Developer Ditches Plans for 750-Foot Transbay District Tower
The debacle surrounding the City’s sale of Transbay Parcel F continues to grow as Crescent Heights, which had committed to paying $165 million for the parcel which is zoned for…
Supervisors Reject Sale of Mid-Market Tower Site
While the sale of the City’s five-story building at 30 Van Ness Avenue, a building which sits upon a parcel which is zoned for development up to 400 feet in…
From Hotel Rooms to Apartments as Proposed
Approved as a residential hotel project and designed for short-term tenants, “such as professors or other people coming to the city for brief periods who need a place to live,”…
Development to Transform Potrero’s East Slope Slated for Big Vote
With a refined design by Min Day, the proposed 250-unit Potrero Hill development to rise below the neighborhood’s 33-acre public housing site that’s to be razed and rebuilt could be…
Mayor Calls for Ballot Measure to Require More Affordable Housing
Mayor Ed Lee and Board of Supervisors President London Breed have officially called for a 2016 ballot measure to increase the required percentage of below market rate (BMR) units of…
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Legislation to Allow for New Rincon Hill Tower Poised for Adoption
Adopted back in 2005, the Rincon Hill Plan requires a minimum distance of 115 feet between new residential towers at their closest point. And the plan specifies that no exemptions…
750-Foot Transbay Tower Site Awarded to Developer
Crescent Heights, the housing developer behind NEMA and Jasper, has been awarded the development rights for Transbay Parcel F and will pay “at least $165 million” for the site at…
Subsidized Housing For 500 Educators In San Francisco Proposed
A plan to build and preserve affordable housing for 500 San Francisco educators by 2020 is now on the boards. As proposed and announced by Mayor Ed Lee this morning,…
Valencia Street Development Slated For Approval, But…
With a slightly refined design and 49 units, down from 52 as originally proposed, the plans for a five-story building to rise on the northwest corner of 23rd and Valencia…
Legislation To Allow Building Up To Three Stories Higher
Proposed legislation which would allow developers in San Francisco to build up to three stories higher than currently zoned, depending upon the percentage of ‘affordable’ units included on-site, has been…