Twitter Won’t Be Expanding Into “1 Tenth”
The ten-story building at 875 Stevenson Street was constructed as an expansion of the San Francisco Mart and Western Merchandise Exchange building at 1355 Market Street in 1975. Recently re-skinned…
Looking For A Storied San Francisco Firehouse?
Used as the setting for Mia’s house in the Princess Diaries, as opposed to her high school, the Engine Company 43 firehouse was built at 724 Brazil Avenue in 1911,…
A False Sense Of Preservation In SF?
While the proposed Polk Gulch development to rise twelve stories on Pine Street isn’t facing any significant opposition from its neighbors, San Francisco’s Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) is encouraging the…
Lombardi’s Closing, Condos Planned To Rise
After 66 years in business, Lombardi Sports will be closing its doors at the corner of Jackson and Polk. And to answer a reader’s question, the plan is to demolish…
Ballot Measure Could Block Flower Mart Redevelopment
A group opposed to the redevelopment of the San Francisco Flower Mart site at Sixth and Brannan is preparing to start gathering signatures for a proposed ballot measure which would…
Another Barrier To Pinterest’s Move Is Being Raised
Another barrier which could prevent Pinterest from ever moving into the San Francisco Design Center is close to being raised. And it’s a barrier which could affect plenty of other…
Pincus Selling Pac Heights Pad For $18M
Having paid $16 million for the nearly 12,000-square-foot Pacific Heights pad at 2950 Pacific Avenue in 2012, Mark and Alison Pincus, the respective co-founders of Zynga and One Kings Lane,…
Pier 27 Cruise Ship Terminal Ready To Be Christened
While five ships have already docked at the pier, the official ribbon cutting for San Francisco’s new James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 is tomorrow, September 25, at…
Transbay Transit Center Deal Falls Apart, Development In Doubt
The deal between the City of San Francisco and a trio of big developers who had been leading the charge against the 0.55 percent tax they had agreed in principle…
$400M More And 4-Year Delay For Transbay Rail Extension
With the budget to build San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center having already increased by $300 million to $1.9 billion, the additional $2.6 billion budgeted to extend the train tracks from…