The Rules to Govern San Francisco’s Latino Cultural District
Established in 2014 in an attempt to stem the displacement of Latino oriented businesses and residents from the area, the new rules to govern the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District…
Inventory of Homes for Sale in San Francisco Hits a 5-Year High
While the overall number of homes listed for sale in San Francisco slipped a little over the past week, it was a smaller than average dip for the week leading…
S.F. and Oakland Rents Have Dropped 8 Percent
According to a query of over 1,400 active listings for apartments in San Francisco and Oakland, including one-off rentals as well as units in larger developments, the weighted average asking…
Grand Plans to Redevelop Historic Art Deco Garage Delayed
While plans for a six-story hotel to rise behind the historic Art Deco façade of the Central SoMa structure at 224 Townsend Street were drafted and formally proposed last year,…
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Supersized North Oakland Development Recommended for Approval
The refined designs for a 25-story tower to rise up to 260 feet in height at 532 Turquoise Street, across from the MacArthur BART Station in North Oakland, were presented…
Affordable Housing Developers Cashing out on the City’s Dime?
Without pointing fingers or naming names, Supervisor Mark Farrell has drafted legislation which would specifically require that any and all proceeds generated from the refinancing or sale of an affordable…
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…
Plans for a Modern 200-Foot-Tall Hotel and Condo Tower Revealed
The designs for a modern 200-foot-tall hotel and condo building to rise at 447 Battery Street, a site which is currently occupied by the three-story Cort Furniture Rental building at…
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Conversion of SoMa Development into Student Housing Proposed
Approved for a 200-unit development of micro-apartments to rise up to eight stories in height on the western edge of SoMa, between Folsom and Harrison, the development team behind the…
Mission District Development Take Three: The Albion on 16th
Having already abandoned their plans to level the two-story Superior Automotive shop building on the northeast corner of 16th and Albion, a building for which they paid a record-setting $8.7…