The underdeveloped 3,160-square-foot lot at 1805 Buchanan Street was originally part of the adjacent Hotel Tomo’s property but was subdivided in 2013 to create a legal air space parcel above the hotel’s underground garage which extends beneath the lot. And as proposed, a modern four-story building with six new... Read More »

On the agenda for San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee this afternoon, a hearing to begin planning the filling of the Geary underpass between Webster and Steiner Streets, the reunification of the Japantown and Western Addition communities, “and all other aesthetic, transportation, infrastructure, and community opportunities and... Read More »

The strategy for saving San Francisco’s Japantown, seeking to secure Japantown’s future as the historical and cultural heart of the Japanese community and as a physically attractive, vibrant and thriving commercial district has been finalized. The Japantown Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustainability Strategy (JCHESS) includes the creation of a... Read More »

Concerned that San Francisco’s Japantown is at risk with respect to its cultural heritage and economic sustainability, the Japantown Cultural Heritage and Economic Sustainability Strategy (JCHESS) seeks to outline a set of strategies to secure Japantown’s future as “the historical and cultural heart of Japanese and Japanese American Community”... Read More »

With the grand plans for a complete redevelopment of San Francisco’s Japan Center Mall and Peace Plaza waylaid by the economy back in 2008, a Japantown Organizing Committee has been exploring the possibility of forming a Community Land Trust (CLT) to acquire the property from 3D Investments and team... Read More »

You had a chance to see the designs for redeveloping San Francisco’s Japantown Center unveiled in person (and provide your input). And a reader even provided a down and dirty overview for those who couldn’t attend. But no need to fret if you missed either, the Nichi Bei Times... Read More »