Hearing for Bigger Mission District BMR Development Set
In order to avoid having to include any below market rate units of housing onsite, the project team behind “Vida” at 2558 Mission Street deeded the industrial building site at…
The Nearly 64,000 Apartments and Condos in SF’s Housing Pipeline
With new proposals for slightly more units of housing than finished construction in the third quarter of 2016, the overall pipeline of apartments and condos under development in San Francisco…
Development is Trending Down in San Francisco
The preliminary plans for over 450 major developments have been submitted to San Francisco’s Planning Department over the past six years. The peak year was 2014, during which 116 major…
Approved Oakland Tower Waylaid by Lack of Demand
The plans for a 20-story office building to rise over the 12th Street/City Center Bart Station at 1100 Broadway in Downtown Oakland, a development which includes the renovation and incorporation…
Developers Sought for 17-Acre Balboa Reservoir Site
The City of San Francisco has just issued an official Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and concepts from development teams interested in buying, designing, entitling and developing the western 17 acres…
New Condo Sales Tick up in San Francisco, Prices Continue to Drop
With a couple of new sales offices having opened in September, the number of contracts signed for new condominiums in San Francisco jumped to 110 in October, which is 7…
Judge Backs Law That Could Ban Majority of Airbnb Rentals in SF
A federal judge has rejected the arguments of Airbnb and HomeAway that their online listings and subsequent transactions are protected by the First Amendment and Federal Communications Decency Act, upholding…
Price of Hillside Site for Luxury Homes Reduced another Million
Having hit the market for $20 million last year, the asking price for the San Francisco Overlook site on the western slope of Mount Sutro, which is fully-approved for the…
SF Suing Developer of Sinking Tower
The San Francisco City Attorney, Dennis Herrera, has filed suit against Millennium Partners, alleging that the development team knew, and didn’t adequately disclose, that the 58-story Millennium Tower at 301…
Skinny Transbay District Tower Closer to Reality
Speaking of skinny project sites, the plans for a 48-story, residential tower rising up to 515 feet in height at 524 Howard Street have been newly rendered, granted an exemption…