Mission Local reported over the weekend that plans have been submitted to the city that involve destroying the building and replacing it with a big condo complex. And then in the comments section:
Matt Shapiro, co-owner of Elbo Room, here. We are not going anywhere anytime soon…the building owners (close fiends of ours), submitted a proposal (which has to be public), but are not acting on it….I find it funny that no one bothered to check with us before writing their articles. [link]
Soooo, what’s the deal? Nobody seems to have any ideas why a building owner would go through the process of submitting such a proposal and then decide not to act on it.
[Photos from "Hot Faces" shoot outside Elbo Room, 2010]
UPDATE:
@missionmission Approvals will take 2/3 years, plus another year for permits & financing. So 2017, maybe. By then we could be in recession
— J.K. Dineen (@SFBIZjkdineen) February 3, 2014
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Nobody has any idea?
Really?
They clearly intend on turning it into condos, there is no question.
They are just seeing if the city will OK the plans, that way if they do sell in the future they can say to a potential buyer, “Hey the city as already approved a condo development for this property.” Which make the building significantly more valuable and desirable.
Jesus, that’s such an insane idea. Of course it’s possible, who would claim that parcel of land is unable to have condos on it?
That’s what the planning department does, tell people what they can and cannot build on any particular lot.
Now with that said, perhaps my earlier statements were wrong:
http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2014/02/plans_to_raze_the_elbo_room_are_more_than_preliminary.html
Most of the people crying about this project won’t even be living here by the time it’s built.
So what? Terrible things that happen when you’re not around are still terrible things.
They are saying it’s not imminent, but people don’t go thru the hassles at the planning department for fun. It will happen unless there is an uproar about the LBGT history there (Amelia’s).
yay let’s make more $$$$$
The owners are proceeding with their plan to raze the Room and build a five story condominium building. There is a pre-application meeting planned for November 6th from 6-8 in the Mission Police Station Community Room. Come make your voice heard!