From Waterfront Warehouse To Over 300 Homes As Proposed
The plans to convert Alameda’s landmark Del Monte warehouse building into a mix of 309 housing units along with 10,000 square feet of retail space were presented to the city’s…
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…
Fixed Up, Platinum Certified And Asking $10M More In Cow Hollow
As we first reported a few months ago, the Cow Hollow home at 2680 Green Street was purchased as a “fixer” for $3,100,000 in 2010, was completely renovated as “a…
Moscone Center’s Redesign Refined
Responding in part to concerns about the impact of the Moscone Center’s proposed expansion project on the adjacent Children’s Garden, as well as to the impact of the building’s mass…
Refined Designs For An 18-Story Downtown Berkeley Development
The designs for an 18-story building with over 300 apartments proposed to rise in Downtown Berkeley have been refined and the plans are working their way through the city’s Planning…
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Hibernia Bank Renovation Is Rolling, Will It Be Rocking As Well?
The permits to renovate and restore the iconic Hibernia Bank building at 1 Jones Street have been issued and the scaffolding is finally starting to rise. And a new Mid-Market…
The Impact Of The Moscone Center’s Expansion, And An Alternative
The Moscone Center Expansion Project would increase the size of the convention center by 20 percent, from 1.2 million square feet to 1.5 million square feet, in part by expanding…
Sixth Street Rising: Hugo Hotel Replacement Recap/Timing
With defenestration deconstructed and the demolition permits for the old Hugo Hotel working their way through Planning, it’s time to take another look at the 9-story building to rise on…
Three Years Later And Asking $1M More In The Mission
Built in 2007 with reclaimed olive oil barrels used for siding, hardwood floors from reclaimed mine timbers, and bathrooms with Zuma tubs and Duravit sinks, the 1,880-square-foot unit # D…
Postcard Row Home Sells For $3.1 Million
Originally built for Matthew Kavanaugh, the developer of San Francisco’s Postcard Row, the 4,700-square-foot Victorian at 722 Steiner Street had been slated for demolition in the 1970’s prior to being…