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SF’s new ‘city’ taking shape one unique development at a time: Disneyfication – the term given to developments that look a bit sterile

Mission Bay – SF’s contemporary city within a city: With 303 acres in what is already one of the most desired

Bay Meadows – another beautiful, unaffordable new community: Of course, the more expensive/unaffordable a place becomes, the less of a

Two restaurants short of a destination: Continuing our cooltown audit of developments across the San Francisco Bay Area,

A quick review of San Jose’s Santana Row: Santana Row in San Jose, CA does not have any housing that

But where are the people?: While the Fruitvale Village development profiled yesterday is indeed a success story

Oakland’s inspiring Fruitvale Village: In continuing a look at the most innovative new developments in the

Berkeley’s 4th Street – a destination with destinations: Great retail entertainment districts not only provide a strong sense of place,

The retail entertainment trend: Bay Street, Emeryville: It’s now a common evolutional trend where retail is merging with entertainment.

The mark of a neighborhood to watch – the cool indie coffeehouse: Other than the prolific amount of loft-type housing going on in Oakland’s


