An Eco-Friendly “Baker Acres” Prepares Its Return (2201 Baker)
Built as a single-family home in 1904, converted to a boarding house known as “Baker Acres” in the 1940’s, and then Ellis Acted in 2002, an almost fully gutted and…
A Noe “House With A Conscience” (And Listing Lob): 3961 25th Street
From the the listing for 3961 25th Street: A house with a conscience. Everything about this house is centered on a simple, yet noble premise: minimize waste for maximum grace.…
118 Cervantes Boulevard: Listed, Numbers, And Your Peek Inside
A few numbers for 118-120 Cervantes Boulevard: a total of 2 parking spaces, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and 2992 square feet; a 4.8kw photovoltaic system (façade and roof) with solar…
118 Cervantes: From Architecture Watch To (Almost) On The Market
In the words of a reader with regard to 118 Cervantes Boulevard: For all of you wondering how this design managed to be approved by the neighbors… it wasn’t. I…
More New Trees: A Reader’s Report (And Photo) From Mission Street
“Keeping in line with the post earlier this week about new trees on 3rd Street, I noticed these in front of the Millennium today on Mission.” ∙ A Plugged-In Reader’s…
Architecture Watch: 118 Cervantes Boulevard Gone Green/Modern
It’s a rather dramatic rebuild and rebranding of 118 Cervantes Boulevard that incorporates wood, concrete and two arrays of exposed photovoltaic cells on its façade. And of course, how it…
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A Plugged-In Reader’s 12 Notes On The “PC” Approved 333 Harrison
A plugged-in reader’s (slightly edited) 12 notes on Emerald Fund’s proposal to develop 333 Harrison Street which has been approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission: 1. The new building will…
Rehabilitating Rather Than Razing Building 101 At Hunters Point
Rather than razing Building 101 and relocating the artist studios within as part of Lennar’s redevelopment of Hunters Point Shipyard, the former Navy fallout shelter (and piece of “The Point“)…
Entitlement Extensions? We Say Yes, But With A Green Twist…
From J.K. Dineen with respect to many of those recently cleared but undeveloped lots now dotting the landscape in San Francisco: With residential and commercial construction stuck in a deep…
The Rather “Studly” Julian Waybur House (3232 Pacific) For Sale
The Julian Waybur House at 3232 Pacific Avenue is a “Historic Coxhead Shingle-Style Home with Presidio and Golden Gate Views.” And while it wasn’t in bad shape “before,” it’s now…