Historic Neighborhood Substation at Risk of a Collapse
Funds that were earmarked for the redevelopment of the long abandoned Market Street Railway substation on the southwest corner of Fillmore and Turk were diverted to a (failed) bailout of…
Planning’s Preliminary Support for a Towering Freedom West 2.0
Planning has just completed its preliminary review of the draft plans for multiple mid-rise buildings and six towers rising up to 345 feet in height across the four-block “Freedom West”…
The Ambitious Plans for a Towering Freedom West 2.0
The 382 units of cooperative housing known as “Freedom West” were built in the mid-1970s, with 10 buildings rising up to 35 feet in height across four city blocks that…
The Missing Towers of Diamond Heights and Landmark Wall
Up until the 1960s, the total population of Diamond Heights, between Noe Valley and Glen Canyon, was under 400 people. Following a post-World War II population boom resultant housing shortage…
Affordable Housing Headwinds And TNDC’s New Tack In San Francisco
From Don Falk, Executive Director at Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC), with respect to the challenges of financing affordable housing development in San Francisco and the development of 168-186 Eddy…
JustQuotes: Bailing On The Substation To Bailout Yoshi’s Et Alli
“The cornerstone nightclub of the revitalized Fillmore jazz district is about to get a $1.5 million Redevelopment Agency bailout loan — but it comes at the cost of fixing a…