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Jeanne Gang reinterprets San Francisco Bay windows in new project design

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Yesterday San Francisco’s newest tower proposal was unveiled, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, and it will be a 400-foot tower designed by Gang. Renderings show that the planned residential tower will be a tier of bay windows placed slightly askew on top of each other, resulting in a flowing, twist-effect.

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The impacts of affordability, remote work, and personal safety on urban life

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Our respondents come from cities in four global regions: North America (Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington, D.C.), Income level creates the most variation in agreement for this statement.

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DOE Announces Six Finalists in Home Electrification Prize

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Department of Energy (DOE) announced six finalists in the Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification (EAS-E) Prize , which awards innovative solutions that advance electrification retrofits across various residential building types and geographies with $2.4 San Francisco, Calif.) QuitCarbon QuitCarbon Inc.

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Young Professionals Have Returned to Cities, Impacting Rents

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Rents in major metros such as New York City and San Francisco saw double-digit rent decreases. Some landlords catering to affordable housing or lower-income tenants, meanwhile, have struggled to collect rent during the nearly yearlong eviction ban that ended over the weekend.

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2020's Hottest Markets Were Coastal and Affordable

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shows a decrease in population for dense, urban areas such as New York and San Francisco. The areas also offer lower property taxes and no state income taxes. Residential Migration Insights. The growth in coastal markets, such as Tampa and Lakeland, Fla., Agent Technology Insights.

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6 guideposts for cities to create equitable transit-oriented developments

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True equitable TODs should not only reduce and prevent displacement, but also create new economic opportunities for residents of all income levels and create transit-focused communities that are truly welcoming to lower income residents, communities of color, and others who have historically been pushed out by transit investments.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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The Opportunity In the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the “ Mall and Office Transformation Guide ” by Perkins&Will for the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), malls and business parks account for more than 9,000 acres of underutilized property across the region. mile trail and three new parks.

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