Raiders Abandon Bid for Los Angeles Move
With team owners voting 30-2 in favor of the St. Louis Rams moving back to Los Angeles and granting the San Diego Chargers the option of joining them in Inglewood,…
Removing Rent-Controlled Tenants by Snitching on Oneself
A real estate agent purchased 2523 34th Avenue, which was listed as a two-bedroom Parkside home with an (unwarranted) two-bedroom in-law unit on the ground floor, both of which were…
Ballot Measure Could Double Affordable Housing Requirements
A ballot measure designed to more than double the number of below-market-rate (BMR) units of housing that developers must provide or fund when building market-rate units in San Francisco is…
More Height and Affordable Condos Encouraged for Van Ness Site
San Francisco’s Planning Department has finished its preliminary review of the proposed seven-story building to rise upon the shuttered Chevron service station site at the corner of Van Ness and…
Progress for a Proposed 127-Unit Potrero Hill Development
Martin Building is pushing forward with plans for a Lower Potrero Hill development to rise up to five-stories at 17th and Arkansas Streets, across from Jackson Park. As designed by…
Huge Price Cut for Hillside Site Approved for 29 Luxury Homes
Fully-approved for the development of 29 luxury homes, each with a garage for two cars, the site and plans for the San Francisco Overlook project on the western slope of…
Application to Establish an ‘Airbnb’ Hotel Denied
The application to legally convert the three one-bedroom Nob Hill flats at 40-44 Pleasant Street from residential units into ‘hotel rooms,’ a move which would allow the building’s absentee owner…
Second Lawsuit to Block or Delay Warriors Arena Now in Play
A second lawsuit designed to block, or at least delay, the Golden State Warriors’ proposed San Francisco arena and office complex to rise in Mission Bay has been filed by…
Venture Funding Plummets and a Local Near-Unicorn Is Quite Sick
Venture funding plummeted 30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015 and deal flow dropped 13 percent to its lowest level since the first quarter of 2013, according to CB…
Praise for a Playful Tower Proposal but Notes as Well
San Francisco’s Planning Department has just finished its preliminary review of the proposed plans for a modern 240-foot tower to rise at corner of Harrison and Fourth, with a 130-foot-tall…