i think your point about increased attention to the hood is unfortunately true. i don’t really understand why….

but i guess since the voice of the mission has always been the voice of the advocacy community, a certain kind of “attention” really isn’t in the vocabulary. attention to crime, quality of life issues, etc.

personally, i think there could be a new mission voice, one that takes both angles into account…could be good for everyone.

far as zoning, it’s the parcel and the building. the building COULD be converted, but it would be expensive, time consuming and political. doesn’t make it impossible…

i’d rather see it become a huge hive of creative use space. artists, small businesses, practitioners, small fabricators, etc. or they could build that on the bruno’s parking lot.

in all seriousness, i am glad that a number of condos seem to be in the works. a slight increase in the number of well heeled neighbors will increase exponentially the attention paid to the neighborhood by the city.

I don’t think they could convert the building, because doesn’t the zoning go with the land/neighborhood as well as the building? (could be wrong though)

the building at the corner of 18th & mission – deco front, i think it’s a 99 cent store – for sale. 4 – 5M

2390 Mission – corner of 20th & mission – has the yoga studios in it – for sale. 3 – 4M

building on Mission just north of 15th, across from the armory. big parking lot to the north of the building. for sale. 5M.

19th & mission – furniture center – just sold last year to MEDA. 2M i think. they’re building out now.

also:

the monk’s kettle building @ albion & 16th, with SRO on top (just like a cherry): for sale. 1.5M

the goodwill on Mission between 18 & 19: for sale. 1.5M

almost all the big buildings are zoned “mixed use” in the new eastern neighborhoods zoning, which means just that: mixed. use.

hard (but not impossible, i don’t think) to convert to residential.

be interesting to see what happens.

for the thrift town, i’d like to see another version of that artist’s building on treat….small spaces, affordably rented to artists, practitioners, etc. my tattoo person is in there. it’s really very nice.

that or, you know, yuppie condos.