Upzoning The Corner Of Market And Noe And Fighting Over Café Flore
San Francisco’s Market-Octavia Neighborhood Plan originally called for Market Street to be zoned for 85 feet in height from Church Street to the east, while west of Church to Noe…
Major Outer Parkside Development Site On Sloat Now In Foreclosure
First approved for development in late 2008 and granted a three year extension to start construction on 56 new housing units, 23,000 square feet of commercial space, and an open-air…
Newly Proposed Height and Horizontality on Federal Street
A plan to demolish the two existing office buildings at 77-85 Federal Street and construct a five-story commercial building with a gym on the ground floor and an underground garage…
A Mediterranean Makeover And A New Electric Versus Gas Stove
Purchased for $1,995,000 in August of 2010 having sold for $2,000,000 in 2005, the Spanish Mediterranean bones of 49 Divisadero Street have since been made-over. A bedroom and bath have…
Getting In On The Ground Floor At Second And Howard
As we first reported yesterday, Tishman’s previously approved 350-foot office tower at 222 Second Street is set to start rising this summer assuming San Francisco’s Planning Commission signs off on…
Housing Starts Hit Four Year Seasonal High, Remain Below Average
Housing starts in the U.S. fell 8.5 percent from December to January but remain up 23.6 percent year-over-year as single-family home starts ticked up 0.8 percent (up 20.0 percent year-over-year)…
The Circle Of Life On Buena Vista Avenue Continues
As we first wrote about 615 Buena Vista Avenue back in 2008: 615 Buena Vista Avenue was born a single-family home in 1906; was chopped up into a five unit…
Second Street Tower Ready To Start Construction This Summer
Speaking of Tishman Speyer projects, first approved for development in 2010 and “diligently pursuing financing and preparing to start construction” ever since, Tishman is finally ready to start construction on…
Tishman Teams With China On 201 Folsom, Plans To Start Soon
Tishman Speyer is teaming with China Vanke Co. to finance the development of the 201 Folsom Street project. China Vanke will contribute $175 million and have a 70 percent stake…
San Francisco Giants Sign Anchor Brewing To Mission Rock Team
The San Francisco Giants have signed Anchor Brewing to renovate San Francisco’s Pier 48 and build new brewing, shipping, drinking, eating and educational facilities on the site, a true anchor…