New Timing and Density for Oakland Tower Approved in 2015
While approved to rise up to 330 feet in height and yield 345 residential units back in 2015, the ground for the Uptown Oakland tower at 1900 Broadway has yet…
Plans for Ghirardelli Garage Demo and Development Formalized
Plans to level the two-story Ghirardelli garage at 915 North Point have been in the works since 2016. And as now formally proposed, two four-story buildings could rise up to…
Mayor Approves Acquisition of Controversial McDonald’s Site
The proposed purchase agreement for the City’s acquisition of the beleaguered McDonald’s at the corner of Stayan and Haight Streets, which includes the entirety of the restaurant’s parking lot which…
Mission District Penthouse Dropped over $350K
Having been withdrawn from the MLS in August and quietly de-stagged, we missed it when the Inner Mission penthouse unit #504 at 3590 20th and Valencia (a.k.a. the “V20” building)…
Plan to Fix Sinking SF Tower About to Be Tested
Plans to permanently right the sinking Millennium Tower by retrofitting the building’s foundation with a series of new compression micropiles which would be drilled down to the bedrock below are…
Take Two for a Modernized Inner Mission Home with a 2015 Price Tag
Having been taken “down to the studs and masterfully redesigned,” with four (or five) bedrooms, three full bathrooms, an open chef’s kitchen and great room, and a penthouse media room…
New Timing for RADical Oakland Tower
Having been redesigned by RAD Urban last year, the plans for a 29-story building to rise up to 360 feet in height at 1433 Webster Street in Downtown Oakland have…
Bay Area Home Sales and Median Price Drop
The number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands across the greater Bay Area totaled 6,825 in December, down 5.9 percent from a downwardly revised 7,250 sales in November…
The Vision for Connecting SF and the City’s Future
The City’s proposed vision to guide the future planning and development of transportation in San Francisco is about to be formally released. As we first reported last year, the “ConnectSF”…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Continues to Rise, Nearing a 4-Year High
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage rose up another 7 basis points over the past week to 4.22 percent which is the highest rate in over ten months,…