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San Francisco Supervisors Pass TIC Condo Conversion Expansion

on Jun 12 2013 - 12:31pm

June 11, 2013 • Posted by Laird Harrison Alex Emslie reports that as expected, the version of the TIC condo conversion ordinance backed by Supervisor David Chiu was initially approved by the Board of Supervisors, and that the version backed by Supervisor Mark Farrell failed. More on the vote from the Chronicle, which makes the point that the eight votes in favor are enough to override a mayoral veto, though Ed Lee has not said yet whether he will sign the legislation into law. The board still has to give its final approval, which is expected. http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/06/11/san-francisco-supervisors-vote-...

CREAA Bay Area Home Buyer and Investor Expo

on Jun 10 2013 - 6:47pm

Creating a path to homeownership and building wealth through real estate. Saturday June 22,2013 11:00am - 4:00 pm at St. Anne of the Sunset 1300 Block of Funston (between Judah and Irving) Free Admission Information on homes for sale in the Bay Area. Seminars in Chinese and English. Get the information you need to be an informed buyer. For more info visit www.creaausa.org

What's Getting Built at Broadway and Sansome?

on Jun 3 2013 - 1:34pm

by Alex Bevk SF Curbed Original posting can be seen at: http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/30/whats_getting_built_at_broadway... From the Curbed inbox: "Any info on the heavy construction on Broadway between Sansome and Battery? Looks like a new office building in the works. For years this corner has been a vacant lot." Our reader is right, this lot has been vacant for a long time. But it's not an office building set to go up—instead, the lot is being developed by the Chinatown CDC as affordable housing designed by Daniel Solomon. The lot was a former part of the ramps to the Embarcadero Freeway. It's sat vacant ever since that was torn down in 1991. Back in 2006, the Mayor's Office of Housing sold the parcel to the Redevelopment Agency, and the Chinatown CDC project was approved in 2010. The dissolution of the RA was probably what held the project back, but it looks like construction is starting to get underway. The 100% affordable housing project includes a new eight-story...

Checking in on BMR Units Coming to 1600 Market Street

on May 23 2013 - 12:55pm

Checking in on BMR Units Coming to 1600 Market Street Tuesday, May 21, 2013, by Michael Conrad http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/21/checking_in_on_bmr_units_coming... While not nearly as alluring as previous designs for this 5,200 sq. ft. parcel near the corner of Market and Franklin streets, 1600 Market has risen to its full height and general shape. The Hayes Valley project will feature 24 below market rate units (satisfying requirements for the also under construction 1960 Market Street) and over 3,600 sq. ft. of retail. No parking will be built for this property, as it's adjacent to Muni's Market Street subway tunnel and several bus lines. Completion of the building is expected later this year, and there's no word yet on pricing.

Vanishing City- Cover Story in the SF Bay Guardian

on May 22 2013 - 10:52am

Vanishing City Up against intense market pressure, longtime residents and community projects fade from SF 05.21.13 - 8:34 pm | Rebecca Bowe | rebecca@sfbg.com http://www.sfbg.com/2013/05/21/vanishing-city?page=0,4 On a recent Tuesday night, some of the city's most influential developers, architects, and land-use lawyers gathered in a conference room at the ritzy W Hotel for a panel discussion, titled, "San Francisco's Housing Crisis: Can the Tech Boom Help Us?" It was a provocative question by any measure, but equally intriguing was the lack of even a hint of objection to the dead-serious framing of increasing unaffordability as a "crisis." Even among well-heeled property brokers at the event, which was hosted by San Francisco Magazine and the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, there appears to be universal acceptance that the city stands at a crossroads. "The question asks itself: Who gets to live in San Francisco?" Tim Colen, HAC's executive director, stated by way of...