Plans to Permit Illegal Remodel of Scofflaw’s Property
Having secured a permit to simply conduct an “exploratory demo to determine sheetrock and termite damage,” the new owner of the Bernal Heights home at 310 Moncalm Street, which was…
Three Leading Proposals for the Redevelopment of Fort Scott
The Presidio Trust has just completed their preliminary review of the nine (9) concept proposals for the redevelopment of the roughly two dozen buildings spread across 30 acres of the…
Sidelined Excelsior District Development Closer to Reality
Sidelined by the economy in 2006, not to mention ongoing concerns about the density of the proposed redevelopment and its impact on the neighborhood, the formal application to level the…
Price Cut for Beloved Bookstore and Former Theater Site
As we first reported last year: After nearly 40 years in business, the Castro’s (second to) last remaining bookstore, Aardvark Books, appears to be done as the one-story building it…
50 Percent More Homes on the Market in San Francisco versus 2015
While having slipped 6 percent over the past month with typical seasonality in play, the number of single-family homes and condos actively listed for sale in San Francisco has ticked…
The Vulnerability and Consequences of Sea Level Rise in SF
While a final assessment and consequences report isn’t slated to be finished until next year, a map of the San Francisco blocks most vulnerable to a projected sea level rise…
Refined Plans and Timing for Stonestown Galleria Redevelopment
In addition to a new 45,600-square-foot Whole Foods on its second floor, the refined plans for the redevelopment of Macy’s former Stonestown Galleria location now include a 72,000-square foot “sports…
Draft Plans for a Boutique Hotel with Rooftop Bar on Lombard
Plans to raze the former KFC/Taco Bell turned Poke Time building on the southwest corner of Lombard and Fillmore, which was deemed “a fixture within the Marina District neighborhood” when…
Complaints Related to Illegal Airbnb-Ing in S.F. Continue to Drop
Having peaked in the second quarter of 2016, the quarter in which San Francisco drafted a new short term rental law which was finally implemented last year, the number of…
Mortgage Rates Inch up along with Probability of Next Rate Hike
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched up a single (1) basis points over the past week to 4.53 percent, which is 50 basis points higher on a…