Housing
Presidio Plans Its First New Housing in 20 Years
Brand New, Housing, San Francisco For the first time in two decades, San Francisco’s Presidio is building brand-new homes, a 196-unit apartment complex that marks a major step in the park’s long-term vision to stay self-sufficient and welcoming to everyone. The new Letterman Residential Project will rise on 4.6 acres near Lincoln Blvd. and Girard Rd., more...
SF’s Secret Garden Oasis, Kapwa Gardens, Closing After 5 Years
Downtown San Francisco, Goodbye, Housing After five years of serving as a vibrant outdoor gathering space in the heart of SoMa, San Francisco’s Kapwa Gardens is officially shutting down at the end of the month. Tucked into a transformed parking lot at 967 Mission Street, the Filipino-led garden opened in 2021 as a response to the more...
Here’s What SF’s Potrero Yard Will Look Like After Big Makeover
Bay Area Updates, Housing, San Francisco, Transportation The Potrero Yard Modernization Project (located between Bryant & 17th and Mariposa & Hampshire) plans to replace the 100-year-old bus yard with a modern bus facility. The Potrero Yard Modernization Project is a new four-story state-of-the-art bus maintenance and storage facility that integrates new affordable housing and retail spaces. As the more...
SF’s Central Freeway Might Be Torn Down
Bay Area Updates, Housing, New Parks, San Francisco, Transportation San Francisco’s Central Freeway (the stub of 101 that runs from the 280 to Octavia over Division Street) might get torn down and replaced with a park. Vision Blvd is a grassroots San Francisco campaign, calling for the complete removal of the Central Freeway and replace it with abundant new housing, more...
SF Mall Poised to Become New Neighborhood w/ Parks & Housing
Bay Area Updates, Housing, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria Mall is poised for a massive transformation. San Francisco’s Planning Commission unanimously approved the plans to redevelop the shopping center, located at 3251 20th Ave., to revamp the underutilized parking lots into 6 acres of new parks, plus more...
60 Tiny Homes Open at SF’s 16th Street BART Plaza
Brand New, Getting Help, Housing, San Francisco San Francisco has just opened its latest temporary shelter program, the Mission Cabins, which will provide 60 cabins for people experiencing homelessness at 1979 Mission Street. A closed chain store parking lot in the Mission District was chosen as the site for the new Tiny Home community. The project, modeled more...
SF’s 40-Year-Old Fillmore Safeway is Shutting Down
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, Housing, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the unfortunate news that San Francisco is losing a much-needed grocery store. The Fillmore District’s Safeway, which has served the neighborhood for the past 40 years, located at 1335 Webster St., is set to close in March 2024. It’s one of the only major more...
In San Francisco, a $104,400 Salary Can Still Mean ‘Low-Income’
Bay Area Updates, Housing, San Francisco Thanks to the San Francisco Examiner for letting us know about how earning six figures can still mean you’re “low income.” Picture this, you’re earning a decent salary of $104,400 annually. You’d think that’s quite a comfortable income, right? Well, not in SF. According to the California Department of Housing and more...
100+ Units of “Affordable” Housing Coming to Civic Center in 2025
Brand New, Causes, Housing, San Francisco Mayor London Breed Celebrates Groundbreaking Of 112 Unit Affordable Housing Development Across From City Hall The Kelsey Civic Center will provide affordable homes and supportive services for San Franciscans of diverse abilities, incomes, and backgrounds San Francisco, CA — On June 8, 2023, Mayor London N. Breed and representatives from the California more...
This is SF’s $600 Million Plan to Cut Homelessness by 50%
Bay Area Updates, Housing, San Francisco By Joe Dworetzky Bay City News In June 2022, a newly enacted city ordinance announced: “It shall be the policy of the City to offer to every person experiencing homelessness in San Francisco a safe place to sleep.” Last Friday, less than a year later, the mayor announced a five-year strategic plan more...
S.F.’s Empty Offices Could Hold 11,000 New Homes
Bay Area Updates, Housing Thanks to San Francisco Chronicle for sharing the news that the city’s empty office buildings could be converted to new homes. San Francisco has thousands of empty office buildings that could be converted into housing, according to a new report. The report, released by the policy research group SPUR and the more...
This is What Haight’s Old McDonald’s Will Look Like
Housing, San Francisco Thanks to SFist for the tip-off that San Francisco’s former McDonald’s on Haight Street, located at 730 Stanyan, will be an 8-story mixed-use building with affordable housing. The site has sat vacant and has been used for temporary activities intended to serve the community. The current design for the building features more...
Oakland’s New “Tiny Home” Cabin Community Opens
Brand New, Getting Help, Housing, Oakland Oakland opened a new cabin community this week to temporarily house unhoused residents, particularly in the Wood Street area where scores of people were living under freeway overpasses. The location of the new cabin community is 2601 Wood St., where there will be housing for up to 100 people. The more...
SF Signs Ambitious Plan to Add 82,000 New Homes in 8 Years
Housing, San Francisco Today Mayor London N. Breed signed San Francisco’s Housing Element, which sets out a plan for the City to create over 82,000 new homes in the next eight years. The Housing Element was approved by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting today, and now is being transmitted to the California Department more...
SF’s Largest Permanent Supportive Housing Just Opened
Brand New, Getting Help, Housing, San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed recently joined federal and local government leaders and community partners for the grand opening of 1064 Mission Street, a new Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) development serving adults exiting homelessness. With a total of 256 studio apartments, 1064 Mission is San Francisco’s largest PSH site. 153 apartments more...
