Rumblings & Bumblings, the Curbed SF construction watch for readers, by readers. You ask, we pass. Got an answer to one of these queries? To the comments or the tipline! Wondering about some urban carnage? Let us know. (As always, bonus points for digital photos.)
[Right to Left: Van Ness Avenue at California Street; 480 14th Street]
Earlier in the week we received the following queries; our readers responded in kind:
Q: The corner of Van Ness and California is torn to shreds— what I think was once a car dealership or something like that is now under heavy construction. Condos? Commercial?
A: One reader believes that the SF Ford dealership is relocating from its Mission Street location; another confirmed her hunch with a quick search of city records. A third informed us that it was the Ellis Brooks Chevy building for about a century beforehand, which inspired a group type-a-long of the company jingle. Love it.
Q: What's going down on 14th Street, between Guerrero and Mission?
A: Trusty reader (and research maverick) Towse hit up the city records again. This time, however, we have conflicting reports: one claims a 12 unit, four story building. Another, 11 units, while a third variance indicates a four story building with three units and a two-car ground floor garage. We'll just hold out on this one for a while ...
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