunct To Potentially Delicious (Or Demolished?) In 2013
While all eyes might be on, or perhaps trying to avoid, the naked protest planed for today’s Board of Supervisors meeting should the Board finalize the adoption of San Francisco’s…
The Financial Terms And Plan To Rehab Pier 70’s Historic Core
The term sheet for the $58.5 million rehabilitation of San Francisco’s 20th Street Historic Buildings, the historic core of the Pier 70 redevelopment project, is up for review by San…
Shorter Still For The Tall McSweeney Home On Santa Paula Avenue
The Angus McSweeney designed home at 250 Santa Paula Avenue was purchased for $910,000 in 2003 having sat empty for 25 years. Following a major renovation and expansion, the St.…
A Plan For San Francisco’s Central Subway To Stop In North Beach
The construction plan for San Francisco’s five stop Central Subway line has long called for digging to continue beyond the last northern stop on the line at Washington and Stockton…