Caution: A Few Forward Looking Statements For 188 Haight
The parking out back is a bit funky, and its insides need some work, but we do like the bones of 188 Haight and its proximity to what could one…
2350 Lombard Rising: Twelve New Townhouses Over Commercial
A reader wonders if we know what’s rising at the corner of Scott and Lombard and we do. 2350 Lombard will consist of twelve new “townhouses” over ground floor commercial…
A Plugged-In Reader’s Report: Third Street Sprouts Some Trees
A plugged-in reader reports on the new palms (not The Palms) along Third: I was walking to my office near the ballpark from my home in Dogpatch this morning, enjoying…
From Just The Façade To Just The Facts (4338 Cesar Chavez Closes)
The sale of 4338 Cesar Chavez closed escrow on 3/19/09 with a reported contract price of $1,725,000 (21% under the original asking price of $2,195,000). A plugged-in “noearch” gets the…
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A Plugged-In Reader’s 12 Notes On The “PC” Approved 333 Harrison
A plugged-in reader’s (slightly edited) 12 notes on Emerald Fund’s proposal to develop 333 Harrison Street which has been approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission: 1. The new building will…
685 Units Looking Beyond The Current San Francisco Downturn
“On Rincon Hill, the Emerald Fund is proposing to build 308 units at 333 Harrison St., a project that would include two neighborhood parks. At 430 Main St. and 429…
A Contextual Massing For Transbay Block 8 And Its Environs
You knew it was in the pipeline and you’ve seen the RFP (to which three responded and will compete), now we treat the plugged-in people to an exclusive massing for…
Rehabilitating Rather Than Razing Building 101 At Hunters Point
Rather than razing Building 101 and relocating the artist studios within as part of Lennar’s redevelopment of Hunters Point Shipyard, the former Navy fallout shelter (and piece of “The Point“)…
Board Of Supervisors Uphold Appeal Of Babylon By The Bay Approval
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has spoken, and the appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval for 110 Embarcadero has been upheld. Next up, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR). ∙…
JustQuotes: The Martyrdom Of 1268 Lombard In the Making?
“The demolition of an 1861 building on Russian Hill is an example of what San Francisco officials say is a serious problem: Hundreds of owners are letting residential properties deteriorate…