Formal permits have been filed for plans to replace the vacant Empire Theater with housing at 85 West Portal Avenue in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood. The nine-story proposal would add several dozen apartments above ground-floor retail in the heart of the low-slung neighborhood. DM Development is overseeing the application on behalf of the property owner, Empire West Portal LLC.
The San Francisco Planning Department has granted final approval for a 23-story tower at 1965 Market Street. The project team used state law to increase residential capacity and streamline the approval process, securing entitlements for the 201-unit high-rise in less than two years. Keller Grover Properties is the project developer, with the design by RG Architecture.
Plans have been filed for yet another Safeway-to-housing proposal, this time in Marin County. The eight-story proposal, first reported by Richard Halstead for the Marin Independent Journal, aims to create over three hundred residential units at 700 B Street in Downtown San Rafael, but does not include a replacement grocery store. Mill Creek Residential is the project developer.
Planning permits have been filed to convert an historic six-story commercial structure into housing at 901 Market Street in the Mid-Market neighborhood of San Francisco. The project would replace the upper retail and office spaces with 136 dwelling units, while retaining ground-floor shop space. Hudson Pacific Properties is responsible for the application.
Formal permits have been filed for the Seawall Lot 330 redevelopment along San Francisco’s Embarcadero. The proposal now seeks to construct a single full-block structure at 555 Beale Street. with reduced residential capacity, ground-floor retail, and parking. Strada Investment Group is responsible for the application.
