A Noe Valley Apple Ripens As The Orchard Expands: 1604 Castro
Purchased for $920,000 in December of 2004, a sale of 1604 Castro at the current list price of $1,050,000 would represent average annual appreciation of roughly 3.5% over the past…
Transbay Terminal Moves Forward, But Payments And Terms Change
The winning $350 million bid by the Hines/Pelli Clarke Pelli team to develop San Francisco’s new Transbay terminal and tower has been cut to $235 million “but would require the…
Go For The Architecture, Stay For The Amphibians
The California Academy of Sciences (photos) officially opens its doors to the public this weekend with free admission on Saturday (9/27) and activities, performances and “green technology” demonstrations throughout. ∙…
Commission Favors North Beach Development Ban, Exempts Pagoda
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 4-2 in favor of Supervisor Peskin’s Plan to ban the development of new (versus existing) spaces for restaurants and bars in North Beach. One…
JustQuotes: Defining A Meal (And The Neighborhood) In North Beach
“It sounds absurd, but the definition of a meal – and whether two or three appetizers count as one – is at the core of a 318-page proposal by Supervisor…
1946 Polk (A.K.A. Pacific Terrace): Public Hearing Next Week
Seven months ago a plugged-in reader first plugged us in to the designs for 1946 Polk Street (a.k.a. Pacific Terrace). Since then, a Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration has been issued…
Build Inc. Aims To Rebuild DMV And Add Housing/Retail
“A state agency has selected San Francisco’s Build Inc. to redevelop the Department of Motor Vehicles field office in the Panhandle, a 2.5-acre parcel that could include a mixed-use project…
Long Vacant Hibernia Bank Sold, To Be Renovated And Rented
According to the Chronicle, the long vacant Hibernia Bank building at the corner of Market and Jones (1 Jones) has been sold for $3.95 million. According to broker Stanley Lo,…
QuickLinks: High-Speed Rail And The Temporary Transit Terminal
∙ High-speed rail plan a key ballot measure ∙ Transit expansion hampered by new terminal
Transit Center District Plan From The Ground Level (Up): 9/17/08
From the San Francisco Planning Department: At a public workshop on April 30th, the Planning Department presented initial ideas regarding land use, urban form, streets and open spaces for the…