Fresh & Easy Headed For The Mission, Could The Castro Be Next?
With San Francisco’s first two Fresh & Easy locations scheduled to open their doors in Bayview and the Outer Richmond early this year, according to the San Francisco Business Times…
Energy Audits And Twenty-Two Million In Rincon Hill Area Bonds
Amongst the items on San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development committee agenda this afternoon is an ordinance requiring owners of nonresidential buildings to conduct “Energy Efficiency Audits” of their…
Tehama Grasshopper (431 Tehama) Comes Hopping Back
According to a plugged-in tipster, the 5,000 square foot Fougeron Architecture designed “Tehama Grasshopper” loft also known as 431 Tehama #2 is hopping back on the market. Listed in August…
From Failed To Foreclosure Flip (And Five Others) At One Rincon Hill
Closing escrow with a recorded contract price of $628,000 in February 2008, within two months 425 1st Street #1805 was listed for sale with an asking price of $719,000. Following…
A Reader’s Believe It Or Not For The Gap On Fisherman’s Wharf
We have to tag it as a “random rumor” for now as we can’t confirm, but a tipster writes: Believe it or not, the Gap store at 1 Jefferson is…
178 Townsend Moves Forward While 72 Townsend Leases Instead
While Martin Building moves forward with the redevelopment of 178 Townsend into 94 rental units over commercial, West Bay Builders President Paul Thompson’s plan to move forward with the 74-unit…
Target On Target For A 2012 Opening At The Metreon
“San Francisco’s mayor says the last bureaucratic hurdles have been cleared for the construction of the city’s first Target retail store…. final permits been issued to begin building the downtown…
Walgreens CVS’s Plans For 701 Portola Atop Miraloma
While Walgreens had planned to raze the Miraloma Gas Station at 701 Portola and build a 7,000+ square foot store covering the site, rumor has it they backed out “due…
As Eagle-Eyed Readers Know (And Stanley Saitowitz Rendered)
As plugged-in and eagle-eyed people know, renderings for “1600 Harrison” have sat perched in the Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects portfolio for a couple of years, a site otherwise known…
It’s Not Academic For The Academy of Art University At 2295 Taylor
In 1993, San Francisco’s Planning Commission granted the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) a Conditional Use Authorization to add a third story to the 20,675 square foot building at 2295…