A 10th And Mission Triptych In Reverse For Mercy Housing Rising
Once again, the 12-story Mercy Housing project on the northeast corner of 10th and Mission should be completed by August. Current reality above and as rendered below. Soon to be…
From CAMP SF To CAMFS? (Contemporary Art Museum Fire Station)
“Very hush-hush talks going on for the Museum of Modern Art to expand into San Francisco’s Fire Station No. 1 on Howard Street – with speculation that SFMOMA would use…
Radiance: Positioning For Phase II (And To Close Out Phase I)
As we reported last week, Phase I of Bosa’s Radiance at Mission Bay is down to 12 condos to sell on price cuts of up to 27%. As the San…
Drawings For A Proposed Drew School Expansion Along Broderick
The context and massing for the Drew School’s Broderick Street elevation at the corner of California in Lower Pacific Heights as it currently exists: Its expanded massing and context as…
Fighting “Blight” By Adding Art In San Francisco Storefronts
From the San Francisco Examiner: Taking a cue from cities such as New York, San Diego and San Jose, pilot program will temporarily place original art installations in vacant storefront…
$229 Million Dollars Awarded For Development Of Bay Area Density
As we wrote going on two years ago: Going green might be trendy (and we’re all for it), but as far as we’re concerned it’s a focus on density (and…
SFJAZZ Snubs San Francisco’s “Jazz District,” Targets Hayes Valley
According to The Examiner, the nonprofit SFJAZZ is proposing to raze the auto body shop on Franklin between Linden and Fell in Hayes Valley and replace it with 40-foot-tall “three-story…
The Best Offer: 36 Percent Under Its 2007 Un-Gutted Purchase Price
Purchased for $1,053,000 in 2007, the single-family 324 Day was subsequently gutted, foreclosed upon and returned to the market mid-renovation last month over in Noe. Asking $760,000 (“Seller/lender anxious to…
Visions For Empty Lots 2.0
John King continues to riff on what could be done with the myriad undeveloped and stalled out lots currently dotting San Francisco, this time soliciting visions from teams of architects…
It’s Biotechnology Hub Interruptus As Pfizer Pulls Out Of Mission Bay
“New York drug giant Pfizer has pulled the plug on plans to open a biotech research center near UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus, a move that deals a blow to San…