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Speaking of the painted ladies, a clear example of how completely dysfunctional the market is, there's been a vacant lot ON Alamo Square, less than a block for
by entee 7y ago
Speaking of the painted ladies, a clear example of how completely dysfunctional the market is, there's been a vacant lot ON Alamo Square, less than a block for the painted ladies for years.
https://goo.gl/maps/7iW3oiqN3FcPhVXq6 https://goo.gl/maps/7iW3oiqN3FcPhVXq6
Who owns it? Why is this still not housing or at least something? Who knows! There's a vacant boarded up mansion/victorian multiunit building on Grove as well that has been that way forever as well.
Also years ago there was a natural grocery store that closed on Divisadero. There was some controversy but the council decided to let it become a Core Power Yoga. That was almost a year ago. Zero progress has been made on building that studio, still an empty shop front.
http://www.sfweekly.com/news/with-corepower-divisadero-loses-its-first-formula-retail-battle-in-years/ http://www.sfweekly.com/news/with-corepower-divisadero-loses...
I don't have a strong opinion on that fight, but it's insane that these things take so long. I don't understand it, I've been meaning to go to a neighborhood meeting to ask, but I've been busy the rare nights they happen.
- wahern 7y agoMaybe stuck in regulatory limbo, not unlike most projects in the city? https://socketsite.com/archives/2011/03/802_804_808_steiner_as_revised_and_proposed_below_postc.html https://socketsite.com/archives/2011/03/802_804_808_steiner_... Seems there was once a school there: https://sf.curbed.com/2012/5/31/10366476/painted-ladies-have-new-empty-lot-big-white-neighbor-ready-for-your https://sf.curbed.com/2012/5/31/10366476/painted-ladies-have...
- natecham 7y agoFunny enough, it seems the vacant Victorian on Grove is making some progress, saw some scaffolding up around it this evening. http://www.sfweekly.com/news/news-news/entropy-on-grove-street/ http://www.sfweekly.com/news/news-news/entropy-on-grove-stre... (2017) elaborates on why its been vacant, seems like the owner doesn't have the funds/desire to make it habitable. Also mentions how much red tape exists to develop in the neighborhood in the last couple paragraphs, maybe the owner doesn't feel like enduring that adventure.