Developing The Balboa Park Reservoir Amidst A (Housing) Drought
With a 100-year drought underway, it would be nice if it were filled the brim, but the 25-acre Balboa Park Reservoir which was built in the 1950’s has never held…
The Framework For Developing San Francisco’s Publicly-Owned Sites
The framework for a new inter-agency strategy to coordinate the potential development of underutilized publicly-owned sites across San Francisco will be presented to the Planning Commission this week. The Commission…
San Francisco Named Third Least Affordable Major Housing Market, Worldwide
According to the 10th Annual Demographia Housing Affordability Survey of 360 housing markets worldwide, “San Francisco” is the third least affordable major metropolitan area, behind only Vancouver and Hong Kong,…
The Lucas Team’s Two New Schemes To Sway The Presidio Trust
As rendered above, the original design for George Lucas’ proposed Cultural Arts Museum to be built in the Presidio was panned by the Presidio Trust which expressed “significant issues with…
The Crest Of Russian Hill Circa 1906 And Plans For Urban Infill
While the homes on the northern side of Broadway at the crest of Russian Hill survived the great quake and fire in 1906, the former Homer House on the corner…
The Mayor’s Seven Point Plan To Solve San Francisco’s Housing Crisis
At the heart of Mayor Lee’s state of the city address this morning, a seven point plan to address San Francisco’s housing “crisis” with a goal of adding at least…
The 61-Story Vertical Campus Rising At 415 Mission Street
San Francisco’s Transbay Tower has shed its early 101 First Street address in favor of 415 Mission Street and is being positioned as a “vertical campus” with 61 floors of…
A Short-Sale Dream Turned Nightmare Take Two And An Artist’s Plea
Purchased for $525,000 in 2003 and refinanced in 2007 with a $700,000 loan, the one-bedroom cottage at 3066 Market Street was sold short for $485,000 in 2011, listed as a…
Designs For Mid-Market Building To Replace Den Of Adult Activities
The design for the proposed 8-story building to replace the adults-only Market Street Cinema incorporates boxed windows spanning multiple floors to create strong vertical lines across its Market Street façade…
15-Story Mission Bay Hotel Slated For 2016 Opening And Four Stars
Originally zoned for the development of a 500-room hotel and up to 50,000 square feet of retail, Mission Bay Block 1 which fronts Channel between Third and Fourth Streets was…