Boosters put Potrero Development and Del Popolo at Risk
While Martin Building Company’s proposed development of 127 apartments and a Del Popolo pizzeria at 88 Arkansas and 17th Street, across from Jackson Park in Lower Potrero Hill, was approved…
Skinny Tower Adds More Height and Two Years to Break Ground
First approved for development over 25 years ago, Crescent Heights has been touting “Coming Soon” with respect to their plans for a skinny 450-foot-tall residential tower to rise at 524…
Tenderloin Rising: 28 New Condos and Coffee Closer to Reality
The unit count has been reduced from 34 to 28, the proposed off-street parking spaces have been eliminated (except for 28 bikes), and the ground floor retail space is now…
Even Bigger Plans for City College Site, but Delays as Well
While City College of San Francisco has already picked a development team to long-term lease and redevelop their 46,000-square-foot parcel at 33 Gough Street, behind the Flax site to rise…
SF Preparing for Potential Litigation Re: CA’s Density Bonus Law
A closed-door conference between San Francisco’s Planning Commission and Legal Counsel is underway. And while the agenda for the specially scheduled hearing doesn’t offer a hint as to the topic…
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Governor Brown’s Oakland Hills Home Back on the Market for $2.6M
The Japanese inspired Oakland Hills home at 7257 Skyline Boulevard, which we featured in late 2006 when listed for $2,600,000, and Governor Jerry Brown purchased for $2,425,000 in 2007 having…
Bay Area Home Sales Slip, Smallest Median Price Gain in Four Years
While the recorded sales volume of single-family homes and condos in San Francisco ticked up from 423 in February to 502 in March, the 18.7 percent gain was less than…
Tesla Opening First San Francisco Showroom This Summer
When the Bentley and Lamborghini dealership at Van Ness and O’Farrell moved down the block and combined forces with British Motor Car earlier this year, we were inundated with questions…
Existing U.S. Home Sales Tick up but Year-Over-Year Gains Decline
The seasonally adjusted pace of existing-home sales in the U.S. ticked up 5.1 percent in March to an annual rate of 5.33 million, but the year-over-year gain dropped to 1.5…
Another Peek at San Francisco’s New Hub and Future Skyline
Planning delivers another montage of how San Francisco’s Market Street Hub Project could lead to the development of additional height, density and a more sculpted skyline for the emerging area…