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Empire Theater circa 1975, image via SF Planning Department

Residential Redevelopment Revealed For Empire Theater in West Portal, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 6, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for the demolition of the vacant Empire Theater at 85 West Portal Avenue in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood. The building has been vacant since Cinemark closed the location in February 2021, with plans to replace it with a nine-story apartment complex with ground-floor retail. Jesse Appleton, co-managing member of Empire West Portal, LLC, is listed as the property owner and applicant.

360 5th Street establishing view, rendering by Handel Architects

New Building Permits Filed For 360 5th Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 3, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for a 21-story residential tower at 360 5th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The application shows plans have slightly increased since preliminary permits were filed earlier this year, including an additional floor and 14 more units. Novato-based Thompson Builders is the project developer.

360 5th Street aerial view, rendering by Handel Architects

Increased Plans For 20-Story Tower at 360 5th Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 14, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for a 20-story apartment tower at 360 5th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal could replace the foundation of an abandoned construction project that paused in early 2020 while more than doubling the potential height and residential capacity from the initial entitlements. Novato-based Thompson Builders is responsible for the application.

325 Fremont Street, rendering by Handel Architects

Site Of 25-Story Proposal For Sale in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on July 20, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The vacant parcel at 325 Fremont Street has been listed for sale at $15 million in SoMa, San Francisco. The small 0.15-acre property was previously approved eight years ago for a 25-story residential tower with over a hundred units. Z&L Properties was responsible for the application and is listed as the property owner.

3700 California Street, aerial view rendering of design by BDE Architecture and Handel Architects

Environmental Review Available for 3700 California Street in Presidio Heights, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 22, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

An updated Final Environmental Impact Report has been published for a sprawling urban redevelopment of the former California Pacific Medical Center campus at 3700 California Street in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights. The proposal looks to add nearly five hundred apartments across three blocks and over a dozen separate buildings. Prado Group is responsible for the application.

Updates To 360 5th Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on January 29, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Updated permits have been filed for the now-foreclosed project at 342-360 5th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The parcel has been a stalled pit in the ground since LEAP Development excavated the site in 2019. Paul Thompson of Novato-based Thompson Builders is now responsible for the application.

1320 Washington Street, rendering of design by Handel Architects

Approval Extension Request for 1320 Washington Street in Nob Hill, San Francisco

5:00 am on December 3, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The extension request has been filed for entitlement approval of the six-story residential application at 1320 Washington Street in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood. The proposal aims to replace a two-story public garage with a mid-rise apartment complex. Urban Land Development is responsible for the plans.

955 Sansome Street pedestrian view along Vallejo Street, rendering by Handel Architects

Tower Grows In Face of Opposition on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 24, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Some residents have never been happy with plans for 955 Sansome Street, starting with the preliminary seven-story application in 2021 for the corner lot by Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. Since then, three iterations have gone through the planning department, steadily growing to ten floors, then sixteen, and now 24 floors tall. The project application states that the proposal “aspires to restore and revitalize an underutilized site while providing much needed higher density housing for the city.”

955 Sansome Street pedestrian view from Vallejo Street, rendering by Handel Architects

Taller Plans for 955 Sansome Street, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 6, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Increased plans have been filed for a 16-story apartment complex at 955 Sansome Street on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco. The updated plan has grown six floors above the last proposal by the same developer, this time increasing residential capacity to 102 apartments. Aralon Properties is responsible for the application.

531 Bryant Street street view, rendering courtesy Handel Architects

Facade Installation Underway for 531 Bryant Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on July 6, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for the new six-story office infill at 531 Bryant Street in SoMa, San Francisco. With concrete reaching its peak, the first pieces of the facade can be spotted wrapped around the second floor. The project is being developed by Urban Land Development with financing from Washington Capital.

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