Office Rents In S.F. Forecast To Climb, But Not As Fast As In Boston
With demand for office space in San Francisco at an all-time high and office rents having increased 15 percent over the past year and nearly doubling since the first quarter…
From Horror Show Hotel To Housing For Homeless Veterans
The renovation of the former “horror show hotel,” above the Rickhouse bar at 250 Kearny Street, is nearly complete and the first of 130 formerly homeless veterans who will be…
18-Story Downtown Berkeley Development Back On Track
With Berkeley’s Measure R having been soundly defeated at the ballot box, a measure which would have required tall buildings to have met higher environmental building standards (LEED Platinum versus…
Commonwealth Club’s Embarcadero Plan Challenged
The Commonwealth Club’s proposed renovation and expansion of the vacant two-story building adjacent to the Audiffred Building (aka “Boulevard”) was only a few days away from being permitted when the…
Oh Laidley Lay!
Designed by Michael Hennessey Architecture and built by Design Line Construction, the modern four-bedroom Glen Park home at 233 Laidley Street has just hit the market listed for $4.2 million.…
Another Mid-Market Tower Site About To Hit The Market
Zoned for a 400-foot tower to rise on its Mid-Market parcel and large enough to support the development of over 500 units of housing, the City of San Francisco is…
Design And Challenges For An Unexceptional Lower Haight Project
The designs for the proposed development to be built on the northeast corner of Page and Steiner, with four new four-story buildings to rise on the site of the bunker-like…
Caltrain Modernization Budget Balloons, Rollout Pushed Back
Originally expected to cost $1.5 billion and be operational in 2019, the budget to electrify Caltrain and install a new signaling system has be revised upward by at least $200…
The Future Of Potrero Hill’s South Slope
As we first reported earlier this week, the master plan for redeveloping the 33-acre public housing development atop Potrero Hill is ready for its first public review. And now, it’s…
San Jose And San Francisco Prices Slip While U.S. Median Advances
San Jose and San Francisco remain the two most expensive major metropolitan areas in U.S. for single-family homes, but the gap between the two and the completion has narrowed a…