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Fifth Space Lands $200MM From JPMorgan Chase for 342 Units in San Francisco as Middle-Income Fund Debuts
The bank's second infusion into the 29-acre Dogpatch megaproject pairs a construction loan for a 342-unit building with equity in an untested fund,...
San Francisco Cuts Inclusionary Housing Rate to 5%, Exempts Projects Under 24 Units
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 on Tuesday to cut the city’s inclusionary housing requirement from 15 percent to 5 percent...
Muni’s Weekend Ridership Tops Pre-Pandemic Levels, Signaling Downtown San Francisco’s Turn
San Francisco’s transit numbers just cleared a psychological threshold that landlords and civic boosters have been chasing for five years, with weekend Muni...
Bay Area Transit Tax Measure Clinches November Ballot Spot, Setting Up $980MM Funding Fight
Connect Bay Area submitted more than 305,000 signatures for SB 63’s five-county sales tax, but business and taxpayer groups are already mobilizing against...
Osaka Marketplace To Anchor 5,000 SQFT Japanese Grocery And Food Hall In Downtown San Jose
Sakura Market will take over the former MUJI storefront on Paseo de San Antonio, testing whether a hybrid specialty grocer can draw foot...
San José Adopts Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan to Address Growing Wildfire, Flood, and Heat Risks
The City Council-approved plan complements the city’s existing emissions reduction strategy and places vulnerable communities at the center of its adaptation framework. On...
BART Faces Existential Budget Crisis, Warns of Closing 15 Stations and Slashing Service Without Voter-Backed Sales Tax
The transit agency is running a $376 million annual deficit driven by post-pandemic ridership that remains at roughly half of pre-COVID levels, and...
San Francisco Launches Tax Incentive District to Convert Empty Office Towers into 4,400 New Homes
The Downtown Revitalization Financing District is the city’s boldest move yet to address a stubborn vacancy crisis—but with zero completed conversions in four...
San Francisco’s Comeback Investors: Why We’re Betting Big Despite the Risks
Exclusive developer roundtable reveals acquisition strategies, cost challenges, and fears that could derail the city’s recovery The developers and investors actually writing checks...
San Francisco’s “Family Zoning” Faces Make-or-Break Vote as Housing Crisis Deepens
Mayor Lurie’s sweeping rezoning plan promises 82,000 new homes by 2031, but neighborhood battles and affordability concerns threaten to derail the city’s most...
Greg Johnson Joins Multistudio as Managing Director to Lead San Francisco Operations
Multistudio, an employee-owned, nationally recognized architecture and design firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Johnson as Managing Principal of its...
Announcing SPUR’s New CEO
I’m pleased to share that SPUR’s Board of Directors has appointed Sean Elsbernd as the organization’s next President and CEO. Many of you...
