“ want to develop 150 Otis St., a surplus city-owned building, into permanent affordable rental housing for chronically homeless senior citizen vets. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2012.” ∙ Surplus building to be affordable housing for homeless vets... Read More »

Last November Judge Quentin Kopp, chairman of the High Speed Rail Authority, spoke out against extending California’s proposed high speed rail line beyond the current Caltrain station at Fourth and King. And according to the Examiner, the California High Speed Rail Authority appears to be following their chairman’s lead:... Read More »

Tishman Speyer has been granted a 3 year extension to start construction on two approved residential towers of “350 and 400 feet above an 80-foot podium, with up to 725 dwelling units, 750 off-street parking spaces, 38,000 square feet of commercial space, and 272 replacement off-street parking spaces for... Read More »

Speaking of San Francisco Planning and pipeline, Martin Building Company’s proposal to transform 178 Townsend into 94 rental units was approved yesterday. Make that 129 projects (and 34,655 units) that have filed for Planning Department approval, and 93 (and 6,294 units) that have been approved. ∙ 685 Units Looking... Read More »

According to the San Francisco Planning Department and its 2004 and 2009 Housing Element Report, San Francisco’s big picture (click to enlarge) housing pipeline is as so: ∙ 156 projects with 6,510 housing units are currently under construction ∙ 168 projects representing 2,850 units have received a building permit... Read More »

As part of the Glen Park Community Plan the 54-space BART parking lot across from the Glen Park station is proposed to be developed into a mix of ground‐floor commercial along Bosworth, between 40 and 65 residential units in three-story buildings along Bosworth and Arlington, and from “0 to... Read More »

As we wrote with respect to the Rincon Hill Area Plan back in 2006: As part of the Area Plan, a streetscape plan “calls for extensive sidewalk widenings, tree plantings, street furniture, and the creation of new public spaces along streets throughout the district.” And that’s great. Especially considering... Read More »

A plugged-in reader’s comment with respect to yesterday’s post on Envelope A+D’s plans for “proxy” along Octavia Boulevard on Central Freeway Parcels K+L: Looks pretty, but a well landscaped edible garden is probably more in tune with the new economy & pulls a community together like none other. Alas,... Read More »

From the Examiner with respect to plans for a new North Beach Library and upgraded Joe DiMaggio Playground: The City plans to demolish the old and create public parkland on the site, and also on the short stretch of Mason Street that divides the new... Read More »

Envelope A+D’s designs for a temporary “proxy” on Octavia Boulevard lots K+L: A placeholder for a more permanent building, proxy is a temporary two-block construct that imagines a vibrant focal point for commerce and community. proxy is conceived in relation to the realization that, due to the economic downturn,... Read More »