Permits and Zoning

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (323+ words) San Bruno City Council members have expressed interest in prohibiting new smoke shops from opening downtown, while also floating the idea of giving existing smoke shops a grace period before they would have to close. The discussion is part of…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (952+ words) The need for low-rise suburban office parks of the 1970s and 1980s like that on Clearview Way is, like the Xerox machine itself, diminishing in quaint commuter Peninsula towns. Cities are under increasing pressure to meet state housing mandates and address the…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (423+ words) HQ Group has filed plans to replace San Francisco Federal Credit Union's Fillmore headquarters with 105 apartments and a smaller bank branch....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (331+ words) By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on September 30, 2026 Preliminary permits have been filed for an eight-story apartment complex at 770 Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. The project would add over a hundred apartments to a corner lot currently occupied by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (253+ words) The Chronicle reported that BXP executive Aaron Fenton identified roughly 9 million square feet of tenant demand in the market, driven largely by fast-growing AI companies. Executive Alex Weinberg said the extension gives BXP more time to market the project and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (155+ words) The gutted structure was demolished in 2024, and the site became vacant. The current proposal calls for two four-bedroom apartments and a two-bedroom ADU. The proposal also includes an ADU. San Francisco Planning Department rules exempt ADU projects from mandatory neighbor…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (316+ words) A proposal seeking permits for 1667 14th Street in West Oakland's Prescott neighborhood calls for a six-unit residential complex, with four primary three-bedroom apartments alongside two one-bedroom accessory dwelling units housed in an attached backyard duplex, replacing a single-story commercial building that…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (314+ words) Empty storefronts along Park and Webster Streets could be affected by a zoning overhaul heading to Alameda's Planning Board on Monday. The proposed changes concern how the city approves commercial uses, according to a post from the City of Alameda's…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (240+ words) A separate filing covers 170 Meyer Lane, described as a five-story mixed-use project with 174 apartments and a podium garage, the report notes. Taken together, the new filings signal that market-rate and mixed-income phases are now catching up to the affordable housing…...