Tag Archives: High Rises

S.F.-China development deal falls apart

A $1.7 billion deal between Lennar Corp. and a pair of Chinese government entities to construct 12,500 homes on the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco and a string of high-rises on Treasure Island has collapsed. Sources familiar … Continue reading

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In San Francisco, High-Rises by the Bay

ROUGHLY two decades ago, during an earlier Internet start-up boom, many entrepreneurs and fast-typing coders and engineers set up shop in a still-gritty area of this city: South of Market Street. The young tech crowd rented — and sometimes bought … Continue reading

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Bay Area Poverty: Poor Pushed From San Francisco To Suburbs

SAN FRANCISCO — Close your eyes and think about poverty in America. What does it look like? What space does it occupy? The picture is probably something like this: racial minorities living in crowded inner city slums. That vision may … Continue reading

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