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Polk Gulch Development Take Three

Polk Gulch Development Take Three

Speaking of developments which have been redesigned, the plans for the proposed 47-unit building to rise upon the City Rent-A-Car site at 1433 Bush Street, between Polk and Van Ness, have been refined anew in response to the Planning Commission’s request “to redesign the project to address concerns primarily... Read More »

Modern Polk Gulch Development Could Soon Break Ground

Modern Polk Gulch Development Could Soon Break Ground

Plans to raze the City Rent-A-Car building at 1433 Bush Street, between Van Ness and Polk, and construct a 10-story building dubbed “Casa D’Ambrosio,” with 32 condos, 26 parking spaces and a replacement ground floor space for the rental car company, were approved back in 2014. But as we... Read More »

More Density and Modern Design for Polk Gulch Project Proposed

More Density and Modern Design for Polk Gulch Project Proposed

As originally proposed in 2013, and approved the next year, the one-story City Rent-A-Car building at 1433 Bush Street, between Polk and Van Ness, was to be razed, and in its place a 10-story building dubbed “Casa D’Ambrosio,” with 32 condos, 26 residential parking spaces and a replacement ground... Read More »

Plans for Golden Gate Avenue Project Move Forward, Retail Added

Plans for Golden Gate Avenue Project Move Forward, Retail Added

Plans to raze the former Stars/Trader Vic’s/Maestro building turned Empire Room at 555 Golden Gate Avenue and construct an eleven-story building on the site are moving forward. As proposed by JS Sullivan, the revised plan for the building, which is being designed by Natoma Architects, now includes 58 condos,... Read More »

Polk Street Rising: The Refined Plans for a Prominent Corner Parcel

Polk Street Rising: The Refined Plans for a Prominent Corner Parcel

The Polk Street Boxing Gym has been shuttered. The Out of The Closet Thrift Store and adjacent Fashion Exchange should soon follow suit. And if approved at the end of this month, a seven-story building with 63 condos over 8,000 square feet of new retail space and an underground... Read More »

Polk Gulch Development Funded, Ready to Break Ground

Polk Gulch Development Funded, Ready to Break Ground

The construction of the fully approved 103-unit development to rise at 1545 Pine Street, adjacent to Grubstake which could be razed as well, has been funded.  And Pacific Eagle Holdings, which purchased the project from Trumark Urban, is planning to break ground at the end of this month. As... Read More »

Grubstake Buyer Pursuing Redevelopment Plans

Grubstake Buyer Pursuing Redevelopment Plans

Prior to closing escrow on his purchase of the iconic Grubstake restaurant at 1525 Pine Street, buyer Nicholas Pigott quietly engaged D-Scheme Studio to draft plans for razing the restaurant and constructing a slender seven-story building on the Polk Gulch site, with 28 small residential units averaging around 400... Read More »

Empire Room Now Open (And Closing In 2017 For Condos To Rise)

Empire Room Now Open (And Closing In 2017 For Condos To Rise)

Plans to raze the former Stars/Trader Vic’s/Maestro building at 555 Golden Gate Avenue which is now home to The Empire Room, the grand opening for which was last month, are moving forward with the environmental review for an eleven-story residential building to rise on the site underway. As proposed... Read More »

Polk Street Rising: Designs For Prominent Corner Parcel

Polk Street Rising: Designs For Prominent Corner Parcel

The designs for a seven-story Polk Gulch building with around 50 condos over four ground floor retail spaces to rise on the southeast corner of Polk and California are working their way through Planning.  The development would result in the Polk Street Boxing Gym, Fashion Exchange and Out of... Read More »

Refined Designs For A 9-Story Building Behind A Polk Gulch Facade

Refined Designs For A 9-Story Building Behind A Polk Gulch Facade

The refined plans for a modern 9-story building to rise behind the one-story façade of the G&R Paint Company store at 1238 Sutter, between Polk and Van Ness, are slated to be approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission next week. As designed by D-Scheme Studio for Celtic Development, the... Read More »