San Francisco

Permits Filed For 153 Townsend Street In China Basin, San Francisco

Permits are filed for an expansion of office space at 153 Townsend Street in China Basin, located just out of downtown San Francisco. The permit calls for the interior renovation of the structure. Plans are for the replacement of parking levels on the third and fourth floors of the building. These parking levels with be replaced with office space. With the renovation, a total of 198 parking spaces will be removed, while 170 remain.

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Permits Filed For 2390 Chestnut Street In Cow Hollow, San Francisco

Permits have been filed for the residential expansion of 2390 Chestnut Street in the neighborhood of Cow Hollow in the Marina District, San Francisco. The permit calls for the interior renovation of the structure along with six additional dwelling units, increasing the density of the structure. The apartments will replace what is currently used as storage and garage space.

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San Francisco Skyline, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Biggest Little Permits Report: 128 New Units Across the Bay

This week’s big little permits take away is its uptick in ADU filings. Even with Indigenous Peoples’ holiday providing a lull on Monday, planners picked up the pace for the rest of the week. This article covers over 128 new units of apartments and ADUs across the Bay Area plus Sacramento, as well as twenty-one single-family houses. Our map shows how widespread the permits were across the city of San Francisco, no more than a few in any one neighborhood. Some unusual and significant little permits include a large wine storage building in Santa Clara County and additional classrooms filed for the Athenian School in Danville.

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Herz Recreation Center, design by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Herz Recreation Center for Related and Mercy’s Development Goes through Civic Design Review

A planned new hub is under review for a corner of John McLaren Park at Sunnydale, by the southern edge of San Francisco. Recent plans were put in front of the civic design review committee for the community center adjoining a residential development, the Herz Recreation Center Project. It is a nearly twelve thousand square foot destination for exercise, meetings, and various events. The city’s Park Department is developing the project in concert with Mercy Housing and Related California.

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