Who Needs NIMBYs with Friends Like These
It’s not the first time we’ve heard of San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation (SFBARF) managing to rub the very people they’re supposed to be courting in all the wrong…
Planning Opposes Plans for a 500-Foot Tower atop Iconic Bank
San Francisco’s Planning Department has just finished its preliminary review of the proposed plans for a 500-foot tower to rise atop the iconic Crocker Bank Building at 1 Montgomery Street,…
Supervisors Approve Strict New Limits on Airbnb-ing in San Francisco
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved the proposed ordinance which would limit the number of days any unit that hasn’t already been registered with the City can be rented…
Western SoMa Infill Project Closer to Reality but on Shaky Ground
While the Planning Commission hearing for the proposed 24-unit building to rise up to six stories in height at 1228 Folsom Street has been delayed until the first week of…
Mayor Moves to Control Proliferation of Legal Grow Houses in SF
Fearing a proliferation of indoor grow houses following the passage of California’s Adult Use Marijuana Act (a.k.a. Proposition 64) last week, Mayor Ed Lee has just introduced proposed legislation which…
Modern Mission District Project Moving Forward with New Facade
DDG Partners is pushing forward with plans to raze the former Loren ‘Hap’ Jones’ former motorcycle shop at 235 Valencia Street and build 45 apartments, the majority of which would…
Association of Realtors Planning to Build up in Hayes Valley
The San Francisco Association of Realtors is working on plans to reconfigure and add three residential stories atop their Hayes Valley headquarters building at 301 Grove Street. As envisioned, the…
Residential Construction in SF Has Dropped to a Two-Year Low
As we first reported earlier today, there are now a total of 63,700 apartments and condos in San Francisco’s Housing pipeline, including 6,400 which are currently under construction across the…
Clock Is Ticking for a Bankrupt West Oakland Redevelopment Site
Plans to level the West Oakland warehouse at the corner of Filbert and 24th Streets and develop 55 townhouses, with a courtyard open space for the new condos and five…
Hearing for Bigger Mission District BMR Development Set
In order to avoid having to include any below market rate units of housing onsite, the project team behind “Vida” at 2558 Mission Street deeded the industrial building site at…