J.K. Dineen

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

A sign shows the vision for student housing that will be built using modular construction, in San Luis Obispo. Erick Madrid/For the S.F. ChronicleOnce the infrastructure is set, the steel-framed modular components will be assembled in a factory operated by the FullStack Modular company in Carson (Los Angeles County), and then trucked the 200 miles to California Polytechnic State University.

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

The groundbreaking of 1515 South Van Ness took place Wednesday in San Francisco. The 156-unit project will be the largest affordable housing project in 20 years in the Mission. J.K. Dineen / The ChronicleWorkers haven’t even started to pour the foundation at 1515 South Van Ness, a 168-unit affordable housing project that will be the Mission District’s biggest in two decades. But already Mission Economic Development Agency Executive Director Luis Granados has his eye on the next project.

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

A week after Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration released a proposal to allow taller buildings along transit routes, San Franciscans descended on City Hall Thursday to weigh in on the plan that would bring more housing to neighborhoods from the Marina to the Sunset to the Richmond District. Some residents praised the proposal as a roadmap to a more inclusive and affordable city while others condemned it as a recipe for displacement and the destruction of neighborhood character.

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

The seven-hour planning commission hearing was the first of many public meetings about the state-mandated plan to rezone the city to accommodate about 36,000 new units by 2031. The plan must be approved by January of next year, or San Francisco risks losing control of its approval process under state law. It’s unclear when the commission will vote on the plan, which also needs approval from the Board of Supervisors.

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

Earlier this month, the menswear brand John Varvatos took a step that has become all too common among major retailers: It shuttered its store at the San Francisco Centre, the mostly empty mall on Market Street. But it turns out that the mall's loss will be Union Square's gain. The luxury menswear retailer has leased 5,000 square feet at 58 Geary St., a space previously home to Alexander McQueen, which closed in 2023. For John Varvatos, the move is a bit of a homecoming.