Oh Thank Heaven For The Renovation Of 220 Battery
The little building at 220 Battery Street is owned by the Japanese company Kokubu Kensetsu Kogyo. And in the words of a plugged-in tipster, the building has been more or…
The Prolific Henry Doelger And His Likely To Be Landmarked Building
The Art Deco Doelger Building at 320-326 Judah Street was built in 1932, serving for two decades as the headquarters, warehouse and sales office for San Francisco builder extraordinaire Henry…
Is It Prime Time To Develop Muni’s 5.4-Acre Presidio Yard?
With the redesign of Masonic Avenue in the works, Target on its way across the Boulevard, and money flowing for development projects in San Francisco, a reader can’t help but…
Academy Of Art University Back In The City’s Crosshairs
In addition to their regularly scheduled meeting this week, San Francisco’s Planning Commission will be quietly conferencing behind closed doors with legal counsel to once again discuss “whether to initiate…
Infinity Tower Two Duplex Gets a Third Bath and Priced with a Three
One of only a few duplex units in the two towers of the Infinity, 338 Spear Street #39C was purchased for $1,760,000 with three bedrooms and two and one-half baths…
A Million Dollars Under Dotcom Days For The Brannan’s Penthouse
As we wrote in February with respect to the penthouse atop the Brannan’s tower one: Purchased as new for $3,980,000 as the dotcom days were in decline in December 2000,…
San Francisco Water Taxi/Shuttle Services Set For October Launch
Five years ago, San Francisco Waterfront Partners built San Francisco’s first water taxi launch at Pier 1½ on the Embarcadero in conjunction with their $55 million rehabilitation of Piers 1½,…
The New Mission: Don’t Fear The Multiplex (Or Change)
Under the framework of the plans for the New Mission Theater, we promote a plugged-in reader’s comment to an editorial on “The New Mission,” not only in terms of the…
New Mission Theater Plans Moving Forward, Targeting 2013 Opening
The proposed conversion of the New Mission Theater into a five-screen venue with food and “adult beverage service” which we first reported seven months ago continues to move forward. As…
We’d Guess They Didn’t See This One Coming Over At The St. Regis
As we first reported in January: Purchased for $2,700,000 in 2008; on the market for $2,550,000 in 2009; and listed for $2,100,000 last year, the 1,670 square foot St. Regis…