555 Fulton: Full Details And A “Refined” Facade
The Stanley Saitowitz design for 555 Fulton (click image to enlarge) has been “refined” a bit since a plugged-in tipster first forwarded the renderings three years ago. New details for…
Mayor Newsom Isn’t Taking This Sitting (Or Lying) Down
“ Newsom will introduce two separate versions of a sit/lie law today at the Board of Supervisors. One version would prohibit sitting or lying on public sidewalks in about 20…
430 Main/429 Beale Development Site Back On The Market
Approved by San Francisco’s Planning department last in May, Portland Pacific’s proposed 113-unit development at 430 Main/429 Beale hit a Board of Supervisors (neighborhood led) speed bump in October. And…
Soon To Be Sitting Pretty In A Series Of New Plazas And Parklets
The Chronicle reports: The first pedestrian plaza opened in May at 17th and Market streets in the Castro and has become so popular that four more plazas as well as…
San Francisco’s Q4 2009 Housing Pipeline Report
According to the San Francisco Planning Department’s Q4 2009 Pipeline Report, San Francisco’s current big picture (click to enlarge) housing pipeline is as so: ∙ 128 projects with 1,320 housing…
Just Cause And Parking Legislation Postponed, And Not Just Because
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors postponed a first vote on Supervisor Avalos’ amended legislation which would extend “just cause” eviction protections to those in buildings which have been foreclosed upon.…
Proposed Seawall Lot 337 Development Scrambling For Investors
With its retail space having been cut in half last year, the San Francisco Business Times reports that the proposed development for the Port of San Francisco’s Seawall Lot 337/Pier…
Time To Stick A Spork In 1050/8 Valencia? (Figuratively This Time)
The 1970’s construction at the corner of Valencia and Hill was home to Kentucky Fried Chicken prior to becoming “Spork” in 2006. And as is proposed, the one-story building would…
Let’s Get Ready To Rumble Over 555 Washington
We’ll call the divide rather apropos considering the controversy that surrounded the development of San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid right next door. And later today, “the commissions that oversee the…
Transbay Block 11A (Folsom @ Essex) Plans And Proposed Design
Jamie Whitaker scores the link to the design narrative and proposed schematics for Transbay Block 11A at the corner of Folsom and Essex in Rincon Hill. As proposed, the building…