Dogpatch Development on the Boards
Plans to raze the old Cresco equipment rental warehouse and equipment yard at 700 Indiana Street, between the Avalon Dogpatch dog park and the Dogpatch Arts Plaza, across from Esprit…
Office Vacancy Rate in Oakland’s City Center Ticks Over 33%
Having ticked down from 18.1 percent at the end of last year to 16.3 percent three months ago, the office vacancy rate in the East Bay, not including Walnut Creek…
Enough Empty Office Space for over 150,000 People in S.F.
As we outlined earlier this week, the amount of vacant office space in San Francisco has just hit a new pandemic high of 19.9 million square feet. For context, the…
Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Just Hit a New High
Having held at a pandemic high of 21.7 percent in the second quarter of this year, the effective office vacancy rate in San Francisco ticked up another 130 basis points…
Shuttered Brewery Hits the Market, Tower Plans Shelved
As we revealed earlier this year, a team was exploring the possibility of demolishing the Thirsty Bear Brewery building at 661 Howard Street and developing a bonus-sized residential tower rising…
Surreptitious Plans to Fell The Royal Oak
Opened in 1975 and shuttered by the pandemic, the Royal Oak bar and two-story building at 2201 Polk Street, on the northwest corner of Polk and Vallejo, hit the market…
Office Vacancy Rate in S.F. Was Holding at a Pandemic High
Having hit a pandemic high of 21.7 percent in the first quarter of 2022, the effective office vacancy rate in San Francisco was unchanged in the second quarter of this…
IKEA’s Redevelopment of Mid-Market Center Closer to Reality
Following a couple of false starts and mis-reports, the formal application to proceed with the conversion of the ill-fated and long-vacant “6×6 San Francisco” shopping center at 945 Market Street…
Storied Venue Further Reduced Below Replacement Cost
As we outlined back in September of 2019: Built for an Italian men’s club in 1919, complete with a gym, boxing ring, and private social/supper club space, the ornate “Garibaldi…
Further Muted Plans for New Wharf Hotel Closer to Reality, But…
As we outlined back in March of 2020: Having faced some pushback from the City’s Planning Department with respect to their proposed approach, as originally rendered above, the plans for…