Going, Going, And…Gone On Cathedral Hill
From going, going, to gone, the old Jack Tar Hotel on Cathedral Hill has been razed and it’s on to months of digging for the foundation and parking garage of…
Skyscrapers Of San Francisco, Circa 1906
Following San Francisco’s Great Quake and Fire in 1906, plans were laid for the lower end of Kearny Street, “which had been disfigured for years by rows of rookeries and…
A Voyeur’s Dream Condo, Post-Bubble Buyer’s Dream Outcome
Purchased for $2,250,000 in 2007, remodeled with a wall of glass between a bedroom and living room to provide more light, and then listed for sale asking $2,595,000 in 2008,…
Glass Tower To Rise Over SF Mining Exchange Building On Bush
A joint venture has been formed to develop the 19-story office tower to rise at 350 Bush, designed by Heller Manus to incorporate the terra cotta facade and columns of…
Going, Going, And Nearly Gone On Cathedral Hill
As a plugged-in reader reports, there’s not much left of the old Jack Tar/Cathedral Hill Hotel and the block should be cleared by the end of the month (click image…
LinkedIn Snags An Entire San Francisco Tower To Call Their Own
LinkedIn has reportedly agreed to lease the entire 26-story building rising at 222 Second Street, on the southwest corner of Second and Howard, according to Bloomberg. The 450,000-square-foot building which…
Go Ahead, Make Your Day: SoMa Circa 1983
As a number of readers quickly noted, the McDonald’s building on the corner of Third and Townsend which is on the market and primed for development was once transformed into…
Plans To Raze Market Street “Home” And Build 64 Apartments
Plans to raze the shuttered Home restaurant at the Corner of Market and Church and construct a seven-story building designed by Arquitectonica with 64 apartments, 15 parking spaces, and 4,700…
A’s Pitch 10-Year Extension For The Oakland Coliseum
The Oakland A’s have proposed a 10-year lease extension for the Oakland Coliseum. The deal which could help keep the team in the East Bay until at least 2024 calls…
Site Prep For Big Potrero Development And Park Is Underway
Formerly known as Daggett Place or 1000 16th Street, permits for the 493-unit development to rise on the vacant lots bordered by 16th, 7th, and Hubbell Streets have been issued…