Wiener’s Big Housing Bill (SB 50) Shelved Anew
Following in the footsteps of Senator Scott Wiener’s original “transit-rich housing bonus” Bill 827 which was killed last year, Wiener’s follow-up bill, Senate Bill 50 (SB 50), which would allow…
State Senate Committee Kills Controversial Housing Bill SB 827
With only four (4) of the thirteen (13) members of the State Senate’s Transportation and Housing Committee voting in favor of advancing Senator Scott Wiener’s “transit-rich housing bonus” bill, the…
Monster Home Site in Contract, Plans Approved
Purchased for $1.135 million in 2013, after which the grand plans for its Corona Heights parcel soon emerged, the former 1,500-square-foot home at 53 States Street was recently leveled. While…
Supervisor Aims to Further Incent Development of Student Housing
In order to promote the development of Student Housing in San Francisco, the City’s Planning Code provides a big incentive for developers to build for educational institutions. While new developments…
House With Landmark Giant Sequoia Sells For $2.325M
Purchased as a half-finished project for $951,000 in cash on the courthouse steps in 2014, Maven Investments was planning to chop down the 75-foot-tall redwood tree behind the Corona Heights…
Judge Stops Valencia Street Development Mid-Construction
A Superior Court Judge has frozen the five-story development rising at 1050 Valencia Street mid-construction, ruling that San Francisco’s Board of Appeals “abused its discretion” and “failed to set forth…
Monster Home Legislation Invoked In Appeal Of Modern Infill Project
Plans for a modern 3,100-square-foot home designed by Dumican Mosey Architects to be squeezed into the narrow, down-sloping lot at 1055 Ashbury Street have been approved, plans which yield around…
Ironically Dubbed “Sequoia House” On The Market For $2.6M
Purchased as a half-finished project for $951,000 in cash on the courthouse steps in early 2014, the Upper Market home at 3066 Market Street has just returned to the market…
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Legislation to Halt Development of “Monster Homes” Passed
Supervisor Wiener’s proposed legislation to halt the development, or expansion, of homes exceeding 3,000 gross square feet in size within San Francisco’s Corona Heights neighborhood was passed by San Francisco’s…
An Incentive To Build More Affordable Housing In S.F.
For many areas in San Francisco, the number of dwelling units allowed to be built upon a parcel is strictly limited by the size of the lot. For example, within…