Historic Gate House Gone
PV Staff I’ve worked to save the historic brick buildings at the Potrero Power Station on 23rd Street since 2018 when the site’s developer told me all these buildings would be demolished.…
Development
Rec Park to Pave Parts of Esprit Park
Daniel Idziak After a contentious years-long debate over how best to renovate Esprit Park, the Dogpatch Neighborhood Association, supported by the Potrero Boosters, among others compromised on Plan W, selecting it from…
Potrero Annex-Terrace Redevelopment Continues
Don MacRitchie Last fall Bridge Housing released 2020 Rebuild Potrero Impact Report, which reviews progress redeveloping the Potrero Annex-Terrace housing complex on Potrero Hill’s southside. The “Rebuild Potrero” project was launched in…
New Commercial Real Estate Remains Robust in Potrero Hill and Mission Bay, Older Storefronts Suffering
Bettina Cohen The commercial real estate market in Potrero Hill and Mission Bay has so far been largely immune to COVID-19’s economic disruption. Vacancies remain low, office rents are rising, and tenants…
The Power Station Moves to Construction Phase
Jessica Zimmer Last spring, Mayor London Breed signed legislation approving construction of The Power Station, a 29-acre mixed-use complex located along 23rd Street. The development will have approximately 2,400 residences, six acres…
Islais Creek Planning Process Continues at a Trickle
Michael Iacuessa More than a year after planning efforts began, municipal officials and advocates have determined that the Islais Creek Adaption Strategy should include a comprehensive vision for how the watershed can…
Related California Builds Affordable Housing Alongside Market-Rate Units
Emily Hall Over the past decade and a half Potrero Hill has become denser and more lux. The latest development wave may have started in 2007, when Whole Foods moved into a…
Proposed San Bruno Avenue Development Draws Opposition
A family that’s owned land for four generations at the southern tip of San Bruno Avenue wants to build a seven-story housing development utilizing the state Density Bonus Law to…
Study Examines Possible Improvements to Mission Bay, Showplace Square, and South-of-Market
The San Francisco Planning Department is studying how best to redesign roads, public transit and open space in ways that smooth connections between Showplace Square, Western and Central South-of-Market, and…
Neighborhood Opposition Prompts Recology to Downsize Development Proposal
Following a June community gathering to update neighbors, Recology submitted a project application to the San Francisco Planning Department to develop its 900 Seventh Street truckyard as a Special Use…
Associate Capital Offers Historic Preservation Alternatives to Development Plan
Associate Capital presented alternative Potrero Power Plant development designs to the San Francisco Planning Commission last spring, which included restoring the 300-foot concrete smokestack and adjacent 131-foot Unit 3 control…
Development Threatens Historic Power Plant Buildings
Peter Linenthal, Potrero Hill Archives Project Developer Associate Capital’s preferred plan for the 28-acre Potrero Power Station site, located along 23rd Street, calls for 19 new buildings and demolition of all the early-20th Century historic brick…
Dogpatch and Potrero Hill Residents Unhappy About JUUL’s Presence at Pier 70
Rebekah Moan Dogpatch and Potrero Hill residents, along with their neighborhood associations, are unhappy that vaping company JUUL has leased space at historic Pier 70. The nicotine-supplying e-cigarette maker is occupying 8,000…
Jackson Park to Feature Community Center, Elevated Promenade
Earlier this fall, more than 100 people turned out to view a proposed new design for Jackson Park, which features an elevated promenade around the park, community center with rooftop…
New Student Residences Open at California College of the Arts
Blattner Hall, California College of the Arts’ new 64,000 square foot four-story student residence hall, located at 75 Arkansas Street, began housing scholars last summer. District 10 Supervisor Malia Cohen,…
Rebuild Potrero Progresses
Progress continues on Rebuild Potrero, a decade-long effort to revitalize the Potrero Annex-Terrace housing complexes through a partnership between BRIDGE Housing, San Francisco Housing Authority, and San Francisco Mayor’s Office…
Dogpatch Property Commemorates its Notable Past
A new development complex in Dogpatch pays homage to an early technology pioneer who paved the way for Silicon Valley. The site – 815 Tennessee Street – used to be…
Construction of Crane Cove Park May Begin Next Month
Amidst a chaos of construction that includes the University of California, San Francisco Child, Teen and Family Center/Department of Psychiatry Building to the west, the Chase Center to the north…
Planning Continues for Redevelopment of Potrero Power Plant Site
Plans for the site that used to host the Potrero Power Plant continue to be fleshed-out, with the owners, Associate Capital, soliciting suggestions on how to best develop the parcel.…
Pier 70 Development
In May, City officials, developer Forest City Realty Trust and Dogpatch residents formally launched construction at 28-acre Pier 70, slated for development of housing, waterfront parks, space for artists and…
Construction of 1601 Mariposa Continues
This month, concrete pours and site deliveries will limit street parking near the 1601 Mariposa Street development site. Related California’s construction contractor, Nibbi Brothers, is in the process of installing…
City Finalizes Central Waterfront Plan
Last month, the San Francisco Planning Department released a final version of the Central Waterfront Public Realm Plan, reflecting an 18-month effort to synthesize municipal and neighborhood land use aspirations…
Proposal to Redevelop Kansas Street PDR Building
Jacob Bourne A showroom and retail building located at 300 Kansas Street, on Potrero Hill’s northern end, may be transformed into a modern structure, if a preliminary proposal moves forward. Developer Group…
Mission Rock Development Continues to Roll
The San Francisco Planning Commission’s October approval may not have been the fall victory San Francisco Giants fans would’ve liked, but it’s a solid leadoff single for the team’s plans…
Former Potrero Power Plant Site to Reemerge as Mixed-Use Development
The Potrero Power Plant, located on the Central Waterfront, and its predecessors supplied San Francisco with electricity from 1890 until the facility’s 2011 closure. Since then, the site has been…
