Central SoMa Rising: 13-Stories Across From The Bay Club
The exploratory plans to raze the two-story office building at 552 Brannan Street and construct a 13-story building with 77 residential units over ground floor retail on the Central SoMa…
Affordable Housing Law(s) In California Upheld As Constitutional
The legal challenge of San Jose’s affordable housing law which was passed five years ago but blocked by the building industry in a lawsuit contending that the ordinance was an…
Déjà Vu All Over Again On Kronquist Court
Taken down to the studs and remodeled in 2005 with Architect Jonathan Feldman leading the way, the modern three-bedroom Noe Valley home at 2 Kronquist Court sold for $2.185 million…
275 Square Foot Room Without A View Fetches $465K
The Book Concern Building condo #511 which measures a legal 275 square feet – that’s 16 square feet smaller than the “smallest condo in San Francisco” that made headlines when…
A Peek At The Sky-Bridge To Connect Twitter’s Staff
While Twitter is grabbing headlines for the pending departure of CEO Dick Costolo, and Shorenstein is quietly shopping the two Mid-Market buildings in which Twitter is headquartered, we gaze upward…
Minimum Bid For 750-Foot Transbay Tower Site: $160M
The minimum bid for Transbay Parcel F, which is located mid-block between First, Second, Howard and Natoma Streets and zoned for building a tower up to 750-feet in height, has…
Opposition Organizing To Squash Two ‘Waterfront’ Towers
Opposition to the proposed twisty tower to rise up to 400-feet at the corner of Folsom and Spear, and the proposed 220-foot tower to rise at 75 Howard, is organizing.…
Another Serious Price Cut For Robin Williams’ Wine Country Estate
Listed for $35 million in 2012, reduced to $29.9 million in early 2014 and then reduced to $25.9 million after his death, the asking price for the late Robin Williams’…
Appeal Succeeds But Development Will Proceed As Proposed
The appeal to invalidate the Planning Commission’s exception to San Francisco’s Planning Code which was granted for the 420-unit development to rise at 150 Van Ness was technically a success.…
Group Housing ‘Loopholes’ Could Soon Be Closed
Many of the recently proposed Group Housing developments in San Francisco, with shared kitchens and living areas, have been positioned as creative solutions to maximize density and minimize rents in…