Western Addition

Freedom West inner street scape, rendering by DLR Group

Meeting Tomorrow For Freedom West 2.0, San Francisco

5:30 am on February 11, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans tonight for the massive Freedom West 2.0 master plan. The city has published the Draft Environmental Impact Report, which provides insight into the proposal to replace an existing affordable housing neighborhood with more than two thousand apartments, including replacement units for existing residents. MacFarlane Partners is the project applicant, working with Avanath Capital Management.

2083 Ellis Street north and south facade elevations, illustration by Topetcher Architecture

Updated Proposal For 2083 Ellis Street in Western Addition, San Francisco

5:30 am on October 13, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Revised plans have surfaced for the residential infill at 2083 Ellis Street in San Francisco’s Western Addition district. Several elements of the project have changed, including an extra floor, two fewer units, and clarification that the existing Victorian-era home will be adaptively reused during development. John Stricklin of NOPA Heights Partners LLC is responsible for the application.

618 Octavia Street, rendering by Handel Architects

New Building Permits Filed for 618 Octavia Street, Western Addition, San Francisco

5:00 am on October 10, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits, and new renderings have been revealed for the eight-story mixed-use infill proposed for 618 Octavia Street in Western Addition, San Francisco. The plans will create 40 new homes, including affordable replacement units for residents in the existing fourplex. March Capital Fund is responsible for the application.

New East Plaza aerial perspective, illustration by Mithun, Multistudio

Illustrations for New Plaza East at 1300 Buchanan Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 1, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Plans have been filed for the redevelopment of Plaza East, a 3.6-acre public housing project in San Francisco’s Western Addition. The proposal includes replacement housing for the existing 193 apartments as part of the 755-unit master vision. Strada Investment Group, McCormack Baron Salazar, and Without Walls are jointly responsible for the development.

714 Steiner Street with San Francisco in the background, photo by Rob Jordan

Famed San Francisco Painted Lady Hits the Market for $3.55 Million

5:30 am on June 4, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The Pink Painted Lady on Postcard Row has hit the market again. 714 Steiner Street was purchased by Leah Culver, a senior Twitter engineer in January of 2020. Culver shared her efforts to renovate the project on social media, along with approved permits to restore the project with design by David Armour Architecture. Now, the San Francisco landmark is on the market again for $3.55 million, the same price it sold for over two years ago.

945 Scott Street, image via Google Street View

Meeting Requested for 945 Scott Street, Western Addition, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 16, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

A project review meeting has been requested to review plans for a vacant portion of the lot with a four-story residential development at 945 Scott Street in the Western Addition, San Francisco. Plans were initially filed in 2018 to build two units on half of the lot. The applicant is considering at least six new units, including affordable housing. Studio 12 Architecture, a local design firm, is responsible for the application.

Plans Filed for 618 Octavia Street, Western Addition, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 18, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed for an eight-story residential infill at 618 Octavia Street, within San Francisco’s Western Addition neighborhood. The project will replace a four-unit apartment complex with 40 new homes, including replacement apartments for the current residents. March Capital Fund is sponsoring the development.

1336 Post Street Target with proposed awning improvements along Post Street

Target Store Considered for 1336 Post Street, Western Addition, San Francisco

5:00 am on April 21, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The Target Corporation has requested a project review meeting to consider a new retail location in an existing mixed-use building at 1336 Post Street in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco. If built, the new Target would span 34,600 square feet, a significant footprint but is just a third of Target’s typical stores. Given the exploratory condition of the proposal, it is too early to speculate about the broader implications of the project review meeting request.

807 Franklin Street east elevation from Franklin Street, rendering by Kerman Morris Architects

Victorian Home Moved, Renderings Revealed for 807 Franklin Street, Western Addition, San Francisco

5:00 am on February 22, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A 139-year old Victorian Home, named the Englander House, has been cleared from the parcel at 807 Franklin Street for a proposed eight-story infill. The ornate building has been transported half a mile to a new location at 635 Fulton Street, staying in the Western Addition neighborhood of San Francisco. Brown and Company are the property owners.

The Seven Sisters pictured on a rainy Friday afternoon, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Permits Filed to Rehabilitate A Painted Lady from the Seven Sisters, Western Addition, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 13, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

A planning application has been filed for the rehabilitation of 714 Steiner Street, one of the iconic Seven Sisters along Alamo Square in the Western Addition neighborhood in San Francisco. The filing describes eight different alterations to make the two units habitable. While there is no proposed alteration to the front facade, there will be changes to the ground-level entrance, rooftop, and back. David Armour Architecture is responsible for the design, with historical consultation by Architecture + History LLC.

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