Home Depot “You Can Do It We Can Help” Irony: Lowe’s Now In Line
Nine months ago, and following an almost decade long battle to develop the site, The Home Depot hung a “Coming Soon!” sign on the boarded up Goodman Lumber on Bayshore…
JustQuotes: Putting A Piazza To Complement The Pizza In North Beach
“A faction of North Beach neighbors may oppose plans to close a section of Mason Street to build a new library and park, but it is not the only potential…
San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf Public Ream Realm Plan
From the Chronicle with regard to the city’s plan to “reinvigorate the streets and public spaces of Fisherman’s Wharf” and related public spaces including Aquatic Park: The main drag of…
2225-2255 Third Street: What Was (And Hopefully Is) In The Works
As the comprehensive Eastern Neighborhoods Plan moves forward, individual plans for over a hundred new projects are being taken off the shelf and dusted off. A reader asks about one…
555 Mission Rock: Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow (And A Recap)
The quick recap for 555 Mission Rock in south Mission Bay: 192 apartments ranging in size from 650 to 1,300 square feet (and 10,000 square feet of ground floor retail).…
Avalon At Mission Bay Phase III (240 Berry) Rises Up Aside Arterra
While Arterra has opened its doors, the third phase of Avalon at Mission Bay (240 Berry) rises across the street. And for those who don’t already know, the design of…
The Reconfiguration Of Cesar Chavez: It’s All About The Pedestrians
Speaking of a the evolution of Cesar Chavez (Army) Street, a plugged-in tipster notes the next Cesar Chavez Street Design Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26 (6:00 to 7:30…
Like A Bug In Amber And Not Just On Bernal (Via Laughing Squid)
By way of Laughing Squid and Todd Lappin of Telstar Logistics, the corner of San Francisco’s South Van Ness at Army in 1953 (above) and in 2008 (below). The great…
The Presidio’s Main Post Finding Of Effect Finds A Few Adverse Effects
The Presidio’s Draft Finding of Effect for the Main Post Undertaking has been released. And while some were certain that the Presidio Trust Board of Directors had already made up…
The SocketSite Scoop On 1840 Washington: Demo And 26 New Condos
A plugged-in tipster delivers the scoop on 1840 Washington, currently commercial one-story-plus-mezzanine but soon to be nine stories with 26 condos, subterranean parking, commercial on the ground floor, and a…