Modern Mission District Development Closer to Reality
In a move which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the formal application to move forward with the demolition of the shuttered Mission District garage at 1721 15th Street…
The Vulnerability and Consequences of Sea Level Rise in SF
While a final assessment and consequences report isn’t slated to be finished until next year, a map of the San Francisco blocks most vulnerable to a projected sea level rise…
Draft Plans for a Boutique Hotel with Rooftop Bar on Lombard
Plans to raze the former KFC/Taco Bell turned Poke Time building on the southwest corner of Lombard and Fillmore, which was deemed “a fixture within the Marina District neighborhood” when…
Complaints Related to Illegal Airbnb-Ing in S.F. Continue to Drop
Having peaked in the second quarter of 2016, the quarter in which San Francisco drafted a new short term rental law which was finally implemented last year, the number of…
Commission Slated to Condemn Plans for Oakland Tower
Having previously directed Oakland’s Planning Department to return with findings to support a denial of the proposed 460-foot-tall tower to rise at 1261 Harrison Street, on the historic King Block…
The Distribution of Affordable Housing in San Francisco
Intended as a foundational element to help guide a new Housing Affordability Strategy (HAS), polices and plans for the city, the first edition of a new Housing Needs and Trends…
Rezoning Could Quadruple Density of 19th Avenue Development
The previously proposed plans to level the Sunset District flower stand and two undeveloped lots on the southwest corner of Quintara and 19th Avenue and construct a four-story building across…
Battle over Newly Approved Rincon Hill Development Rages On
The waylaid plans for a modern residential building to rise up to 84 feet in height at 430 Main/429 Beale Street were, in fact, approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission…
Supervisors Slated to Hear City’s Ambitious Central Soma Plan
Unanimously supported by San Francisco’s Planning Commission back in May, San Francisco’s full Board of Supervisors is now slated to hear and potentially vote on the passage of the City’s…
Big Oakland Project Slated for Approval, Mass Opposed by Alliance
From the Oakland Heritage Alliance, which echo the thoughts of the Oakland Landmark Preservation Advisory Board, with respect to the block-sized “Eastline” development that’s proposed to rise across the entire…