Category: Buildings

While the Green Development Agreement idea appears all but dead, the folks at Fifield are in the process of installing irrigation and preparing their 399 Fremont Street property for the interim use as a native California wildflower meadow. From their June 2010 information leading up to the renewal hearing for their development entitlement, here is… Keep reading

You already know this if you read the Rincon Hill Neighborhood Association page on Facebook. Last Thursday, the Planning Commission decided to reschedule the hearing for the 45 Lansing Street development to Thursday, April 14th. The Commission now begins their meetings at Noon, fyi. You can read a summary and find a link to a… Keep reading

I just spoke with Linda Avery, the Planning Commission’s Secretary, and she has also heard that 45 Lansing Street’s agenda item will LIKELY (I interpret this as 99.999%, but it still isn’t for sure) be continued to another meeting … possibly April 14, 2011. Only the Planning Commission meeting that starts at 1:30 p.m. on… Keep reading

3/16/2011 UPDATE: I just spoke with Linda Avery, the Planning Commission’s Secretary, and she has also heard that 45 Lansing Street’s agenda item will LIKELY (I interpret this as 99.999%, but it still isn’t for sure) be continued to another meeting … possibly April 14, 2011. Only the Planning Commission meeting that starts at 1:30… Keep reading

Sorry, I couldn’t resist on the title … From my good friend Spencer at Chase PR: Jeff Lewis, star of BRAVO’s “Flipping Out,” and Yigit Pura, executive pastry chef at San Francisco’s Taste Catering & Event Planning and winner of BRAVO’s “Top Chef Just Desserts,” enjoyed jaw-dropping panoramic views from a 60th floor penthouse at… Keep reading

If you’re interested, the Planning Commission Agenda has a couple of items of interest to Rincon Hill residents at Thursday’s meeting. First off, final approval of the environmental impact report and other approvals to demolish an existing 4-story office/retail building at 350 Mission Street (opposite corner from Transbay Transit Center’s planned grand entry point along… Keep reading

Thanks to Adam at Socketsite for the link to the Business Times story about the 45 Lansing Street being in contract for sale from Turnberry to Keep reading

There are a couple of properties located within the Rincon Hill neighborhood that are on the Planning Commission’s agenda for this Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 1:30pm in City Hall’s Room 400. Any neighbors interested in making comments should write the Commissioners or show up at the Commission’s meeting. I’m afraid I will be out… Keep reading

The supportive housing project planned for Folsom at Essex gets some ink in today’s San Francisco Examiner. As noted earlier this week, the Transbay CAC will consider approving the design of the building for Block 11a tomorrow, April 29th at a off-cycle meeting at 5:30pm at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2nd floor… Keep reading