Land for More BMR Units, But Later and Deeper in the Tenderloin
Rather than including 36 below market rate (BMR) units within the walls of its 304-unit development to rise at 1066 Market Street, or paying a $17.7 million in lieu of…
Affordable Housing Proposition C Passes in San Francisco
Proposition C, which will initially double the required percentage of below market rate (BMR) units for newly proposed developments in San Francisco with 25 units or more, has passed with…
Supervisor Aims to Further Incent Development of Student Housing
In order to promote the development of Student Housing in San Francisco, the City’s Planning Code provides a big incentive for developers to build for educational institutions. While new developments…
Initiative to Require Competitive Bidding for Affordable Housing in SF
In addition to a proposed ballot measure which would double the maximum income one could earn and still qualify for a Below Market Rate (BMR) apartment in San Francisco, the…
Ballot Measure Could Double Affordable Housing Requirements
A ballot measure designed to more than double the number of below-market-rate (BMR) units of housing that developers must provide or fund when building market-rate units in San Francisco is…
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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Developer Suddenly Selling A Pair Of ‘Unparalleled’ Opportunities
While Artthaus made headlines earlier this month for filing plans to construct a seven-story building with 131 Group Housing Units and shared kitchens at 1798 Bryant Street in the Mission,…
Group Housing ‘Loopholes’ Could Soon Be Closed
Many of the recently proposed Group Housing developments in San Francisco, with shared kitchens and living areas, have been positioned as creative solutions to maximize density and minimize rents in…