Big Plans for (Another) Former Armory Site Have Been Drawn
As we outlined last year: Built to serve as an armory for the National Guard around 1906, and on the market for $9.9 million , the asking price for the…
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Mega-Project Has (Partially) Broken Ground
Approved by Planning back in 2015 but waylaid by legal challenges, the ground for the massive 5M Project – which spans a 4-acre South of Market site stretching from Mission…
Plan for Presidio Redevelopment Rejected
In a move which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the Presidio Trust’s Board of Directors has formally rejected the refined plans for redeveloping the Presidio’s 30-acre Fort Winfield…
Planning to Build Up in Hayes Valley
Having paid $900,000 for the Bruce’s Automotive building at 159 Fell Street back in 2012, the French American International School placed the former garage back on the market earlier this…
Redevelopment of Historic Resource about to Break Ground
With the development of an adjacent 300-unit building designed by Arquitectonica already underway, the redevelopment of the Golden Gate Building’s parcel at 1028 Market Street, a.k.a. the Hollywood Billiards site,…
Challenged Central SoMa Development Closer to Reality
As we first revealed last month, the application to proceed with the mass redevelopment of 12 contiguous Central SoMa parcels stretching from 400 Second Street to 665 Harrison has formally…
San Francisco’s Transit Center Will Reopen on July 1
With the repair and remediation of the fractured beams that resulted in the emergency closure of San Francisco’s new Salesforce Transit Center having been completed ahead of schedule, and a…
Showplace Development Approved but not yet Permitted
As we noted back in April: Plans to raze the two-story Art Deco building at 828 Brannan Street, which was built for the Schweitzer Wholesale Meat Company back in 1936,…
Refined Pitch for Presidio Redevelopment
Having been thoroughly panned by the Presidio Trust’s staff, the singular proposal to redevelop the 30-acre Fort Winfield Scott campus in the Presidio has been revised and refined (as expected).…
Landmark Home Quietly Trades for $2,828 per Foot
On the market since 2014 with a $12 million price tag, which was never reduced, the landmark Russian Hill home at 1032 Broadway has just quietly traded hands with an…