Game Changer: Polk Street “SRO” Going Upscale
The renovation of the former New Pacific Hotel at Polk and Eddy, a 66-room residential hotel, or “SRO,” which previously served the indigent and otherwise homeless, is nearing completion. And…
A Turning Point For The Trendyloin?
Having been on and off the market for over five years, the full-floor penthouse unit atop the Art Deco Hamilton building at 631 O’Farrell Street, in the heart of the…
Hidden Behind An Imposing Looking Gate In The Tenderloin
Hidden away behind an imposing looking gate off Post and constructed around the turn of the century, the 3,500 square foot property at 3 Meacham Place has served as a…
Jones-ing For A Late-Night Outdoor Bar?
When the bar and restaurant at 620 Jones was approved to open, it was conditional upon an agreement that Jones would close its outdoor patio and bar at midnight and…
Tenderloin Rising: Past, Present, And Future
Described by the San Francisco Call as “one of the most valuable corners in San Francisco’s downtown district” and “an indication of the confidence that outside capital has in the…
Plans For Twelve-Story Tenderloin Development Move Ahead
While SB Architects appears to have replaced Heller Manus as the architects of record, the plans for a 12-story building with a mix of market-rate residential units over ground floor…
Tenderloin Rising: Plans For Eight-Stories Of Condos On Eddy
Plans to build an eight-story, market-rate residential building on Eddy Street, between Leavenworth and Hyde in the Tenderloin, have been submitted to Planning for review. As proposed by JS Sullivan…
San Francisco’s “Twitter Tax Break” Zone
While the so-called “Twitter Tax Break” was created with Twitter specifically in mind, and the impact of which Supervisor Campos is formally calling into question, the defined area within which…
Plans For 12-Story Building Could Transform A Tenderloin Block
Having been banned from the church for being disruptive, a protester has been stationed outside the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist’s building at 450 O’Farrell Street on a near daily…
Making The Most Of 520 Square Feet
Purchased in need of work for $262,500 in 2004, the work has been done to the 520 square foot Hamilton building studio #1406 with a deconstructed wall between the alcove…