Bay Commission Votes To Oppose Warriors Arena Bill Without Delay
Having passed in the State Assembly by a vote of 59-10, Phil Ting’s Assembly Bill 1273 which would revise the existing authorization to develop San Francisco’s Pier 30-32 for use…
Sitting Pretty Atop The Brannan Down In South Beach
As we wrote about the sale of 219 Brannan’s penultimate penthouse #17D last month: If the Warriors’ plans for Pier 30-32 and penthouses aren’t your cup of tea, you might…
Living Large In 259 Legal Square Feet For $1,695 Per Foot
Keep in mind that the listed 259 square feet of living space within the Book Concern Building’s unit #505 doesn’t include the 150 square foot sleeping loft which is technically…
The Chips Don’t Fall In Chipotle’s Favor: Request Denied
Following the Planning Department’s reasoning and recommendation, San Francisco’s Planning Commission has denied Chipotle’s application to renovate and occupy the empty one-story building at 2100 Market Street, formerly home to…
An Ideal Location For Twenty New Condos To Rise
Plans to add six new stories over the Ideal Auto Rebuilders building at 1335 Larkin Street are on the boards and the Planning Department has quietly been consulted. As proposed,…
Ferry Terminal Improvements: Function, Efficiency, And Visual Fit
The proposed expansion and improvement of San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal includes three new berthing facilities, new covered passenger queuing areas, and a new public Embarcadero Plaza located between the Ferry…
From Classrooms To Condos In Pacific Heights
The University of the Pacific has sold its Dugoni School of Dentistry building at 2155 Webster Street to housing developer Trumark Urban. Trumark plans to redevelop the Pacific Heights building…
Chipotle’s Designs For Upper Market And Planning’s Opposition
Renovating for profit can be a great way of making money, such as in this case study. This week, San Francisco’s Planning Commission is set to review and vote on…
Designs For Building Up On Brannan And Parking Going Down
As a plugged-in reader noted when we first published the plans to build upon the 94 space parking lot at 345 Brannan Street, plans to raze the regularly filled parking…
Fear, Loathing, And Exaggerations Atop Cathedral Hill
From the “SOS Cathedral Hill” site which implores its readers to “get the facts about the massive luxury condo on Cathedral Hill” and join them “in the fight to protect…