Recycling Centers Evicted From Safeway Lots
The recycling center at Church and Market which has been operating on the eastern corner of Safeway’s Market Street parcel for nearly three decades has been issued an eviction notice.…
East Bay Building Boom And Outlook For Rents
Last year, roughly 800 new rental units popped up in and around Oakland. And by the end of 2013, another 2,100 new units will have been constructed in the East…
A Noe Valley Transformation: From Traditional To Tech
That’s the new kitchen at 824 Douglass Street above. As the room looked when the Noe home was purchased for $1,165,000 with a more traditional floor plan in 2010: The…
A Flip-Flop For Pet Food Express And Formula Retail In SF?
Due to “public opposition based on the competitive advantage of Formula Retail,” San Francisco’s Planning Commission voted 5 to 2 to deny Pet Food Express’ application to renovate and occupy…
Unreal Expectations For Castro Street Corner Of Condos
With approved designs for 24 condos to be built at 376 Castro Street now in hand, the owner of the gas station site is trying to sell the parcel for…
Ballot Measures Double Feature: The Battle Over 8 Washington
With the opposing ballot measures over the development of 8 Washington Street having been designated propositions B and C, it’s time for the dueling ballot measures double feature:
The Actual Appreciation For A Single-Family San Francisco Home
Two months ago, the already remodeled and nicely kept single-family Forrest Hill home at 14 Ventura Avenue hit the market listed for $1,495,000 having been purchased for $1,680,000 in May…
Plan To Convert San Francisco Design Center Building Pitched
A plan to convert over two-thirds of the San Francisco Design Center building at 2 Henry Adams Street from showroom space to general office use has been pitched to Planning.…
San Francisco Tops Silicon Valley In VC Investment
Two great maps (click to enlarge) and top ten lists from the Atlantic Cities (Why San Francisco May Be the New Silicon Valley) with respect to where the venture dollars…
San Francisco Fountain Sculptor Ruth Asawa Has Died
Sculptor Ruth Asawa passed away last night at the age of 87. The survival of Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain, a fixture of the Grand Hyatt Plaza, had been threatened by…