The Lucas Team’s Two New Schemes To Sway The Presidio Trust
As rendered above, the original design for George Lucas’ proposed Cultural Arts Museum to be built in the Presidio was panned by the Presidio Trust which expressed “significant issues with…
The Crest Of Russian Hill Circa 1906 And Plans For Urban Infill
While the homes on the northern side of Broadway at the crest of Russian Hill survived the great quake and fire in 1906, the former Homer House on the corner…
The 61-Story Vertical Campus Rising At 415 Mission Street
San Francisco’s Transbay Tower has shed its early 101 First Street address in favor of 415 Mission Street and is being positioned as a “vertical campus” with 61 floors of…
Designs For Mid-Market Building To Replace Den Of Adult Activities
The design for the proposed 8-story building to replace the adults-only Market Street Cinema incorporates boxed windows spanning multiple floors to create strong vertical lines across its Market Street façade…
15-Story Mission Bay Hotel Slated For 2016 Opening And Four Stars
Originally zoned for the development of a 500-room hotel and up to 50,000 square feet of retail, Mission Bay Block 1 which fronts Channel between Third and Fourth Streets was…
Plans For Four Stories In The Avenues And A Neighbor Is Appalled
As proposed, the little two-story building with two small dwelling units and a bit of commercial space on the northwest corner of Clement Street and 26th Avenue will be razed,…
Historic Potrero Hill Convalescent Home Probably Going Condo
With the owner retiring, the 42-bed Mission Bay Convalescent Hospital at 331 Pennsylvania Avenue will be shuttered on February 24 and the historic Potrero Hill property will be sold. While…
Anything But Cookie Cutter, So Will Granizo’s Fish Get Fried?
The remodeled interior behind the Victorian façade at 921 Alvarado is relatively subdued. And then there’s the fish-themed tiled bathroom on the main floor, the work of Guillermo Wagner Granizo,…
$45 Million For Redevelopment Of Hunters View Phase II
With the rebuilding of San Francisco’s Hunters View public housing development having kicked-off in 2010, a resolution authorizing the financing for phase two is slated to be approved next week.…
The Landmark Loophole And Plan To Convert The SF Design Center
A plan to convert over two-thirds of the San Francisco Design Center at 2 Henry Adams Street from designer showroom space to general office use is in the works, a…