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The Vulnerability and Consequences of Sea Level Rise in SF

The Vulnerability and Consequences of Sea Level Rise in SF

While a final assessment and consequences report isn’t slated to be finished until next year, a map of the San Francisco blocks most vulnerable to a projected sea level rise of between 36 and 66 inches by the end of this century has been drafted. And while recently approved... Read More »

Draft Plans for a Boutique Hotel with Rooftop Bar on Lombard

Draft Plans for a Boutique Hotel with Rooftop Bar on Lombard

Plans to raze the former KFC/Taco Bell turned Poke Time building on the southwest corner of Lombard and Fillmore, which was deemed “a fixture within the Marina District neighborhood” when it was rebuilt back in 2005, have been in the works since 2015. And as formally proposed, a four-story... Read More »

Plans for Infilling Chestnut Street

Plans for Infilling Chestnut Street

Plans to level the long-standing Wells Fargo branch building at 2055 Chestnut Street in the Marina, which was built for Crocker Bank in 1974, have been drafted. As envisioned by the Prado Group, a three-story building will rise up to 40 feet in height across the site which stretches... Read More »

Million Dollar Price Cut for the 2018 Showcase Home

Million Dollar Price Cut for the 2018 Showcase Home

As we first noted last month, while it’s certainly not unusual for Decorator Showcase homes to hit the market shortly after their ticketed showcasing has ended, they typically don’t hit the market a few days into their month-long run. But having hit the market with an $8.995 million price... Read More »

Decorator Showcase on the Market for $9 Million

Decorator Showcase on the Market for $9 Million

It’s certainly not unusual for Decorator Showcase homes to hit the market shortly after their ticketed showcasing has ended. But they typically don’t hit the market a few days into their month-long run. And having just opened its doors a few days ago, the 2018 Decorator Showcase home at... Read More »

Studio in the Marina Chateau Fetches 10 Percent over Its 2016 Price

Studio in the Marina Chateau Fetches 10 Percent over Its 2016 Price

Purchased for $575,000 in June of 2016, the 551-square-foot studio #403 at the Marina Chateau (2701 Van Ness Avenue) returned to the market listed for $610,000 in January. The unit, which is outfitted with a Murphy Bed, features a distinct dining area, kitchen, walk-in closet and a custom tiled... Read More »

Plans for Embattled Lombard Street Site Closer to Reality

Plans for Embattled Lombard Street Site Closer to Reality

In the works since 2014, as we first reported at the time, the public hearing for the proposed four-story development to rise across the former Blockbuster parcel at 2444 Lombard Street, which is currently occupied by Wolf & Lion, will be held in three weeks time. While the original... Read More »

Original Top Chef Home Facing Foreclosure (Again)

Original Top Chef Home Facing Foreclosure (Again)

The asking price for the very first ‘Top Chef’ home at 3159 Baker Street, which has been on and off the market in the Marina and listed for as much as $6.5 million since 2009, was reduced to $4.488 million earlier this week. At the same time, the owners... Read More »

Key Approvals for Long-Vacant Lombard Site Secured, but No Permit

Key Approvals for Long-Vacant Lombard Site Secured, but No Permit

The plans for a contemporary four-story building to rise on the former Marina Chevron site, which was leveled over a decade ago, have been approved. The major appeal periods have passed. And the notice of a key in-fill-based exemption to allow the development to move forward without having to... Read More »

Plans to Redevelop Gas Light Company’s Garden House Formalized

Plans to Redevelop Gas Light Company’s Garden House Formalized

As we first reported last year: With the redevelopment of the adjacent gas station site underway, plans to raze the historic San Francisco Gas Light Company’s former garden house and workshop at 3620 Buchanan Street, which shares a parcel and 75-foot-wide garden with the landmark Gas Light Company building... Read More »