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@laura-waxmann.bsky.social

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Business reporter for San Francisco Chronicle: Real estate, development, downtown, San Francisco things. Formerly with SF Business Times; SF Examiner; Mission Local; El Tecolote. 💌 laura.waxmann@sfchronicle.com

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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Exclusive: Popular Trader Joe’s in Oakland could be replaced by two apartment towers for seniors—The low-slung grocery store at 5727 College Ave. and its expansive parking lot in the city’s Rockridge neighborhood… www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a... @laura-waxmann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Popular Trader Joe’s in Oakland could be replaced by two apartment towers for seniors

The developer confirmed that the Trader Joe’s store on the site will shutter permanently once construction starts.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Scoop: Months after revealing controversial plans to turn a Safeway in #SanFrancisco’s Marina District into a massive housing project, the developer behind that effort is proposing to transform a Trader Joe's Joe’s in an affluent part of Oakland into a pair of towers for seniors. @sfchronicle.com

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Popular Trader Joe’s in Oakland could be replaced by two apartment towers for seniors

The developer confirmed that the Trader Joe’s store on the site will shutter permanently once construction starts.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Exclusive: After years of sitting mostly empty in Union Square, @BarneysNY's former flagship may be getting a second act. #SanFrancisco billionaire investor Michael Moritz is said to be eyeing the iconic building at Stockton & O’Farrell. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Billionaire Michael Moritz said to be targeting Union Square building for new S.F. hub

The notable space in Union Square could become the home of the billionaire’s Crankstart Foundation.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The real competition in downtown #SanFrancisco isn’t tower vs. tower. It’s project vs. timeline. Who’s ready when tenants are? #realestate #design #architecture #office #tech @sfchronicle.com

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S.F.’s next skyscraper push tests a risky bet: Offices can still lead downtown’s comeback

Four developers have plans for new office skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco, and they’re all competing for the same thing.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

As #SanFrancisco pushes to turn its struggling downtown into a 24/7 neighborhood, a quieter effort in nearby Chinatown is envisioned to create lasting economic and cultural activity: The Empress of China building's sale to a nonprofit with plans for a new museum. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Chinatown nonprofit buys Empress of China building, betting culture can revive downtown S.F.

A nonprofit’s purchase of the iconic building is set to feature a new museum that would anchor a growing cultural campus in the neighborhood.

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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

No Kings organizers tout record global turnout as Bay Area protests draw huge crowds-Thousands of protesters took to the streets of San Francisco, Oakland and dozens of other Bay Area cities Saturday… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @laura-waxmann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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No Kings organizers tout record global turnout as Bay Area protests draw huge crowds

More than 3,300 No Kings events were held worldwide Saturday in what organizers touted as the largest single-day protest in modern American history.

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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

These autonomous robots drive to your electric car — and charge it—Moving on quiet electric motors, guided by sensors and with a charging arm stowed neatly at the front of their rectangular frames and… www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article... @laura-waxmann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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These autonomous robots drive to your electric car — and charge it

These self-driving robots are designed to do away with one of electric driving’s inconveniences: the charging station.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This aging #SanFrancisco SRO in Chinatown teetered on the edge of decline. Today, its $9M rehab stands as both a quiet victory and a pointed lesson: preserving existing affordable homes may lack flashiness of new construction, but it is no less urgent. @sfchronicle.com

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S.F. restored a Chinatown building for low-income tenants. It shows what housing policy often misses

While San Francisco’s focus is often on new housing production, far less attention goes to maintaining what already exists, much of it home to working-class residents and low-income seniors.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

NEW: On Treasure Island, where the fog curls over the Bay with predictability & #SanFrancisco skyline feels within reach, something unusual disrupted the orderly neighborhood this week: a self-driving robot, the size of small refrigerator, gliding methodically across a parking lot. @sfchronicle.com

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These autonomous robots drive to your electric car — and charge it

These self-driving robots are designed to do away with one of electric driving’s inconveniences: the charging station.

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SF PROPEL @sfpropel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In @laura-waxmann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com piece on future of former Contemporary Jewish Museum site, we raised concerns over need for community-led vision for arts & culture, as well as input into reorg of arts agencies and hiring of new exec leader. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...

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S.F. has a stunning shuttered museum for sale. Turning it into something new won’t be simple

This downtown San Francisco property carries a restrictive covenant that limits its use, meaning the museum couldn’t be turned into housing.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Exclusive: Downtown San Francisco’s newest office tower is mostly empty despite improving market conditions. Its sole tenant is eyeing an exit. Now, the developer is in the process of turning over the overlooked high-rise and centerpiece of ambitious $1B '5M' plan to new owners. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: S.F.’s newest office tower is mostly empty — and now changing ownership

The tower remains mostly empty, despite the trend of newer, higher class offices in San Francisco being in high demand.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Exclusive: Juul paid $400 million for this #SanFrancisco tower. A new deal values it at a fraction of that. @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a...

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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This Safeway on S.F. Peninsula is next up for a big housing project by Align Real Estate—The proposal involves razing the existing grocery store at the site and replacing it with a larger Safeway, topped by… www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a... @laura-waxmann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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This Safeway on S.F. Peninsula is next up for a big housing project by Align Real Estate

A Safeway store in San Mateo is slated for a dramatic transformation, with a San Francisco developer pitching to replace the low-rise building with a dense housing complex.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The owner of the Caltrain railyards in #SanFrancisco is advancing a plan that would turn the 20-acre property into a dense high-rise neighborhood with an 850-foot skyscraper, thousands of homes and millions of square feet of commercial space. @sfchronicle.com

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First look at plans to turn S.F. railyard into high-rise neighborhood with thousands of homes

The first phase is expected to include housing and office space, but the exact mix remains in flux. The project could also include a hotel.

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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 10/03/2026

The move reflects San Francisco’s growing pull not only in Bay Area venture capital circles but across the national startup ecosystem.

Midwestern universities launch S.F. startup hub near growing tech corridor

The move reflects San Francisco’s growing pull not only in Bay Area venture capital circles but across the national startup ecosystem.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

NEW: Eight Midwestern universities are opening a shared innovation hub in #SanFrancisco, establishing an unprecedented foothold near the city’s fast-growing artificial intelligence corridor in Mission Bay. @sfchronicle.com

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Midwestern universities launch S.F. startup hub near growing tech corridor

The move reflects San Francisco’s growing pull not only in Bay Area venture capital circles but across the national startup ecosystem.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

While details of the pending deal to sell the Transamerica Pyramid remain unclear, its European buyer's entrance into the market could be a quiet but potent bet that the building, and San Francisco’s office market, still have another chapter to write. @sfchronicle.com

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Transamerica Pyramid sale could be turning point for S.F. real estate

The iconic building’s sale to a Cyprus firm could be a sign of renewed international investor appetite in San Francisco real estate.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

For the second time in half a decade, #SanFrancisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid will be sold. @sfchronicle.com

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S.F.’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid to be sold — for the second time in six years, report says

The Pyramid, which is nearly 50 years old, recently went through a $400 million renovation.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

#SanFrancisco's new zoning plan requires a minimum # of homes to be built on select sites. The rule seems to be working as intended: A plan for ≈100 luxury homes in an upscale area has been scrapped. But is it now too expensive to build denser housing there instead? @sfchronicle.com

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Luxury housing was planned for this S.F. campus. The city’s ‘Family Zoning’ plan scrapped it

A developer had a deal to build 100 upscale homes in this wealthy San Francisco enclave. But the developer said the city's recent rezoning plan made the project too expensive to build.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

NEW: #SanFrancisco's retirement system, SFERS, is ready to flee troubled Mid Market, setting sights on the Financial District. Could a last min intervention by downtown Supervisor Matt Dorsey keep 100+ office workers in an area that desperately needs them? @sfchronicle.com

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S.F.’s pension fund’s planned exit from Mid-Market delayed over neighborhood vacancy concerns

A supervisor is asking if city workers should leave a neighborhood that has been hit by waves of businesses leaving.

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California Housing Defense Fund @housingdefense.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Read @laura-waxmann.bsky.social's @sfchronicle.com article about our lawsuit against SF! www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/l...

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Mayor Lurie’s signature housing plan is now under attack from both sides of S.F.’s housing wars

San Francisco’s “Family Zoning” plan — the centerpiece of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s housing agenda — is facing its second lawsuit in two months. Here’s what pro-housing advocates are...

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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Mayor Lurie’s signature housing plan is now under attack from both sides of S.F.’s housing wars—The dueling attacks underscore the political tightrope Lurie is walking… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/l... @laura-waxmann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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Mayor Lurie’s signature housing plan is now under attack from both sides of S.F.’s housing wars

San Francisco’s Family Zoning plan — the centerpiece of Mayor Daniel Lurie’s housing agenda — is facing its second lawsuit in two months. Here’s what pro-housing advocates are alleging.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The Trump administration has given the #SanFrancisco Housing Authority 30 days to verify the citizenship status of an unspecified list of tenants who are receiving rental assistance from the agency, which began reaching out to households last week. @sfchronicle.com

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Trump administration demands citizenship checks for S.F. public housing tenants

The request comes as part of a new directive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Exclusive: Weeks after the San Francisco Centre mall closed the book on four decades in the city’s downtown, the property at Fifth and Market streets is on the verge of selling to new owners — probably at a deep discount. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: S.F.’s shuttered mall could be sold for a deep discount. Here’s who might buy it

Weeks after the San Francisco Centre mall closed the book on four decades in the city’s downtown, the property could be on the verge of selling to new owners — probably at a deep discount.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Anthropic has landed as expected. One of the artificial intelligence sector’s marquee companies closed a deal Friday to occupy all of 300 Howard, in what is expected to be one of largest single-tenant office leases signed in downtown #SanFrancisco since the pandemic. @sfchronicle.com

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Emerging tech titan Anthropic to take over an entire office building in downtown S.F.

It's the latest lease by the San Francisco company that is a leader in artificial intelligence, and one of the largest office deals since the pandemic.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Scoop: San Francisco’s office recovery is increasingly being written by artificial intelligence, with two AI companies moving toward significant leases in Showplace Square — a neighborhood that previously symbolized the city’s tech-era pullback. @sfchronicle.com

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Tech firms move toward significant office leases in S.F.’s Showplace Square

The arrival of two AI companies signals a broader transformation of San Francisco’s Showplace Square from an industrial and arts enclave into a hub for education, technology and innovation.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Exclusive: Major shakeup at iconic Transamerica Pyramid is underway, leaving in doubt the future the NY real estate entrepreneur whose management of the $1B project has been celebrated as one of few recent successes in downtown #SanFrancisco.

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He’s been the public face of S.F.’s Transamerica Pyramid. Do his investors want him out?

San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid has been renovated and seen success in attracting leases, yet there are questions about its ownership and who will operate it in the future.

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @laura-waxmann.bsky.social, @sahotchkiss.bsky.social and author Jeff Selingo about what Vanderbilt's purchase of the California College of the Arts means for the Bay Area, arts in our region, and higher education overall. ❓What are your Qs about the deal? 📻 Listen:

What the Closure of California College of the Arts and Vanderbilt Expansion Mean for the Bay Area | KQED

We’ll dig into the deal and talk about what the demise of the 120 year-old CCA and expansion of a new university means for the Bay Area, arts in our region, and higher education overall.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I’ll be on KQED Forum this morning discussing the closure of the California College of the Arts, Vanderbilt University‘s takeover, and what it means for #SanFrancisco‘s cultural and economic future. Tune in at 9am 📡 @kqedforum.bsky.social

What the Closure of California College of the Arts and Vanderbilt Expansion Mean for the Bay Area | KQED

We’ll dig into the deal and talk about what the demise of the 120 year-old CCA and expansion of a new university means for the Bay Area, arts in our region, and higher education overall.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Movement on #SanFrancisco's notoriously stalled Oceanwide Center. Control of the project was just transferred at auction from its troubled developer to a lender. This is a big moment for downtown's office market. The foreclosure clears path for new developer/investor to step in. @sfchronicle.com

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Downtown S.F. towers project, stalled for years, auctioned off as planned reboot takes shape

On Thursday, the project’s developer was officially cut loose from the failed development plan, potentially opening the way for a new buyer to acquire the property at a heavily discounted price.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Long cast as a scenic, quiet alternative to the rest of #SanFrancisco & its frenzied rental market, the Presidio has delivered its tenants a massive jolt. On this national park land—exempt from local rent-control—hundreds of residents are confronting steep rent hikes of up to 10%. @sfchronicle.com

Rent hikes up to 10% hit S.F. neighborhood exempt from city tenant protections

Frustrations are “through the roof” in a San Francisco neighborhood where city rent control doesn’t apply.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Vanderbilt University's expansion into the #BayArea reaches beyond the school’s purchase of the California College of the Arts campus in #SanFrancisco: It includes a prominent campus in an upscale Oakland area that's long been slated for a major housing development. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Vanderbilt deal includes second property — an upscale East Bay site slated for housing

Vanderbilt University’s expansion into the Bay Area reaches beyond the school’s purchase of the California College of the Arts campus in San Francisco and includes a prominent campus in Oakland.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

NEW: Though #SanFrancisco Mayor Daniel Lurie urged major academic institutions to open a campus in city’s faltering downtown, Vanderbilt University chose instead a fast-growing pocket of the city—dashing hope for a much-needed boost to city's core. @sfchronicle.com

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Booming S.F. neighborhood will be home to new college campus — a blow for downtown

Though San Francisco’s mayor urged major academic institutions to open a campus in the city’s faltering downtown, Vanderbilt University chose instead a fast-growing pocket of the city.

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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Exclusive: Lawsuit challenges S.F. mayor’s housing plan, sending ‘Family Zoning’ to court—The lawsuit underscores that, despite years of work on the plan, the fight over the future of San Francisco development… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f... @laura-waxmann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Lawsuit challenges S.F. mayor’s housing plan, sending ‘Family Zoning’ to court

The fight over San Francisco’s need to add more housing could spill into the courts as the first lawsuit to challenge Mayor Daniel Lurie’s “Family Zoning” plan is expected to be filed.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Scoop: Faced with bankruptcy as a result of its acquisition of Neiman Marcus, Saks Global is selling a major property in #SanFrancisco's Union Square that it acquired in 2024 as part of the merger. The deal comes amid news of Saks CEO stepping down. @sfchronicle.com

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Saks to sell Neiman Marcus property in S.F.’s Union Square as bankruptcy fears mount

Faced with bankruptcy as a result of its acquisition of Neiman Marcus, Saks Global has sold a major property in San Francisco’s Union Square that was acquired as a result of the merger.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The 25-story tower pitched to replace a Safeway zoned for 4 stories in #SanFrancisco's affluent Marina District is an interesting case study for what’s to come in city's rapidly evolving housing landscape—along with the understanding that the building could have been much taller. @sfchronicle.com

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California law turned a four-story site into a 25-story tower. S.F. is scrambling to catch up

The Marina Safeway project now stands as an interesting case study of what’s to come in San Francisco’s rapidly evolving housing landscape.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

NEW: The #SanFrancisco group seeking to shape downtown’s post-pandemic rebuild has secured $60M+ in early commitments from list of corporate/philanthropic heavyweights, including OpenAI, Amazon and Laurene Powell Jobs's Emerson Collective. @sfchronicle.com

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Here are the wealthy donors behind downtown S.F.’s revitalization fund

The roster includes tech giants like Amazon and Google as well as private foundations tied to wealthy families.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

EXCLUSIVE: A developer's recent push to transform 3 Safeway sites across #SanFrancisco into housing is not the full story: Align Real Estate filed plans to develop a 25-story apartment complex where a Safeway sits in the wealthy Marina District. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Eye-catching 25-story complex planned for waterfront site in wealthy S.F. neighborhood

A developer has filed plans to develop a unique 25-story apartment complex where a Safeway grocery store sits in a wealthy neighborhood in San Francisco.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

When Brownstone Shared Housing’s $700/month sleeping pods in #SanFrancisco were slapped with an eviction notice, most expected that might be the end of the co-living experiment. Instead, the startup bought a building for a 400-bed megadorm. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: S.F. ‘sleeping pods’ startup buys downtown building for 400-bed megadorm

The new Market Street building features more than 10 times the capacity of the Mint Plaza building that features dormitory-style housing for adults in San Francisco.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

NEW: $1B lawsuit over troubled #SanFrancisco Shipyard cleanup may end with just $1,200 payout for each resident. @sfchronicle.com #sanfrancisco #realestate #housing #navy #tetratech

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$1B S.F. shipyard lawsuit may end with just $1,200 payout for each resident

After previous attempts to settle a lawsuit over the shipyard cleanup collapsed, a judge must now decide if a slightly better offer is enough for a community that’s waited years for restitution.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

JUST IN: Anthropic is in talks for decade+ lease for a vacant building near Salesforce Park. Most new leases by nascent AI startups have been short-term, so Anthropic's pending deal would be a big sign of confidence for AI & SF's struggling office market. @sfchronicle.com

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Tech titan Anthropic in discussions to take over entire building in downtown S.F.

Anthropic’s real estate moves suggest the company is creating a corporate campus near San Francisco’s Salesforce Park.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Exclusive: Known for steep narrow streets & storybook cottages, Bernal Heights has resisted change for decades. Now, a plan for 370 homes at a #Safeway site on the flats below Bernal’s western slope could usher in major transformation. #sanfrancisco #realestate @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Affluent S.F. neighborhood targeted as developer plans to turn Safeways into housing

A developer’s ongoing plan to build housing at San Francisco Safeway sites now includes adding 370 homes and a new enlarged grocery store in an affluent district where property values have soared.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Exclusive: Safeway is slated to shutter its store near #SanFrancisco's Ocean Beach temporarily as developers plan to build a major housing complex anchored by the grocer in its place. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Safeway near S.F.’s Ocean Beach faces short term closure, developer plans housing complex

The Safeway would temporarily close so the project could bring a total of 526 new homes spread across two, eight-story buildings to a neighborhood that has seen little new housing in recent...

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

For weeks, San Francisco residents and officials have been slamming the Navy for waiting nearly a year to disclose that a radioactive heavy metal was found the former Shipyard. On Monday evening, Navy officials took a rare step during a heated community meeting: They apologized. @sfchronicle.com

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Navy apologizes for delaying disclosure of radioactive material at S.F.’s Hunters Point Shipyard

Community members who have asked for transparency in a Shipyard cleanup already marked by distrust said the Navy had failed them again.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

A legal dispute between the ownership group of San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid & a private club that was supposed to fill the iconic building’s first floors reached new heights, with claims that investments into group’s holdings were used to fund their “lavish” lifestyles. @sfchronicle.com

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Transamerica Pyramid owners hit with RICO allegations for funding ‘lavish’ lifestyles via investments

A legal dispute between the ownership group of San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid and a members-only club that was supposed to fill the building’s first three floors has reached new heights.

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Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

San Francisco’s largest shopping mall is now under bank ownership after years of financial turmoil and a retail exodus, with lenders now moving to sell the struggling downtown property through a newly hired real estate brokerage. @sfchronicle.com

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S.F.’s struggling downtown mall has new owners. Here’s what we know

San Francisco’s largest shopping mall is now under bank ownership after years of financial turmoil and a retail exodus, with lenders now moving to sell it through a newly hired real estate...

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

“A ballroom can be in any city—but if you’re bringing people to #SanFrancisco and you’re already paying that premium, you might as well bring people to a space that has that unique San Francisco character.” @sfchronicle.com

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This former S.F. church has been a school and a ‘Hack Temple.’ Its next phase is more focused

The Mission Revival-style church that sits atop the Broadway tunnel at 906 Broadway served as a parish and later a schoolhouse, before a Russian oligarch turned it into a “Hack Temple.”

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A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Exclusive: Massive housing plan would bring 1,800 units to site of abandoned S.F. Safeway—A new proposal to redevelop an abandoned Safeway in San Francisco’s Western Addition would… www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s... @laura-waxmann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Massive housing plan would bring 1,800 units to site of abandoned S.F. Safeway

The plan could deliver a building 30 stories stories tall that would stand on a 500-stall underground parking garage, providing secured parking for shoppers and residents of the new development.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

NEW: #SanFrancisco Shipyard community members say Navy’s credibility took another hit this week when a report, covering the same period airborne radioactive material was detected but making no mention of it, surfaced. @sfchronicle.com

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‘Navy has broken the trust’: Shipyard residents wary after report of airborne plutonium

Some residents are rethinking their commitment to the Hunters Point neighborhood, after news that the Navy detected radioactive material but did not disclose it for close to a year.

Waxxy @laura-waxmann.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Exclusive: One of the Bay Area's most experienced developers is targeting what is viewed as the centerpiece of the #SanFrancisco Union Square shopping district’s decline and potential comeback: The massive Macy's flagship department store. @sfchronicle.com

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Exclusive: Macy’s to develop its flagship S.F. store. Could the iconic property become housing?

This also means there is still no closing date for the downtown Macy’s, which became a stark symbol of downtown San Francisco’s post-pandemic struggles.