Royally Unexpected Architecture Redux
On the market for $2,195,000 in 2009, the designer Royal Towers unit #203 sold for $2,175,000 that December. As we noted at the time, while the modern interior by Louise…
The Plan To Revive One Ferry Plaza
With plans to expand and improve San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal in the works and Sinbad’s days numbered, a number of readers have wondered what’s to happen to One Ferry Plaza,…
Growing Pains And Gouging For Electric Vehicles In Mission Bay
When Bosa built the Madrone down in Mission Bay, five electric vehicle (EV) charging stations with two plugs each were installed in the building’s garage for a total of ten…
Four Seasons Homeowners File Suit To Block Approved Tower
While residents of the Four Seasons Residences continue to move forward with a ballot measure designed to block the approved development of Millennium Partners’ 510-foot tall condo tower and Mexican…
Apple’s Revised Designs For A Flagship Store On Union Square
While Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain will still be moved to make way for Apple’s proposed flagship store on Union Square, it won’t be moved off-site if the revised designs…
New Rents Over Religion On 14th Street
With ten apartments on the top two floors and the ground floor and basement currently occupied by a church, the owner of the three-story building on the northwest corner of…
Let’s Get Ready to Rubble for This 52-Story Tower to Rise
As we first reported earlier this year: Having acquired the Transbay parcel and approved plans to build a 52-story tower with 14 floors of condos over 400,000 square feet of…
Two Proposals To Redevelop Pier 38, Including A Beer Garden
The Port of San Francisco has received two responses to their request for proposals to redevelop San Francisco’s Pier 38 bulkhead structure and a portion of the Pier 38 shed.…
Demolition Of Derelict Pagoda Theater Is Underway
The demolition of the derelict North Beach Pagoda Theater is underway. Once the theater is demolished, a shaft to extract the boring machines for San Francisco’s Central Subway project will…
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Before And After Atop Nob Hill (And Reduced)
When purchased for $945,000 in 2010, unit #902 atop the Francesca at 850 Powell Street looked rather different than it does now (above). The dining room and kitchen before: The…