Plans to Build Even Higher on an Up-Zoned SoMa Site
As we first reported back in 2017, plans to raze the two-story Fast Signs Building on the northwest corner of Harrison and Hawthorne Streets and develop a 130-foot-tall residential building…
Bay Area Home Sales and Median Price Are…Down
Following a trend which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, while the number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands across the greater Bay Area increased a seasonally…
Port Will Solicit Proposals for Contested Waterfront Lot and Piers
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected an appeal of the approved, but hotly contested, plans for a temporary Navigation Center to be constructed on the Port’s current parking lot…
Bay Area Unemployment Hits a Record Low, But…
The unemployment rate in San Francisco has dropped to a record low of 1.9 percent, with the ranks of the employed having increased by 2,900 to 569,300 in May. That…
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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…
Presidio CEO Pans Refined Plans for 30-Acre Redevelopment
With the singular proposal to redevelop the 30-acre Fort Winfield Scott campus in the Presidio having been thoroughly panned by the staff of the Presidio Trust back in April, the…
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…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Nearly Hits a Two-Year Low
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped 17 basis points over the past week and now measures 3.82 percent. That’s the lowest 30-year rate since the third quarter of…
City Investigating Unpermitted Pods in the Tendernob
Hidden away behind an imposing looking gate off Post Street, between Hyde and Larkin in the Tendernob, the 3,500 square foot home at 3 Meacham Place traded hands for $1.63…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Dips Under 4 Percent, Odds of Easing Up
Having shed 7 basis points over the past week, the average rate for a 30-year mortgage now measures 3.99 percent, an average rate which is 57 basis points lower than…