Legislation To Block Pinterest Move Advances To Board
Despite an offer by the owners of the San Francisco Design Center to cover up to $3 million in relocation costs for tenants which would be displaced by the conversion…
Port’s Plan For Pier 29: Themed Retail/Restaurant Marketplace
With San Francisco no longer in the running to host the 35th America’s Cup, the Port is preparing to issue a request for proposals to redevelop San Francisco’s Pier 29.…
Loophole In Bill To Close Prop 13 Loophole Removed
Designed to close a loophole in Proposition 13 which has allowed businesses to avoid property tax reassessments upon the purchase of a property, Tom Ammiano’s proposed Assembly Bill 2372 aims…
SoMa Rising: Designs For Nine Stories And More Housing On Harrison
The plans to raze Ed’s Autohaus at 768 Harrison Street and construct a nine-story building with 26 residential units, nearly 5,000 square feet of office space, and a 600 square…
Winning Designs And Beer Hall Concept For Hayes Valley Parcel
As we first reported earlier today, a familiar development team has been selected by the City to develop former Central Freeway Parcel T which fronts Octavia Boulevard between Page and…
Marijuana Coming To The Marina?
The new owners of a Lombard Street building have hired an attorney to explore the possibility of opening the first (legal) medical marijuana dispensary in the Marina. If opened, the…
Big Plans And Stunning Designs For A 300-Foot SoMa Tower
While currently only zoned for development up to 85 feet in height, STUDIOS Architecture has drafted two variants of a modern tower to rise up to 300-feet at 330 Townsend…
Delving Into Great Ground Floor Design
From the introduction to David Baker and Amanda Loper’s Focus on the First 20 Feet photo essay in the Urbanist, a compliment to Benjamin Grant’s piece on the importance of…
Local Brewing Co. Planning To Tap SoMa Warehouse Site
The Local Brewing Co. is circling the 3,500 square foot warehouse space at 69 Bluxome Street, a few doors down from the Bluxome Street Winery between 4th and 5th, with…
“First Class” Micro Hotel Coming To Mid-Market
Having been approved for redevelopment as a hostel/hotel since 2010, the historic Joseph D. Grant Building at 1095 Market Street has been purchased by New York real estate developer Synapse…