Big Development Overlooking Candlestick Slated for Approval
As we first outlined early last year: Plans for 20 new residential buildings to rise on a vacant 7-acre slice of land fronting Jamestown Avenue, a former Candlestick Park parking…
Redevelopment of Decade-Old Pit (Somewhat) Closer to Reality
Plans for a 25-unit development to rise up to 65 feet in height on the 14-year-old pit in the ground at 1145 Mission Street could be approved this week with…
Angling for a Below Market Rate Switcheroo
As we outlined back in 2015: Over the objections of the Plaza 16 Coalition, San Francisco’s Planning Commission has approved the plans for a five-story, 27-unit apartment building to rise…
Rare Yerba Buena Unit Re-Trades Below Its 2015 Price, Again
Purchased for $1.515 million in September of 2015, the upgraded 1,400-square-foot Yerba Buena Loft unit #523 at 855 Folsom Street, which features a private 400-square-foot terrace and “one of the…
Proposal Deadline for Contested Waterfront Lot and Piers
Responses to the Port of San Francisco’s Request for Proposals (RFP) to redevelop Piers 30-32, which is currently serving as a COVID-19 testing site, and Seawall Lot 330 across the…
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Plans for Condos Atop Iconic Union Square Building Progress
As we first revealed earlier this year, plans to redevelop the iconic I. Magnin/Macy’s Building on the southwest corner of Geary and Stockton, across from Union Square, were in the…
Deep Cut(s) for Storied North Beach Venue
As we outlined in September of last year: Built for an Italian men’s club in 1919, complete with a gym, boxing ring, and private social/supper club space, the ornate “Garibaldi…
Squatter/Denser Plans for Lower Potrero Hill Site
Plans to level the low slung commercial complex at 300 De Haro and develop a 13-story building at the corner of 16th Street appear to have been abandoned. But a…
Plans to Raze $16 Million Sea Cliff Home and Build Anew
Quietly acquired for $16 million in August of last year, plans to raze the 11,351-square-foot, three-story Mid-Century home at 4 Sea Cliff Avenue – which was built in 1956, expanded…
Impact of Modern Infill Development Challenged
The “necessary, desirable, and compatible” plans for a decidedly modern infill development of four little single-family dwellings to rise up to 20 feet in height on the undeveloped “flag lot”…