The latest construction projects getting approved and breaking ground in SF. Each episode should cover a specific project - episode titles should be addresses of major housing and optionally some transit projects from 2025 and 2026, episodes deeply researched.
Caltrain Downtown Extension: The Transit Project That Changes Everything
The Caltrain DTX finally has a funding path after decades of delays. We examine the 2025 federal grant breakthrough, what bringing trains to the Salesforce Transit Center means for housing density along the corridor, and the remaining construction risks through 2030.
29 Apr 2026
1515 South Van Ness: How a Former Car Dealership Becomes 263 Homes
A Mission District auto row site transforms into 263 units via SB 423 streamlining. We dig into the developer's financing stack, the site's contamination remediation hurdles, and why this parcel sat vacant for a decade before state law finally unlocked it.
22 Apr 2026
The Family Zoning Plan: What 36,000 New Homes Actually Means for SF Streets
The Board of Supervisors passed Mayor Lurie's Family Zoning Plan on Dec 2, 2025. We examine which corridors get upzoned, who wins, who's skeptical about displacement, and whether the math on 36,000 units is real or aspirational.
13 Apr 2026
650 Divisadero: How a 100% Affordable Tower Got Approved Near Alamo Square in 2025
650 Divisadero: How a 100% Affordable Tower Got Approved Near Alamo Square in 2025
8 Apr 2026
1939 Market St: LGBTQ+ Senior Housing Comes to the Castro
Mercy Housing and Openhouse secured funding in Dec 2025 for a 187-unit, 15-story affordable senior tower. We explore the decade-long advocacy behind it, the unique population it serves, and what construction starting in late 2026 means for the neighborhood.
1 Apr 2026
668 Guerrero & 400 Divisadero: SB 423 and AB 2011 Hit the Mission and Haight
Two projects—668 Guerrero's Q2 2026 construction target via SB 423 and 400 Divisadero's ministerial AB 2011 approval—show state streamlining laws reshaping SF corridors, but financing gaps still separate approvals from actual shovels.
30 Mar 2026
The Controversial Marina Safeway Tower
that contraversial marina safeway project
24 Mar 2026
From Monster to Marvel: 1979 Mission St Breaks Ground After a Decade of Fights
SF's largest affordable housing project finally mobilizes with abatement underway Jan 2026. How Mission Housing stacked $61M MOHCD loans, tax-exempt bonds, and a ground lease to make 'The Marvel' real after years of community battles.
19 Mar 2026
300 De Haro Street: SF's Biggest Affordable Groundbreaking in Years
Deep dive into the 425-unit, 11-story affordable tower that broke ground Aug 2025—how DM Development, MRK Partners, BAR Architects, and Thompson Builders pulled it off, and what Summer 2027 delivery means for Potrero Hill.
18 Mar 2026
Mission Rock: Phase 1 Delivers, Phase 2 Stalls—A Cautionary Tale
Mission Rock's Phase 1 broke ground in 2020 and is delivering now, but Phase 2 feasibility is murky. We use Seawall Lot 337 as a lens on why even fully entitled, high-profile mixed-use megaprojects can't escape SF's financing and cost reality.
16 Mar 2026
200 Folsom Street: 335 Affordable Homes Rising Next to the Salesforce Transit Center
the new apartments near Transbay Block 2
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