Recommendation to Prioritize Development in Central SoMa
Approved by voters in 1986, Proposition M limits the amount of new office space that can be built in San Francisco and provides San Francisco’s Planning Commission with the sole…
Ghirardelli Garage Redevelopment Closer to Reality
As we first outlined early last year: Plans to level the two-story Ghirardelli garage at 915 North Point have been in the works since 2016. And as now formally proposed,…
More Storage for Stuff as Envisioned, with a Rooftop Twist
Plans to demolish the existing “Stop & Stor” self-storage facility at 2285 Jerrold Avenue, which is primarily composed of re-purposed shipping containers set on a 68,000-square-foot corner lot in the…
Modern Bayview Development on the Boards
Plans to raze the dilapidated storage shed which currently spans four underdeveloped Bayview parcels on the corner of 3rd Street and Thornton Avenue have been drafted. As envisioned, the four…
Plans to Activate Shuttered Development Sites in San Francisco
Having noticed that buildings which have been shuttered, pending the approval, financing or market conditions for redevelopment, often sit vacant “for months or years, during which the streetscape surrounding the…
Trust Staff Pans Plans for 30-Acre Redevelopment in the Presidio
As requested by the Presidio Trust’s Board of Directors, the Trust’s staff has completed an in-depth review of the now singular proposal to redevelop the 30-acre Fort Winfield Scott campus…
No Major Red Flags for Proposed Tower of Micro Rooms
As we first reported earlier this year, plans for a slender 25-story hotel to rise up to 260 feet in height on the 4,000-square-foot parking lot site at 36 Tehama…
Plans for Major Planning Changes and Redevelopment Advance
As envisioned, over 1,000 units of housing; nearly 400,000 square feet of new office, lab and/or PDR space; 11,000 square feet of retail; and off-street parking for 1,060 cars would…
What’s Opening in San Francisco’s New Transit Center (And When)
With the fix of San Francisco’s fractured Salesforce Transit Center on track to be completed by the end of next month, we turn our attention to a full accounting of…
Even Bigger Plans for Prominent SoMa Gas Station Site
As we first reported last year: Plans to level the Central SoMa Shell station on the northeast corner of Bryant and construct a modern, 9-story office building on its 598…