Salesforce Ready to Sell Two Mission Bay Parcels, and Not to Google
As we originally reported when Salesforce acquired 14 acres in South Mission Bay with the intention of building a nearly 2 million square-foot urban campus in San Francisco: Two of…
Ironic Or Not: Designs For Condos Cater-Corner To Protest Site
Plans to raze the existing Unocal 76 Station on the northwest corner of Valencia and 24th Streets and construct a six-story condo building on the parcel have been drafted by…
Another Battle Brewing Over Plans For Housing On Port Land
The Port of San Francisco has drafted a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Seawall 322-1, with plans to build affordable housing upon the underdeveloped half-block parcel fronting Front…
Potrero Hill Compound Sells For $3.9 Million
Listed for $5,995,000 last June, reduced to $4,995,000 in September, and then cut to $4,350,000 in November, the sale of the 6,645 square foot former art school building at 2255…
A New Peak For A Well-Designed Noe Valley Home
Listed for $2,599,000 last month, the John Maniscalco designed home at 836 Alvarado has closed escrow with a reported contract price of $3,400,000 ($1,037 per square foot). Yes, that’s $801,000…
Stewardship For Self-Sustaining Public Plazas In San Francisco
The proposed San Francisco Plaza Program aims to boost the utilization of city-owned open spaces throughout San Francisco by allowing non-profit groups to assume their management, creating a network of…
Filling Up Along The Van Ness Corridor: Filbert Street Corner Plans
On the agenda for San Francisco’s Planning Commission this week, plans for a six-story building to rise on the former service station and perennial Delancy Street Christmas tree lot on…
Three Teams And A Starchitect Bidding To Develop Transbay Block 8
Three teams have responded to the city’s request for proposals to develop San Francisco’s Transbay Block 8, the one-acre parcel fronting Folsom Street between First and Fremont. The three developers…
Heads Up: Judge Rules Against FAA’s Ban On Commercial Drone Use
A Federal Judge has ruled against the FAA with respect to their ban on the use of drones for commercial purposes, such as filming real estate from overhead, dismissing a…
San Francisco Employment Hits Second Highest Level In History
Having dropped to 4.8 percent in December, its first time below 5 percent since early 2008, the unemployment rate in San Francisco ticked back up to 5.3 percent in January.…