Monthly Archives: September 2014

Transbay Transit Center’s future in doubt after deal falls apart

An agreement between San Francisco officials and downtown developers over a proposed tax district collapsed this week, throwing into jeopardy the future of the Transbay Transit Center, the extension of Caltrain downtown and the construction of half a dozen skyscrapers, … Continue reading

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San Francisco Real Estate Developer Tired of 3-Piece Suit, Creates "Suitsy"

San Francisco real estate developer Jesse Herzog has invented the look of a three-piece-suit into a comfy “onsie” for the man who just doesn’t want to have to deal with the hassle of actually getting dressed. Introducing the “Suitsy.” It’s … Continue reading

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Will Artists Be Squeezed Out of the Bay Area?

September 16, 2014 Charith Premawardhana has had enough of San Francisco. After 10 years in the Bay Area he has decided to move on — for a variety of reasons and some very personal, but not least because finding a … Continue reading

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Fire sweeps Habitat for Humanity site

A three-alarm fire at a Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco construction site destroyed a home and damaged two others in San Francisco’s Oceanview neighborhood late Friday night. The blaze occurred around 11 p.m. Friday at the construction site on … Continue reading

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Demand for S.F. commercial property is through the roof

This month Paramount Group, the New York real estate investment trust that owns One Market Plaza, sold 50 Beale Street, a 660,000-square-foot skyscraper south of Market, to New York’s Rockefeller Group for $395 million. In the same week, Columbia Property … Continue reading

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