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Strada Refiles 395 3rd Street Tower in San Francisco’s SoMa at 45 Stories, 501 Units

The developer’s third redesign in five years adds height and cuts affordable units, using state density bonus law to grow the tower well...

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Manna Capital Stacks State Housing Laws for 40-Story, 288-Unit Tower in San Francisco

Chicago-based Manna Capital is wagering that California's density bonus law and SB 330 can turn a 0.2-acre surface parking lot at Eighth and...

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Housing Groups Sue San Francisco and State to Void 1,900-Parcel Industrial Carve-Out From SB 79

Three pro-housing legal organizations have asked a San Francisco judge to void the city's Senate Bill 79 implementation ordinance, arguing that the roughly...

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SFPUC Moves to Extend Islais Creek Wastewater Bypass 25 Years

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is retooling a “temporary” wastewater pipeline across Islais Creek into a 25-year fixture, opting for a leaner...

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Embarcadero Plaza’s $40MM Waterfront Park Overhaul Clears Final Environmental Hurdle in San Francisco

San Francisco's $40MM Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park overhaul won final approval and a CEQA exemption, clearing the path to construction.

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San Francisco Ordinance Would Scrap Prop M Office Cap Review, Housing Balance Reports in 362 Pages of Code Cleanup

A sweeping code-cleanup ordinance now before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors would delete ten sections of the Planning Code outright, repeal the...

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San Francisco Warns Developers: Build Stalled Office Projects or Forfeit Prop M Allocations

San Francisco’s planning chief has moved to reclaim dormant office development rights from developers sitting on long-stalled downtown projects, threatening to strip their...

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San Francisco Commission Advances Mayor Lurie’s $28.5MM OpenGov Permitting Deal Despite Favoritism Claims

San Francisco’s Civil Service Commission cleared Mayor Daniel Lurie’s no-bid OpenGov contract on a 4-1 vote, unblocking a $28.5 million permitting overhaul that...

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Lurie’s $16.85B San Francisco Budget Bets on Zoning, Permitting and Downtown to Reignite CRE

Mayor’s FY27-FY28 spending plan closes a $642MM deficit while pouring resources into City Planning, PermitSF, affordable housing and street capital — signals the...

Rendering by PYATOK of Friendship House Association of American Indians project in San Francisco 
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Friendship House to Break Ground on Six-Story, $84MM Native American Housing Project in San Francisco’s Mission

The Village SF, a transitional housing and cultural hub at 80 Julian Ave., closes in on its capital target after a $31.4MM state...

Align Real Estate Wants to Transform Safeway Site in San Francisco's Outer Richmond into 526-Unit Housing Complex
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Align Doubles Down on Outer Richmond Safeway Play, Files Formal Application for 766,000 SQFT Mixed-Use Tower

Developer boosts affordable housing count 60 percent and expands retail footprint as it advances a six-property Bay Area grocery-to-housing pipeline Align Real Estate...

Rendering of Seawall Lot 330 555 Beale
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Strada Files SB 423 Application for 568-Unit Waterfront Tower at 555 Beale, Testing Prop B Height Limits

Developer trims unit count, locks in ministerial review path with $200MM application as Embarcadero project advances toward 2028 construction start Strada Investment Group...

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