Cab Company Seeking Legacy Business Status in San Francisco
In a sign of the times with a side of irony, the Luxor Cab Company, which has operated in San Francisco since 1928, has applied for Legacy Business status and…
Spillover Demand from SF Slows but East Bay Office Rents Tick Up
Asking rents in Oakland’s Central Business District ticked up 1.2 percent in the third quarter and are now running 20 percent higher on a year-over-year basis while the asking rent…
Office Rents in San Francisco Slip for the First Time since 2010
As we first reported at the beginning of the year, demand for office space in San Francisco was dropping. A few months later, we noted that the office vacancy rate…
Parking for More Desks and Fewer Cars in Downtown Oakland
Heads-up if you happen to rely on the Douglas parking garage at 420 13th Street in Downtown Oakland. For as proposed, the nine-story structure, which was constructed in 1959, will…
Looking for a One-Bedroom in SoMa with Parking for 116 Cars?
Car nuts take note, the 953-square-foot one-bedroom #303 at The Palms (555 4th Street) is on market, bundled together with 116 of the parking spaces in the building’s 300-car garage.…
Landmark Union Square Retailer’s Days Are Numbered
Britex Fabrics has occupied the four-story building at 146 Geary Street since 1952. But late last year, the Union Square property was sold to Acadia Realty Trust and City Center…
Sweaty Betty Is Circling Cow Hollow
Sweaty Betty, the London-based retailer which is “famous for reversible yoga pants, statement prints, bum-sculpting leggings and technical fabrics…that take you from bar to barre,” has quietly filed an application…
New Life for Delucchi in North Beach as Proposed
Café Delucchi is losing its lease for the restaurant space at 500 Columbus Avenue which it has occupied for the past 16 years. But if approved by the City next…
Chocolatier Planning Mission District Addition with a Rooftop Pool
Dandelion Chocolates is planning to build a new four-story building behind their Mission District factory at 298 Alabama Street. And the proposed plans include a new rooftop pool, but not…
Plans for a 21-Story Central SoMa Infill Hotel Revealed
As we first reported last year, “have no fear, unless you happen to rely on the parking lot at 350 Second Street or own a condo at 77 Dow Place…