Graffiti Hits New Heights and Low in San Francisco
While quickly obscured, the top five floors of the 400-foot building that’s nearly finished being re-skinned at 100 Van Ness were tagged, as captured above by a tipster. No word…
From Waterfront Warehouse To Over 300 Homes As Proposed
The plans to convert Alameda’s landmark Del Monte warehouse building into a mix of 309 housing units along with 10,000 square feet of retail space were presented to the city’s…
Price For Market Street One-Bedroom Jumps $101K In Two Months
Two months ago, a brand new 786-square-foot one-bedroom condo atop “The Century” at 2200 Market Street was purchased for $949,000 ($1,207 per square foot). Having decided against a move to…
Moscone Center’s Redesign Refined
Responding in part to concerns about the impact of the Moscone Center’s proposed expansion project on the adjacent Children’s Garden, as well as to the impact of the building’s mass…
Hayes Valley Rising: From Kebabs To Condos As Proposed
Plans to raze the current Hayes & Kebab building and parking lot at 580 Hayes Street were first approved in 2005, with designs for a five-story residential care facility for…
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Hibernia Bank Renovation Is Rolling, Will It Be Rocking As Well?
The permits to renovate and restore the iconic Hibernia Bank building at 1 Jones Street have been issued and the scaffolding is finally starting to rise. And a new Mid-Market…
“First Class” Micro Hotel Coming To Mid-Market
Having been approved for redevelopment as a hostel/hotel since 2010, the historic Joseph D. Grant Building at 1095 Market Street has been purchased by New York real estate developer Synapse…
The Impact Of The Moscone Center’s Expansion, And An Alternative
The Moscone Center Expansion Project would increase the size of the convention center by 20 percent, from 1.2 million square feet to 1.5 million square feet, in part by expanding…
Postcard Row Home Sells For $3.1 Million
Originally built for Matthew Kavanaugh, the developer of San Francisco’s Postcard Row, the 4,700-square-foot Victorian at 722 Steiner Street had been slated for demolition in the 1970’s prior to being…
Defenestration Coming Down, Sixth Street Rising Up
Defenestration, the “temporary” art installation that has defined the long-shuttered Hugo Hotel and neighborhood for nearly two decades, is being dismantled this morning and the building from which the installation…