Tenderloin Development Challenged (Again)
The limited-service post office at 101 Hyde and Golden Gate Avenue in the Tenderloin, which primarily provides post office boxes and package services to low-income neighborhood residents without a permanent…
Land Deal For Controversial Oakland Tower Approved
Oakland’s City Council has approved the sale of the East Lake development site at the corner of East 12th Street and 2nd Avenue which overlooks Lake Merritt and its estuary,…
Lightning Rod Oakland Tower Vote Postponed
Oakland’s City Council has postponed their vote which was expected to approve an upscale 23-story residential building to rise on a city-owned parcel at the corner of East 12th Street…
Mission Development Approved, Below Market Rate Units Added
Over the objections of the Plaza 16 Coalition, San Francisco’s Planning Commission has approved the plans for a five-story, 27-unit apartment building to rise on the southwest corner of South…
Mission Coalition Aims To Ice South Van Ness Development
Scheduled for last month but waylaid when outdated information was posted in the required project notification at the building site, the public hearing for the proposed five-story development to rise…
Ballot Measure To Halt Housing Developments In The Mission Drafted
A ballot measure intended to stop market-rate housing developments of more than 20 units in the Mission, and not just in the area around 24th Street, has been drafted by…
From Addresses To Apartments In The Tenderloin As Proposed
Built for Bank of America in 1960 and a branch office until 1991, the single-story Tenderloin building on the northwest corner of Hyde Street and Golden Gate Avenue is now…
Battle Over Mid-Market Building And Tenant Evictions Take Two
Illegally converted to “live-work” spaces over a decade ago, back when Mid-Market was a lot less desirable, San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection issued a notice to the owners of…
Upscale 23-Story Development Approved To Rise Near Lake Merritt
The plans for an upscale 23-story apartment building to rise on a city-owned parcel overlooking Lake Merritt were approved by Oakland’s Planning Commission yesterday, helping clear the way for the…
Eviction Notices For Families In Chinatown Hotel Withdrawn, For Now
The eviction notices signed by a vice president at Paragon Real Estate and served to two dozen families living in a single-room-occupancy hotel at 2 Emery Lane in Chinatown are…