376 Castro – When will the Arco close?
The north-west corner of Castro and Market streets is currently occupied by an Arco gas station, that also seems to advertise a lot of other random things including virus checking your computer. However, as many people are already aware, plans are well underway to replace the gas station with a mixe[...]
Millwheel North – Update
Construction is underway at Millwheel North, with delivery estimated for 2014. We've updated our building information page with information we just picked up that confirms the number of homes being built, as well as breaking out the homes by number of bedroom and estimated square footages. Tak[...]
SF Overlook Update
Forest Knolls is home to the controversial project San Francisco Overlook, a new condo development situated in a neighborhood that is almost exclusively single family homes. Neighborhood opposition to the project has been vocal, and the draft EIR was released last year. The Proposed San Francisco[...]
300 Cornwall
300 Cornwall is in the Inner Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco. The location will soon be home to six luxury condominium homes, but was once home to an automotive repair shop. 300 Cornwall - between California St. and Cornwall St. at 4th Ave. in the Inner Richmond The south side of the d[...]
2299 Market St. – A Harsh Alarm Clock?
2299 Market St. continues to rise in The Castro neighborhood. Formerly the site of a Methodist church, the lot sat vacant for 31 years until construction began in 2012 on 18 new condominium homes. Below is a picture I took of the condo development a few days ago. The picture was taken from Noe St., [...]
The Marlow
The Marlow. Also known as 1800 Van Ness Avenue, and known to the planning department as 1800 Van Ness or 1754 Clay St., the Marlow sits in Nob Hill at the intersection of - you guessed it - Van Ness Avenue and Clay Street. The Washingtonian at 1840 Washington is the closest "new" development, and [...]
3.4 Acres of New Housing to Grow in SOMA
350 8th St. went before the planning commission last week on December 6. The project was approved by the planning commission by a vote of 5 in favor, none opposed. Opponents of the 350 8th St. development have 30 days to appeal to the Board of Supervisors. Click any image below for a slideshow [...]
Transbay Construction Update
If you live in the Yerba Buena, South Beach, or SOMA neighborhood I'd suggest signing up for the weekly email newsletter put out by the Transbay construction authority. It provides a great overview of week by week construction activities, including what activities are taking place on a 24 hour basis[...]
Millennium Tower Almost Sold Out
I predicted that Millennium Tower would sell out this year, and it looks like I was pretty close to being accurate. I got an email from the sales office this morning that they have only 40 homes remaining, from a total of about 419. 40 Homes Remain at Millennium Tower. Image Source: Millennium [...]
Tower 2 Concrete Pour
I was out and about collecting video for a different project about the streets of San Francisco when I stumbled across a big concrete pour (injection?) at what will soon be Tower 2 of 1 Rincon Hill. While they picked a pretty good time/day to block off streets from a traffic perspective, it seems[...]


