A New Name Is Needed as Executive Park Nears Being Reborn
Approved by the Planning Commission, the plan to raze and redevelop the central office components of the 70-acre site adjacent to Candlestick Point with 1,600 housing units and 70,000 square…
Take Two For 1945 Hyde (And The Brannan Street Wharf)
Amongst the items scheduled to be voted on by San Francisco’s Planning Commission this afternoon: the proposed conversion of 1945 Hyde Street from garage to condos-over-retail and the Final Environmental…
Defending The Design For 200 6th Street And Adieu To Defenestration
Located within the potential Sixth Street Lodginghouse District, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and Mercy Housing requested San Francisco’s Architectural Review Committee review and comment on their proposed project at…
The Plans For 800 Presidio Avenue Don’t Appeal To Everyone
On the agenda for San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors this afternoon, an appeal of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Booker T. Washington Community Services Center at 800…
Treasure Island Redevelopment Plans Approved! (Appeal Rejected)
Narrowly passed by San Francisco’s Planning Commission in April, last night San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 550 acre redevelopment of Treasure and Yerba Buena Island and rejected…
48 Tehama’s Right To Build Ready To Be Revoked
Ten years ago San Francisco’s Planning Commission approved the construction of a new, 194-foot tall mixed-use building to rise at 48 Tehama, currently a 4,000 square foot surface area parking…
Five Stories At 899 Valencia Poised For Approval This Afternoon
As we first wrote about the proposed building at 899 Valencia last year: It’s another underutilized infill site that’s been caught up in the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plan development log…
Parkmerced Poised For Board Vote And 5,700 New Residences
In a special session this morning, San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee is expected to back the Development Agreement and a host of related ordinances for the proposed…
Higher Down Payments And Lower Limits For FHA Loans As Proposed
Last month 29.9 percent of Bay Area home purchases were made by way of FHA backed loans, up from 25.4 percent in April 2010. On Wednesday, a House subcommittee will…
Petco Barks, Will It Come Back To Bite?
The proposed ordinance prohibiting “formula retail pet supply stores” along Geary Boulevard didn’t just catch our attention in March, but the attention of Petco as well, the formula retail at…