Having Risen, Bayview Beacon Ready To Shine
Bayview Rise, a mural by Haddad | Drugan which rises 187 feet on the façade of Pier 92’s grain elevator will be officially illuminated and animated on February 26 at…
High-Rise Wars: New Tower Appealed By Neighboring High-Rise HOA
As we first reported this past December, while the demolition permits to raze the buildings at 340 and 360 Fremont Street in order to clear the way for the approved…
They’ve Literally Struck Gold While Digging Downtown
A plugged-in tipster reports that they have struck gold, quite literally, while excavating Transbay Blocks 6 & 7 for the 32-story tower and mid-rise to rise along Folsom Street. Okay,…
Plans for a Pair of Passive Houses in SF and the Active Opposition
As proposed, the existing two-story house at 2123 Castro Street which was built in 1912 will be demolished in order to make way for a contemporary, three-story home to rise…
Google Is NOT Moving Into The Mission, At Least Not Yet
While the Financial Times has reported that Google is taking over the industrial space at 16th and Alabama in the Mission, a story which has been picked-up and republished by…
Google Is Moving Into The Mission
It’s a relatively small move in terms of space but perhaps not significance as Google is taking over the 35,000 square foot former printworks building and property at 16th and…
HOPE For Hunters View And 400 New Market Rate Units
With the rebuilding of San Francisco’s Hunters View public housing development having kicked-off in 2010, a resolution authorizing the issuance of up to $45 million of residential mortgage revenue bonds…
Recommendation To Crackdown On Illegal Rentals Goes Missing
As we first reported last month, in response to an executive directive from Mayor Ed Lee, a working group co-chaired by the directors of San Francisco’s Planning Department and Department…
Planning To Improve The Ocean Avenue Corridor
The development of a long-term vision, design and implementation plan for Ocean Avenue between Manor Drive and San Jose Avenue is underway. Building on a number of studies, designs and…
Bay Area Home Sales Off To A Slow Start In 2014
Having closed out 2013 with fewer recorded home sales in San Francisco than the year before versus a 25 percent increase from 2011 to 2012, recorded home sales in San…