The Law That Could Ban the Vast Majority of Airbnb Listings in SF
With the vast majority of the San Francisco properties listed on Airbnb still not registered with the City as required by law, a new piece of legislation could require Airbnb…
Planning for 32-Story Tower at Hawthorne and Folsom Proceeds
As proposed, the five-story office building at 95 Hawthorne Street, which formerly housed the San Francisco Passport Agency on the northeast corner of Hawthorne and Folsom, will be razed in…
San Francisco and East Bay Rents Little Changed Last Quarter
Following a nominal slip at the end of last year, the average asking rent for an apartment in a building with over 50 units in San Francisco inched up $4…
Expanded Eviction Protection for Parents and Educators Adopted
The proposed ordinance to expand eviction protections for tenants with a resident child under 18 years of age and to extend said protections to tenants who are “educators,” defined as…
Ballot Measure to Double Income Limit for Affordable Housing in S.F.
The paperwork for a proposed ballot measure which would double the maximum income that San Francisco residents can earn and still qualify for a Below Market Rate (BMR) apartment in…
Vast Majority of Hometown Airbnb Hosts Remain Scofflaws
According to Airbnb, there are nearly 9,500 listings for short-term rentals in San Francisco on Airbnb alone, listed by 7,046 unique hosts. According to the City, it has received a…
Oakland Adopts Emergency Rent Control
A whittled down 90-day moratorium on rent increases that surpass the annual change in the Consumer Price Index (which has been running around one percent per year) was adopted by…
Refined Designs and Timing for 157-Unit Development in the Mission
While the development team is still working with the Planning to finalize the design, the Planning Commission hearing for Lennar Urban’s proposed 157-unit building to rise up to six stories…
Plans for 225-Unit Auto Row Development Progress
The proposed plans for a seven-story Oakland development with 225 apartments over 23,000 square feet of retail space and an underground garage for 222 cars at 2400 Valdez Street have…
Lombard Street Development Dubbed VELA, Leasing Late Spring
Dubbed “VELA,” the 21-unit apartment building rising at 2353 Lombard Street, which has been under construction since June of 2015, should be ready for occupancy this summer. A mix of…