Better With Age At 355 Bryant: Volpe’s #101
355 Bryant remains one of our favorite loft conversion buildings in San Francisco. As we noted in 2006, “it’s not the right building for everyone, but if you like New…
Speaking Of (Well) Below Market Rate Units…
Speaking of below market rate (BMR) units, applications to purchase a brand new two-bedroom condo at 3190 Scott (aka 2350 Lombard) for $277,650 are due by July 11. The purchase…
An ’06 Stack Uptick At ORH As Early Adopters Remain Behind
Having been in default for well over a year, and with a forced sale that’s been pushed down the road for nearly as along, 425 1st Street #3306 is once…
Defending The Design For 200 6th Street And Adieu To Defenestration
Located within the potential Sixth Street Lodginghouse District, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and Mercy Housing requested San Francisco’s Architectural Review Committee review and comment on their proposed project at…
An Institution For Sure, But A Landmark As Well?
About to be considered by San Francisco’s Historic Preservation Commission, whether or not to initiate Landmark Designation proceedings for the Eagle Tavern at 398 12th Street. And no, it’s not…
If You Have To Ask (Or If You Did): The Fairmont Edition
Following the failed bid to convert up to 286 of the hotel’s rooms to condominiums, the storied 591-room Fairmont San Francisco hotel is being put up for sale without an…
Below Market Rate For Above Market Down (And A Bit Of Irony)
The Mayor’s Office of Housing Below Market Rate (BMR) homeownership program was established to offer “low to moderate income” households “the option of purchasing homes that are priced below the…
365 Fulton Exposed
Formerly known as Central Freeway Parcel G, to be known as the Dr. Raye Richardson Apartments, and having started site work early last year, the scaffolding around 365 Fulton is…
While A Big One Sells, Another Is Scheduled For The Steps
As we wrote about 818 Steiner this past February: Built for Louis Hartter, his wife Emily Geisel and their five children in 1899, the 5,693 finished square feet of 818…
Board Denies Appeal Of North Beach Branch Library Project Report
Having previously sided with the Land Use and Economic Development Committee with respect to voting against landmark status for the North Beach Branch Library late last year, today San Francisco’s…