Lighthouse Lofts Before And After
Speaking of long vacant buildings in the neighborhood, just down the street from the Hugo Hotel, the Lighthouse Building at the corner of Howard and Seventh was empty from 1982…
Defenestration’s Days Are Numbered
With a plan in place to mitigate the loss of the Hugo Hotel at 200 6th Street, deemed to be a contributing resource for the newly defined “6th Street Lodginghouse…
A Rather Unbelievable New NIMBY And Anti-Green Roof Argument
Constructed in 1951, the owners of the one-story ranch house at 535 El Camino Del Mar with a small second story over its garage would like to expand the space…
15 Acres Of San Francisco Bay Front Property Up For Grabs
Possibly the largest privately held undeveloped land site fronting the San Francisco Bay, the 15-acre India Basin Shoreline parcel outlined in red above and known as 700 Innes Avenue is…
Appreciation For A Luxury Russian Hill Penthouse: 2005 To Today
Purchased for $3,100,000 in early 2005, Penthouse #6 atop the Russian Hill building at 2555 Larkin Street returned to the market last year listed for $3,600,000. Withdrawn, relisted, and reduced…
Timing For Tishman’s 201 Folsom Street Towers: Imminent
While Tishman Speyer is still waiting for final sign-off on the permits to start construction on their 655-unit project at 201 Folsom Street, a street space use permit has been…
45 Lansing Ready To Start Rising 39 Stories On Rincon Hill
As we first reported this past December with respect to the 39-story Rincon Hill tower set to rise at 45 Lansing Street: According to a plugged-in source, Build Group has…
Towering Polk Street Plans: 13 Stories And 162 New Rental Units
As plans to remove 170 parking spaces from Upper Polk Street stir emotions and debate, the Emerald Fund is moving forward with plans to dig up the 58 space off-street…
Polk Street Showdown: Bike Lanes Versus Parking & Local Opposition
Fearing the removal of an estimated 170 street parking spaces along Polk Street to make way for dedicated bike lanes and parklets stretching from McAllister to Union Street, local business…
Unintended Consequences: A Squat Five Stories Down In SoMa
Zoned for mixed use residential development up to 45-feet in height, the one-story SoMa building at 259 Clara Street which was built in 1956 and most recently served as a…