A Galvanizing SoMa Proposal
Plans to gut the San Francisco Galvanizing Works building at 1176 Harrison Street are in the works. And as proposed, a second floor would be added within the envelope of…
Plans to Convert Armory from Porn Studio to Office Use Progress
As we first reported back in 2014, plans to convert Kink.com’s landmark Armory building at Mission and 14th Streets from fetish porn studio that you’re able to see in the…
New Plans for a Major Mission District Development and Venue
Facing pushback from the neighborhood and powers that be, developer Nick Podell has now submitted a “completely reimagined” plan to the City for his proposed 2000-2070 Bryant Street project which…
Development to Transform Potrero’s East Slope Slated for Big Vote
With a refined design by Min Day, the proposed 250-unit Potrero Hill development to rise below the neighborhood’s 33-acre public housing site that’s to be razed and rebuilt could be…
Conversion of Former SoMa Grow House into a CrossFit Gym Nixed
Built in 1924, seven new ventilators were installed on the roof of the former electrical supply warehouse at 177 Stillman Street and the building and its windows were painted over…
Plans To Boot Local Maker To Make Room For Another Gym
Built in 1928, the two-story building at 200 Potrero Avenue which now abuts the Potrero Center was originally a sales and administrative office for the International Harvester Company. The building…
75% Of Academy Of Art University Buildings Are Operating Illegally
Of the 40 known properties now operated by the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, 75 percent appear to be operating illegally without necessary permits or approvals. And according…
Urban Infill For Small Builders And Makers
The awkward lot at the intersection of 25th Street and the Indiana Street on-ramp to Interstate 280 currently serves as a scrap and storage yard. But as proposed, a five-story…
Massive Potrero Hill Development Granted Key Exemption
Plans to move the mobile California Mini-Storage office at 790 Pennsylvania Avenue and build 48,000 square feet of production, distribution and repair (PDR) space on its parcel and 251 apartments,…
Planning Commission Initiates Mission District Mini-Moratorium
San Francisco’s Planning Commission has voted to consider enacting “Interim Controls” for new market-rate housing, office and retail developments in the Mission. The stated intent is to provide the City…