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.
City officials and the project team recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of 78 Haight Street in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley. The seven-story affordable housing project has added 64 units to a parcel along the former Central Freeway corridor, demolished after the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is the project’s developer, and Guzman Construction Group and Suffolk formed a joint venture to oversee construction.
Plans have been published for a potential duplex at 167 Coleridge Street in Bernal Heights, San Francisco. The proposal looks to replace a much-disparaged single-family house, the listing for which gathered public attention courtesy of an article published in the San Francisco Standard. F2 Design is the project architect and developer, filing through ELE Development LLC.
Updated plans have been filed for a small residential development at 886 Union Street in Russian Hill, San Francisco. The proposal would replace a single-story garage behind an existing apartment building with a four-story duplex. Robert Gilson of Gentle Sky LLC is responsible for the application and filing on behalf of the property owner, TJH Construction.
New renderings have been published for an eight-story apartment complex at 230 Anza Street in San Francisco’s Lone Mountain neighborhood. The proposal helps illustrate the effects of the 2025-approved San Francisco Family Zoning Plan, which allows for denser residential development on narrow parcels across the city. Krystal Dong of Oakland-based Ivy Hills LLC is listed as the property owner.
