Oh Thank Heaven For The Renovation Of 220 Battery
The little building at 220 Battery Street is owned by the Japanese company Kokubu Kensetsu Kogyo. And in the words of a plugged-in tipster, the building has been more or…
The Prolific Henry Doelger And His Likely To Be Landmarked Building
The Art Deco Doelger Building at 320-326 Judah Street was built in 1932, serving for two decades as the headquarters, warehouse and sales office for San Francisco builder extraordinaire Henry…
Academy Of Art University Back In The City’s Crosshairs
In addition to their regularly scheduled meeting this week, San Francisco’s Planning Commission will be quietly conferencing behind closed doors with legal counsel to once again discuss “whether to initiate…
San Francisco Water Taxi/Shuttle Services Set For October Launch
Five years ago, San Francisco Waterfront Partners built San Francisco’s first water taxi launch at Pier 1½ on the Embarcadero in conjunction with their $55 million rehabilitation of Piers 1½,…
The New Mission: Don’t Fear The Multiplex (Or Change)
Under the framework of the plans for the New Mission Theater, we promote a plugged-in reader’s comment to an editorial on “The New Mission,” not only in terms of the…
Two More Years (And Three New Trees) For Off Street Parking Off 8th
With surface area parking lots across San Francisco rapdily giving way to urban infill, a reader wonders what’s in store for the parking lot at 38 8th and Stevenson Streets…
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1050 Valencia Street Scoop: The Design (And Liberty Hill’s Opposition)
A plugged-in tipster delivers the latest renderings and an update on the five-story building that’s slated to rise on the site of Sugoi Sushi (the old Spork) at 1050/8 Valencia…
Moscone Center’s Expansion Plans Going Underground
Having abandoned a onetime proposal to raze 680 Folsom to make way for Moscone Center’s growth, and the re-skinning and renovation of 680 Folsom well underway, a plan to dig…
A Negative Yet Positive Step Forward For 2175 Market Street Project
As we first reported earlier this year, having quietly acquired the land on which the 76 Station at the intersection of 15th and Market Streets sits last year, Forest City…
1355 Market Square Scoop: Three New Restaurants And A Grocery
As we first reported in June with respect to Shorenstein’s makeover of the Western Furniture Exchange & Merchandise Mart at 1355 Market Street, the 11-story Mid-Market building they’re re-branding along…