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321 Florida Street with Bay Windows shown off, design by Handel Architects

Permit Activity For 321 Florida Street, San Francisco

Recent permit activity has been spotted for a previously dormant nine-story proposal at 321 Florida Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The application is now being pursued by a joint venture with DM Development and Thompson Builders. The filings come in the wake of reporting by J.K. Dineen for the San Francisco Chronicle that the project team hopes to start construction as early as this Fall.

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38 8th Street establishing view, rendering by Handel Architects

40-Story Skyscraper Proposed Near Civic Center, San Francisco

Initial permits have been filed for a potential 40-story mixed-use skyscraper at 38 8th Street in San Francisco’s Mid-Market District. The high-rise proposal would replace a surface parking lot at the corner of 8th Street and Stevenson with nearly three hundred apartments across from the Civic Center neighborhood. Manna Capital is the project developer, filing on behalf of the property owner, Napa County-based Aslanian 2006 Revocable Trust.

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85 West Portal Avenue establishing view, rendering by Handel Architects

Formal Application For Empire Theater Redevelopment in West Portal, San Francisco

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.

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Empire Theater circa 1975, image via SF Planning Department

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

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.

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