New projects slated for Upper Market

Not much meat to the article, but a good read to bring you up to speed on the history behind the path of development.

Approximately 10 developments are in the city's planning pipeline, proposing - among other things - to convert former gas stations into condominiums with coffee shops, stores and high-end grocery stores on the first floor.

And while most of the new construction might be slowed by the tight credit market, developers and community groups are actively negotiating the details of new buildings and the businesses they might house...

Two projects planned for the short block of Market Street between Buchanan and Dolores streets presage what the future might hold.

At Buchanan, developer Brian Spiers has received city permission to replace a closed Union 76 station with 115 glassy, modern condominiums in a nine-story building whose corner entrance will be set back several feet from the street for outdoor seating.

Just kitty-corner, the Prado development firm has proposed 80 condominiums in three interconnected structures and a ground floor Whole Foods market. The project will replace the S&C Ford dealership that closed in 2006.

SOURCE: SF CHRON