“Restaurants on the chopping block this week include a traditional Japanese restaurant seating 70 in Japantown, with an owner who’d like to retire and leave the country.”
For Sale: Unmask Mystery Restaurants on the Market [Eater]
“The spot used to have a very different past – think separate door to the bar before ladies were allowed, a speakeasy downstairs, or rooms upstairs for, uh, working girls.”
Then & Now: One of San Francisco’s Oldest Seafood Restaurants [Curbed]
“The sale of the property near First and Mission streets was expected to bring in close to $192 million including interest.”
Transbay Tower land sale to developer completed [Ex]
“The developer, Millennium Partners, proposes to remodel a historic building at Third and Mission streets and build a new 550-foot tower on what is now a vacant plot adjacent to the Contemporary Jewish Museum. “
Mexican Museum receives key approval for new building [Ex] [Biz Times] [Chron]
“It tells us that just 85 permits for new building construction were issued (down from 123 the previous year), 2,548 new units of housing (largely in Mission Bay, with -10 units downtown) and a whopping 359,248 sf of new commercial space (concentrated downtown) were permitted”
The S.F. Planning Department Issues Its Annual Report [Curbed]
“Apparently the clouds have lifted, because the city’s been cranking out Environmental Reviews over at the Planning Department. We thought we’d take a minute to check on some of the projects that are cookin’ in the oven.”
Behold, the City’s Upcoming Developments Waiting to Break Ground [Curbed]
“I can hear drunk people come out of restaurants. 9,000 people applauding at 11:30 at night and they’re telling me it’s not going to disturb me?”
Concert Plans Hit Sour Note With San Francisco Telegraph Hill Residents [CBS5]
“To be frank, there is something very malodorous about the cozy relationship between the mayor, city planners and the Warriors and their partners.”
Warriors’ S.F. arena targets wrong site [Chron]
Former Building Inspection Commission president Mel Murphy hopes to “remodel” his home from 854-square feet to 5,139 square feet.
City Rules “Remodeling” 850-Square-Foot House to 5,139 Square Feet Is A-Okay [Weekly]
“The quirky art installation — couches, beds and at least one bathtub appearing to exit the windows of a long-empty hotel building at Sixth and Howard streets — would be removed under a city plan to redevelop the site into a $18.8 million affordable-housing project that is finally moving forward.”
Low-income housing project moving forward at site of iconic “Defenestration” [Ex]
“The undulating exterior of the future Transbay Transit Center will likely not be the originally planned glass because of safety concerns, but officials say a metal skin could contain a math- or science-based pattern that would make it educational for visitors.”
Transbay Transit Center design changes needed for cost, safety [Ex]
Our other headline roundups:
Your City Hall Headlines For March 25, 2013: D3$, Rose Pak, Garbage Rate Hike
Your Crime Headlines For March 25, 2013: Sidewalk Cyclist, Bat Attack, Drunk Moped Riders
Your SF Business Headlines For March 25, 2013: Nevius Loses Job (On Radio), Twitter’s Birthday, AT&T Says They’re Improving
Your SF Schools Headlines For March 25, 2013: Skipping The Pledge, “Precision Medicine,” CCSF’s Summer School
Your Transit Headlines For March 25, 2013: Streetcars To Fort Mason, Parking Plan Rage, High Speed Rail Oversight
Your Less Easily Categorized Headlines For March 25, 2013: Shirtless Dude With A Sofa, Downtown Flower Vendor, Personal Space
