A One of a Kind San Francisco Property Returns
As we wrote when the old industrial building at 67-69 Belcher Street hit the market in 2007: “Born a furniture warehouse, 67-69 Belcher was destined to be demolished and redeveloped…
Brawl Over A New Bernal Subdivision
A subdivision of the 7,500-square-foot, triangular-shaped lot at 40 Bernal Heights Boulevard was approved by the City two months ago, setting the stage for four new single-family homes – the…
Ten More Years For Twin Peaks Gas Station
While San Francisco’s Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office was recommending that the City actively explore “the highest and best use” for the city-owned gas station site at 598 Portola Drive,…
Development To Replace Globe Closer To Reality
Plans to raze the one-story Financial District building at 290 Pacific Avenue – which was originally home to a blacksmith’s shop and more recently occupied by Globe for 18 years…
San Francisco’s First & Last Fresh & Easy Will Soon Close
Following the closure of the Fresh & Easy at Silver and Somerset in Portola, the Fresh & Easy at 32nd Avenue and Clement in the Outer Richmond, which was the…
40-Story Rincon Hill Tower Rising Ahead Of Schedule
Construction of the 40-story Rincon Hill tower rising up to 400-feet at 340 Fremont Street has topped out ahead of schedule (i.e., it’s not rising any higher). And the 348…
Existing-Home Sales Tick Up In The U.S. As The Median Price Dips
Having unexpectedly dropped 4.8 percent in August, the seasonally adjusted pace of existing-home sales in the U.S. rebounded 4.7 percent in September to an annual rate of 5.31 million sales,…
Commercial Investment In Bay Area Real Estate Slipped In Q3
$6.49 billion of Bay Area commercial real estate, defined as properties valued at over $5 million apiece, traded hands in the third quarter of 2015, down 5.7 percent from $6.88…
So, You Think This Site Is Simply Too Small For A Tower?
As we noted yesterday and a few years ago as well, the 220 Battery Street site upon which a two-story office building current sits, and upon which a modern three-story…
Plans For An Urban Townhome Addition Downtown
The owner of the little two-story office building at 220 Battery Street has engaged Winder Gibson Architects to design a modern three-story addition, with two urban townhomes, to rise over…