In early March’s municipal elections, San Francisco made it easier for developers to turn empty office buildings into homes with the passage of Proposition C, which offers a tax break for developers to convert up to 5 million square feet of commercial space by 2030.

The Interfaith Center at the Presidio won a Save America’s Treasures grant for $750,000 from the National Park Service. The award, doubled with required matching funds, helps jumpstart the 1931 Presidio Chapel’s $14 million expansion and renovation, designed by architect Page & Turnbull, which will add a conference center and a gallery.

The American Concrete Institute is pleased to host the ACI Concrete Convention in San Francisco on April 2-6.

In a successful, sustainable addition and classroom reorganization for a leading Bay Area independent school, the Office of Charles F. Bloszies FAIA has completed a strategic expansion recently unveiled by the Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco.

Delta Dental, the largest dental insurance provider in the nation, recently updated the interior appearance and employee experience of two offices in downtown Oakland, California, and San Francisco. Completed in 2020, the interiors of several floors in the existing urban buildings were renovated in phases to create a contemporary collaborative workspace for the occupants.

The Office of Charles F. Bloszies FAIA has just completed their second project for Blu Dot, the leading design retailer, in San Francisco. At the foot of Potrero Hill in San Francisco, Bloszies and Blu Dot’s team have reimagined a pair of vacant buildings to create a new, neighborhood-friendly adaptation and a simplified, soft-modern backdrop for the successful Minneapolis-based maker of modern furniture.

For over 90 years, the Presidio Chapel in San Francisco has served as a place of worship and reflection, becoming a global symbol of interfaith peace.

Swinerton completes topping out at Grosvenor’s 288 Pacific Condominiums in San Francisco’s Jackson Square.