Proposition Could Pose a Problem for Proposed SoMa Project
As proposed, the former Pacific Bicycles building at 345 4th Street will be razed and a seven-story commercial building will rise up to 85 feet in height upon the Central…
Playing the Illegal Housing Card for a Holdout in Central SoMa
Responding to a complaint about the illegal addition of a residential unit above the Central City Glass shop at 759 Harrison Street back in 2003, a city inspector met with…
Plans for a 12-Story, 300-Room Hotel Right Here
The big plans for either 112 condos or 190,000 square feet of office space to rise up to 11 stories in height upon the auto shop parcels at 565-589 Bryant…
Plans to Build Higher on Harrison
Plans to raze the two-story Fast Signs Building on the northwest corner of Harrison and Hawthorne Streets are in the works. And as proposed, a 14-story building, with 118 residential…
Timeline to Adopt San Francisco’s Central SoMa Plan Slips
Originally expected to occur this “Spring,” the formal process to adopt San Francisco’s revised Central SoMa Plan is now expected to be initiated in July, a shift which could push…
Foreclosed upon at the Palms and Back under $1K per Foot
Purchased for $575,000 ($832 per square foot) in 2006, the buyer of the one-bedroom unit #533 at the Palms (555 4th Street) was in default with over $270,000 in past…
Grand Plans to Redevelop Historic Art Deco Garage Delayed
While plans for a six-story hotel to rise behind the historic Art Deco façade of the Central SoMa structure at 224 Townsend Street were drafted and formally proposed last year,…
The 300-Foot Tower Next Door
As you might have noticed, there’s big mass lurking in the background of the plans for an 18-story tower with 205 below market rate apartments to rise at 921 Howard…
Plans for an 18-Story Tower of Affordable Units Right Here
Owned by the “5H GP” LLC, which is an affiliated entity of the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), plans for an 18-story tower with 205 Below Market Rate (BMR) apartments…
Why LuLu’s Shuttering Shouldn’t Come as a Surprise
While the shuttering of Restaurant LuLu after 24 years at 816 Folsom Street appears to have caught some by surprise, the writing was on the wall if you knew where…