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Golden Pacific Floats 24-Unit Infill Behind Castro Shophouses on Market Street in San Francisco

A seven-story rear addition would replace the backyard of five attached two-story shophouses at 2317-2335 Market Street, delivering 24 apartments a block from...

Rendering of new design for mixed-use conversion on Alexandria Theater site in San Francisco
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Alexandria Theater Advances Toward 83-Unit Mixed-Use Conversion by TimeSpace Group on San Francisco’s Geary Boulevard

New building permits invoke Senate Bill 423 to streamline approval of the eight-story redevelopment, which would preserve historic elements of the 103-year-old Egyptian...

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San Francisco Clears Environmental Review for Major Marina Overhaul and PG&E Sediment Cleanup

Joint effort between Recreation and Park Department and PG&E advances toward spring 2027 construction start with three-year build-out plan The San Francisco Planning...

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Feed the Machine: AI Could Unjam San Francisco’s 280-Day Permitting Nightmare

The city knows its building codes better than anyone. The problem is it takes 280 days to prove it. What if a computer...

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Vanguard Construction Gains Approval for Temporary Concrete Batch Plant at San Francisco’s Pier 94

A portable facility will produce 20,000 cubic yards of concrete to support the Caltrans Highway 101 Hospital Curve resurfacing project in the Port's...

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San Francisco Housing Permits Take a Median 280 Days to Issue, Longest Among Peer Cities

A new policy analysis from the city's Budget and Legislative Analyst lays out data gaps, multi-department bottlenecks, and seven recommendations aimed at streamlining...

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Prologis Submits Application for 8MM SQFT Mixed-Use Redevelopment at San Francisco’s Caltrain Railyards

The logistics real estate giant's proposal for the 20-acre site between Fourth and Seventh streets would include an 850-foot tower, 2,500 homes and...

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Mayor Lurie’s Latest Affordable Housing Play: Kill the Rules That Kill the Projects

Proposed ordinance introduced by Mayor Lurie would exempt nonprofit builders from ground floor commercial mandates, expand temporary use authorizations, and streamline conversion of...

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Emerald Fund Revises One Oak Plans in San Francisco, Expands Market Street Tower to 541 Units

A new environmental addendum clears the way for a significantly larger all-residential tower at 1500-1540 Market Street, as the project sponsor reshapes the...

Rendering of apartment building at 875 Sansome in San Francisco
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N17 Development Clears Environmental Milestone for 8-Story Project at 875 Sansome in San Francisco

The eight-story infill development at 875 Sansome Street moves closer to construction as the project sponsor signs its Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program...

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San Francisco Recovery Fund Acquires Oceanwide Center Site for $60MM, Plans 910-Foot Office Tower

Partnership led by Jay Yang and Dan Kingsley closes on distressed downtown development at 80 percent discount, aims to build near-twin to Salesforce...

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Haitong Wins $100MM Auction for Stalled Oceanwide Center Site in San Francisco

Lender's credit bid clears path for San Francisco Recovery Fund to acquire troubled downtown development project Chinese financial services giant Haitong secured the...

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