A Record-Smashing Deal on San Francisco’s Waterfront
The Hong Kong-based SRE Group has purchased an 80 percent stake in the eight-story parking garage at 75 Howard Street, a waterfront site which is fully approved and permitted for…
Opposition to 117-Unit Development in the Mission Paid Off
While approved for the development of 117 apartments last year, including 23 units which are to be provided at below market rates (BMRs), the 2675 Folsom Street project has been…
More Density in Downtown Oakland
Having secured financing for a 262-unit apartment building to rise up to 15 stories at 1100 Clay Street in Oakland’s City Center district, between 11th and 12th Streets, and getting…
Transbay Related Lawsuits are Piling Up
The Board of Directors for the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) is slated to conference with legal counsel on Thursday, behind closed doors. In addition to nine (9) lawsuits related…
Initiative to Establish a ‘Thou Shall Not Covet’ Policy for S.F.
The paperwork for a ballot initiative that seeks to establish an official “Thou Shall Not Covet” policy for the City of San Francisco has been submitted to the Department of…
Another Tower in S.F. Sees Premature Deterioration, Files Suit
While not nearly as serious as the lawsuits related to the sinking Millennium Tower, a lawsuit seeking damages for the “premature and unreasonable deterioration” of the 55-story tower at 425…
The Latest Accounting for Mission Bay
When San Francisco’s 300-acre Mission Bay neighborhood is fully developed, it will include 6,400 units of housing. That’s 1,100 more than today, with 500 of those units under construction and…
Plans and Funding for a New Dogpatch Hub, with a Catch (or Two)
A detailed proposal and plans to transform the deteriorating and fire-bombed former Police Station at 2300 Third Street into a new Dogpatch Hub and community center have been drafted. And…
Expansion of San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal About to Get Underway
With Sinbad’s having been razed to make room for the San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal Expansion project, which includes the construction of two new berthing facilities (Gates F and G) and…
New S.F. Condo Sales Slipped in March but Jumped Year-Over-Year
While the number of purchase contracts signed for new condominiums in San Francisco slipped 4 percent from February to March, the sales volume in March (91) was more than twice…