As the city’s rents continue to climb and landlords refuse to renew leases or engage in frivolous evictions in hopes of raising their rents for new tenants, it’s becoming harder and harder for renters in the Richmond District to hold… Continue Reading
It looks like the House of Flowers on Geary will finally have a next door neighbor. Reader Ben L. told us about a new development coming up at 6044 Geary near 25th Avenue, in what to date has been an… Continue Reading
Ears still ringing from Outside Lands? Here are some local links to bring you down: Earlier this year, Safeway and Albertsons completed their merger. Still pending were the remodel plans for the La Playa Safeway near Ocean Beach. We learned… Continue Reading
The proposed mixed-use development at 301 25th Avenue Socketsite reported yesterday that the 76 gas station at the corner of 25th and California (301 25th Avenue) is slated to be replaced by a new development of “three four-story buildings, each… Continue Reading
The 4-Star Theater at Clement and 23rd Avenue In another sign of the ever-present housing crisis and land grab, the property which has been home to the 4-Star Theater since 1913 is now up for sale for $2.8 million. The… Continue Reading
We got the most recent newsletter from the Western Neighborhoods Project which had a fascinating tidbit in it. Back in the 1940’s, the Morris family was in talks with architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design their new Sea Cliff home… Continue Reading
A rendering of the new development coming to 3038 Clement Always-on-top-of-it development blog Socketsite posted an update yesterday on the condominium project at 3038 Clement Street near 32nd Avenue. As they reported back in November 2012, the property that the… Continue Reading
The Alexandria Theater has finally been sold. We spoke this week with Jessica Zhao, a representative for the new ownership group that purchased the aging theater property. The sale of the Alexandria Theater, which also includes the back parking lot… Continue Reading