The Hotelless Plans for the San Francisco Armory
While the developer who recently paid $65 million for the landmark San Francisco Armory in the Mission has ties to the Soho House chain of private clubs and hotels, the…
Developer Pays $65 Million for the Armory in SF
A developer with ties to the Soho House chain of private clubs and hotels has paid a reported $65 million for the landmark San Francisco Armory at 1800 Mission Street…
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…
From Christmas Tree Lot To Condos At 14th And Mission
In the works for over a decade and originally proposed to be developed with 36 affordable housing units for seniors, new plans for a seven-story, market-rate building to rise on…
Not Only Kinky, But Perhaps Somewhat Hinky As Well
A pair of emails forwarded from a plugged-in tipster reveals that the owner of the Armory, who was leading the charge against the development of 49 Julian, had made an…
Working Out The Kinks To Build Eight Homes At 49 Julian
As we first reported last month: As proposed, the vacant single-story warehouse at 49 Julian Avenue would be razed and a five story, 50-foot-tall building with eight two-bedroom residential units…
The “Kinky” Opposition To 49 Julian Avenue As Proposed
As proposed, the vacant single-story warehouse at 49 Julian Avenue would be razed and a five story, 50-foot-tall building with eight two-bedroom residential units over at-grade parking for eight vehicles…
And Yes, A Few Kinky Condos Could Hypothetically Be Coming Soon
While Kink’s window restoration project for the San Francisco Armory has been replacing boarded-up and broken windows for the first time in 30 years, and the building might actually be…
Planning Department Special Meeting: Mission Armory Edition
A plugged-in tipster notes that the San Francisco Planning Department has called a Special Meeting for Thursday. And as best we can tell, it’s an “Informational hearing on the occupancy…
QuickLinks: Our Enlightened City Hits The Journal*
∙ No Condos, Please: Old Armory Finds New Life in Porn [WSJ] ∙ 50 protest porn business inside old Mission Street armory [SFGate] ∙ From (Proposed) Condos To Kink [SocketSite]…