San Francisco high-rise upsized despite new housing limits – The San Francisco Standard
Despite opposition from some local residents and policymakers to high-rise development in San Francisco’s Northern Waterfront, developers are seeking to make a new housing project in the area even larger than they originally planned. Last month, when Supervisor Aaron Peskin laid out the reasons behind his proposal to limit density in several historic neighborhoods in his district, he cited a…
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San Francisco housing bond lead widens as votes counted | Politics – San Francisco Examiner
Examiner Illustration Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story ran on March 6 to reflect the ballots counted on Election Day. It’s going to be continually updated as The City continues tallying votes. San Francisco voters approved $300 million affordable-housing bond measure. Ex // Top Stories Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin and Supervisor Dean Preston rally alongside a group…
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San Francisco Voters Pass Affordable Housing Bonds, Conversion Tax Exemption – Bisnow
After a week of tallying election results, Propositions A and C, both aimed at improving the city’s housing stock, have been approved by San Francisco voters, per the San Francisco Chronicle. Proposition A, a measure to enable the city to issue bonds to build more affordable housing, passed with 70% of voters approving the measure. Prop A enjoyed broad support…
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Align appears to ditch “floating cube” highrise in SF’s SoMa – The Real Deal
Plans by Align Real Estate to top a 65-story highrise with a “floating cube” over San Francisco may be stuck at the bottom of the glass. The locally based firm, led by Jason Chadorchi, appears to have paused its proposed 711-unit apartment tower at 620 Folsom Street, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. As of last fall, the city’s Planning Department…
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