CPMC’s Cathedral Hill Hospital Has Topped Out
A white beam with a Christmas Tree is about to be raised atop CPMC’s Cathedral Hill hospital that’s rising at Geary and Van Ness. And once welded into place, the…
Unaffordable Housing Threshold Hits $1.63 Million in San Francisco
The value at which a residential unit in San Francisco is now considered to be “demonstrably unaffordable and financially inaccessible” by the City’s Planning Department has just been raised to…
From Hotel Rooms to Apartments as Proposed
Approved as a residential hotel project and designed for short-term tenants, “such as professors or other people coming to the city for brief periods who need a place to live,”…
Plans for a New Way to Kick It at The Yard
Plans to add a soccer pitch to The Yard, the “pop-up” beer garden, barbeque joint and retail area on the northern edge of the Giants’ Parking Lot A, could be…
Former Waterfront Development Moves Forward
As we first reported in October, 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…
Legislation to Mandate Legalization of Illegal Units, Restrict Mergers
Legislation which would require special authorization from San Francisco’s Planning Commission in order to merge or remove any residential unit in the city – whether legal, illegal or demonstrably unaffordable…
Warriors Arena Traffic, Transit and Parking Plan
The detailed plan for managing the projected traffic and transportation associated with the Golden State Warriors proposed Mission Bay arena, office and retail development has just been released. The Transportation…
City Seeks Injunction to Combat Predator Landlord
Accused of waging an ongoing war of “harassment, intimidation, and retaliation” against dozens of rent-controlled tenants in an attempt to raise her rent-roll, City Attorney Dennis Herrera is now seeking…
Six Years Later and a Tenderloin Site Sits Undeveloped
Back in 2005, the then-owner of the parking lot parcel on the southeast corner of Jones and Turk filed for permits to build a 5-story building at 180 Jones, a…
Seven Million Less for Serenity Now
With Festivus fast approaching, the list price for the East Bay estate at 10 Serenity Lane in Alamo has just been reduced by $7 million – now asking $35 million…