Open Space Or Condos For The Francisco Reservoir?
In early 2008, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission floated the idea of selling off the Francisco Reservoir to developers with hopes of getting as much as $50 million for…
No Hill Street Blues For This Maniscalco Designed Home
The sale of 350 Hill Street closed escrow on Friday with a reported contract price of $3,250,000 ($956 per square foot). While that’s 4 percent under its list price of…
Creative and Practical Concepts To Enliven and Integrate Fort Mason
While there’s currently no budget to implement, invitations have been sent to a select group of firms to participate in a design competition for “creative and practical” concepts to “enliven…
Dusting Off Plans For New Dwellings On The NW Slope Of Mount Sutro
On the boards since 2004, the plans to build 34 dwelling units on the northwest slope of Mount Sutro have been dusted off and are making their way through Planning.…
The Jewish Home Of San Francisco’s Plans To Expand
The Jewish Home of San Francisco sits at the corner Silver and Mission in the Excelsior with a campus that provides 430 beds and facilites for seniors. On the boards…
Inside 840 Square Feet Of Modern Mission Living At 141 Ames
Following a Boor Bridges led renovation over which a reader waxed poetic and the builder chimed in, the 840 square foot cottage at 141 Ames hit the market in October…
The Plan To Transform San Francisco’s Transit Center District
First drafted in 2009, the Planning Department’s Transit Center District Plan for the area bounded by Market, Steuart, Folsom, and mid-block between 3rd and New Montgomery is making the Planning…
155 Fifth Street Rendered And Reopening (Wide) In 2014
As we reported last year, The University of the Pacific purchased the seven-story building at 155 Fifth Street with plans to reface and renovate the building with the first five…
Is Bruce Lee’s Birthplace Historic Or Soon To Be History?
As plugged-in people know, the Chinese Hospital plans to raze their 29,793 square foot building at 835 Jackson and build a 101,545 square foot hospital in its place, a plan…
Inside the Rather Spectacular Spanish Colonial at 740 Church Street
Constructed in 1936, the rather spectacular Spanish Colonial home at 740 Church Street began a meticulous two-year renovation and remodeling in 2003, finished with Venetian-plastered walls, hand crafted doors, and…