870 Harrison Update: Development Unanimously Approved
It’s a plugged-in tipster that notes the development of 870 Harrison Street by JS Sullivan was unanimously approved last week. Design by Leavitt Architecture, as rendered by ZŪM: As previously…
Eastern Neighborhoods Plan In Action (As Proposed): 750 2nd Street
As the one-story-with-mezzanine, 25-foot high former warehouse at 750 2nd Street looks today above. As is proposed to replace the existing warehouse with an eight-story plus mezzanine, 95-foot mixed-use building…
From Renovation To Potentially Razed For 680/690 Folsom
According to J.K. Dineen, TMG Partners’ renovation and redesign of 680/690 Folsom might never see the light of day through those proposed glass curtain walls. Instead, the buildings could be…
Not Quite So Easy (And A Little Less Fresh For Now)
Tesco’s plans to open three new Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets in San Francisco have been slowed down with mid-2010 now looking to be the first opening. The store in…
Transbay Block 8: No Deal Or Development In 2009
While the expected grand opening of San Francisco’s new Transbay Terminal has been pushed back a year to 2015, J.K. Dineen now reports the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency has “suspended…
Laying The Foundation For An “Ultra-Green” 525 Golden Gate Avenue
Placed “on hold” a year ago due to rising costs and “lower than expected efficiencies,” but now angling for some stimulus funds too, it’s a plugged-in tipster that catches the…
Designs For The Castro’s “Hole In The Ground” (2299 Market Street)
As proposed, the Castro’s long vacant “hole in the ground” at 2299 Market Street (corner of 16th and Noe) would become a five-story mixed-use development with 18 residential units, 5,000…
Trolling For Tourists And Locals Alike On Fisherman’s Wharf
It’s two steps forward, one step back for San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf Public Realm Plan as a proposal to “turn Jefferson Street into a single-lane roadway with dedicated lanes for…
From Piers To Park And The Brannan Street Wharf By 2012
The long planned demolition of the dilapidated Pier 36 and transformation of former Pier 34 into the Brannan Street Wharf has received a tentative $6 million federal funding boost. The…
San Francisco’s New Cruise Ship Terminal Gets A $3.5M Kick Start
“The prospect of a new San Francisco cruise ship terminal became more real Tuesday when the Port Commission authorized a $3.5 million contract with the city’s Department of Public Works…