San Francisco

88 Bluxome Street aerial overview, rendering by Henning Larsen and SCB

Assembly Bill 2011 Will Streamline Approval for 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco

Plans will be streamlined for the recently filed two-skyscraper development at 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The first application was submitted three months ago, with city staff now determining the project can proceed with Assembly Bill 2011, which allows for by-right approval for eligible housing on commercially-zoned lands. Strada Investment Group is the sponsor and developer.

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445 Ortega Street

Preliminary Project Submittal Extends Plans for Townhomes at 445 Ortega

Early this year development applications were submitted for the demolition and construction of a new development at 445 Ortega Street in San Francisco. Since SF YIMBY’s last update on the site in February, new documents have been filed with the city in the form of a preliminary application that if accepted will freeze planning codes and standards for the site as they are now, regardless of changes made to policy before a full application can be approved.

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400 Bay Street Current Site, image via Google Street View

Hotel Project at 400 Bay Street Gets a Second Chance to be Built

At project located at 400 Bay Street in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood was previously approved for development in 2015. However, the building was never built, and the site has remained vacant. However, a new proposal would piggyback on the previously environmental approvals for the site to bring a new and only slightly modified hotel project to the site.

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