Refined Designs And Timing For Development Fronting Fourth
The designs for the mixed-use development to rise at 1300 Fourth Street (a.k.a. Mission Bay Block 6 East), with 142 affordable apartments and a managers unit over up to seven…
Budget To Build 72 Affordable Units In The Mission: $888,889 Each
According to a Project Manager at the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the total project cost for the 72-unit building which the City is planning to develop at 490 South Van…
30 Van Ness Sale Authorized, 600 Units Expected To Rise
Speaking of underutilized city property, the sale of the five-story building at 30 Van Ness Avenue which sits on a Mid-Market parcel zoned for development up to 400 feet in…
Affordable Housing Bond Report And Average Rent-Control Tenancy
An interesting factoid with respect to rent control tenants in San Francisco from the City’s Economic Impact Report for the proposed $310 million General Obligation bond to support Affordable Housing…
San Francisco Missed Its Affordable Housing Target By A Mile
In order to meet the long-ago forecast of increased demand for housing in the city and around the Bay Area, San Francisco was given a goal of building a minimum…
Stage Is Set For Market-Rate Housing Moratorium Vote
A net total of 627 housing units were built within the borders of San Francisco’s Mission District from 2010 through the end of 2014. Of those 627 units, roughly 10…
Six Bay Area Counties Have The Highest Median Incomes In CA
Six Bay Area counties have the highest median incomes in California, based on a ranking of joint tax returns by the State’s Franchise Tax Board. And believe it or not,…
Group Housing For SF’s “Working Class” Making $100K
If the Forge Land Company’s plans are approved at the end of the month, a pair of eight-story buildings, with a total of 238 market-rate “group housing” rooms over 5,000…
Earning $81K Qualifies One For Below Market Rate Housing In SF
When politicians and developers speak of “affordable” housing in San Francisco, they’re typically referring to housing that falls within the City’s Below Market Rate (BMR) program. Housing units within the…