J.K. Dineen

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | J.K. Dineen

At the intersection of San Francisco’s Jefferson and Taylor streets, heavy tourist foot traffic contrasts with the empty buildings of historic businesses like Alioto’s Restaurant. The iconic eatery, which closed in 2020 after having operated for nearly a century, will now be torn down.

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | J.K. Dineen

A biker passes the Allston Way Garage at 2160 Allston Way in downtown Berkeley. It’s the, site of proposed rooftop pickleball courts, and its neighbors aren’t happy with the idea. Noah Berger/For the S.F. ChronicleThe trend of converting little-used parking garage rooftops to pickleball courts could be coming to downtown Berkeley, although, like most things involving the booming sport, there is opposition brewing.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | J.K. Dineen

San Francisco Assessor-Recorder Joaquin Torres is seen in San Francisco in January. Stephen Lam/The ChronicleSan Francisco Assessor-Record Joaquin Torres is stepping down from his position as president of the Housing Authority Commission, a 12-year tenure during which the long-troubled public housing agency was expanded and reorganized. Douglas Shoemaker, the former president of Mercy Housing California, will replace Torres, Mayor Daniel Lurie said Wednesday.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | J.K. Dineen

Parkmerced in San Francisco can be seen in the distance in this 2014 file photo. Codi Mills/The ChronicleThe receiver that took over the 3,221-unit Parkmerced apartment complex in March says it plans to invest $70 million in fixing up the property with the goal of filling hundreds of vacant units and eventually putting it on the market. Less than two months ago a court appointed Douglas Wilson Cos. as receiver of the property after a previous owner defaulted on $1.8 billion in loans.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | J.K. Dineen

The development of a 181-unit apartment building at 2588 Mission St., as seen in a rendering, is going forward after a community effort to derail the project failed. A fire at the previous building that occupied the site killed a resident and displaced dozens of people. The site of a Mission District fire that killed a resident and displaced dozens of low-income tenants and small businesses a decade ago is set to become a 181-unit apartment building despite community efforts to derail the project.