Category Archives: community services
SoMa-based architects honored for affordable housing design
Bob Herman and Susie Coliver, principals of Herman Coliver Locus Architecture, will be honored at Episcopal Community Services’ Annual Awards Luncheon for their work designing affordable housing which contributes to the health and humanity of our community.
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St. Joseph’s renovation faces Historic Preservation hearing on February 1
Chris Foley and the Polaris Group will be going before the Historic Preservation Commission on February 1 to present their plans for the renovation and adaptive reuse of St. Joseph’s Church. The landmark South of Market structure at 10th and … Continue reading
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Progress Report on the Food Park
Got a note the other day from the architect for the project: ”Despite everyday being another day in the Continuing Education of Bureaucracy, we are not going to be dissuaded form completing this project. We are months behind our original schedule, who … Continue reading
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Revisiting entertainment: new nightclubs, okay … new housing, not?
At this afternoon’s Planning Commission presentation of the Western SoMa Community Plan, it was suggested during public comment that the light industrial zoning south of Harrison Street be extended into the 11th Street area because, under that new zoning category, … Continue reading
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Skate park under freeway undergoes environmental review
The long awaited skate park under the Central Freeway touch-down ramp is one step closer to reality. The Planning Department recently issued a “Notification of Project Receiving Environmental Review” for the proposal, which includes the skate park and a mini-park, … Continue reading
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Who tagged the Children’s mural?
One remnant of the Children’s Village at St. Joseph’s that’s been preserved is the mural on the side of the building facing Tenth Street. The mural was recently defaced with graffiti. Presidio Knolls Schools currently runs a Mardarin immersion program at … Continue reading
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Office project proposed for St. Joseph’s church site
The beautiful St. Joseph’s church at 10th and Howard Streets has sat vacant since the Archdiocese abandoned it after the 1989 earthquake. The stained glass has been stripped from the windows and a population of pigeons numbering in the tens … Continue reading
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Building a brand new neighborhood?
How much housing can we build and how many jobs will we lose in the process? That was always the guiding principle behind the Eastern Neighborhoods rezoning process and it’s about to be manifest in the first mega-project to be … Continue reading
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