Armchair and professional planners, architects, designers, artists and makers take note: San Francisco’s Planning Department is partnering with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts to produce the Market Street Prototyping Festival. The Prototyping Festival will be held on two miles of Market Street from Embarcadero to 10th on October 2, 3 and 4 and will showcase Read More »
Set at 80 percent of the combined land and structure values of single-family homes in San Francisco, the threshold for “demonstrably unaffordable and financially inaccessible housing” in the city is now $1,506,000, up from $1,342,000 ten months ago. While merging units in a building where the least expensive unit is over the $1,506,000 threshold of Read More »
In late August of last year, the U.S. Department of Justice announced an update to their cannabis enforcement policy. While cannabis remains illegal federally, the Department of Justice is expecting individual states to create “strong, state-based enforcement efforts…. and will defer the right to challenge their legalization laws at this time,” reserving the right to Read More »
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 plans which have already been completed for the area around Balboa Park, the Ocean Avenue Corridor Design project will identify near-term streetscape improvements that can Read More »
According to the Planning Department’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2011-2012, a total of 2,548 new housing units were permitted from July of 2011 through June of 2012 with the highest concentration in Mission Bay (click graphic to enlarge). Over the same period of time, the number of approved building permits for new construction projects Read More »
Developer AF Evans has proposed to build 282 residential units, 332 parking spaces, and approximately 14,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space in a “seven-story building stretching from 1634 through 1690 Pine St. near Franklin Street, from which one 25-story and one 12-story tower would rise.” Planner Tammy Chan said the project has raised Read More »
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“In all seriousness there are a few of serious flaws in your financial model. 1- unlike a financial instrument, the person lives in the apartment. In reality there are very few people who will be h...” [more]
“I took economics many years ago but still remember that supply and demand lines intersect at what is called an equilibrium. That equilibrium could move up to a higher value, i.e. higher costs. So it...” [more]
“because that's about as close as 280 (not 'the 280' btw) gets to downtown. if you're going downtown, that's as far as you get on a freeway....” [more]
“Looks like the previous owner is going to 4X+ their money. Maybe it is the interlopers who are really the ones crying about housing prices and rental rates and the locals and landowners are making 4x...” [more]
“Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, wahey!! Um... so what's gonna happen with the soup kitchen??...” [more]
“Maybe if they move back into the new building they can finally get a 100 health score....” [more]
“Exactly the same argument that was used against The Palms before it was built....” [more]
“Bayview and D10 areas are rising due to what appears to be gentrification and cash buyers. The same people that moved to and dramatically altered the Mission are now moving into those areas. The las...” [more]
“There is an elevator at 525 28th Street. Where did all these email come from about the elevator???? Meetings at Valley Tavern??? That all sounds very odd??? Who would write such a thing if you were...” [more]