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Potrero Hill faces south and east, with views and some of the city's sunniest weather. Hillside houses and cottages sit above a light-industrial district, so residential and commercial projects both fit here.
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Potrero Hill's housing includes Victorians and Edwardians, workers' cottages, mid-century houses, townhomes and newer condominium buildings. Streets climb steeply in places and some are narrow, and many lots have views of downtown and the Bay that owners and neighbors both care about.
At the hill's base, 16th Street and the surrounding Design District hold showrooms, studios and light-industrial buildings, and 18th and 20th Streets carry the neighborhood's restaurants and shops. Residential and commercial work both come up here, often a few blocks apart.
What fits the buildings here. Each project type links to its full page.
Full-scope renovation of Victorians, cottages and mid-century houses.
Additions on sloped lots, designed around views and neighbors.
Kitchens rebuilt as part of a larger scope.
Tenant improvements in Design District and light-industrial space.
Studio and office buildouts.
Describe it in the form and we will tell you the next step.
Hillside lots can call for geotechnical review, shoring and retaining walls, and height and massing get close attention from neighbors and Planning. Additions go through neighbor notification and design review, and older houses are screened for historic significance.
Zoning near 16th Street and the industrial blocks can condition which uses are allowed in a building. Confirm the address with Planning before committing to a lease or a design, and we can raise it with you in the first conversation.
General information. We confirm what applies to your address at the site visit.
See the full process page for what you receive at each step.
We walk the site with you in Potrero Hill. We look at the grade, access and views for a house, or the base building and zoning for a Design District space. Then we put a written estimate in your hands: line items, assumptions and a phased payment schedule.
Geotechnical input on slopes, neighbor notification for additions, zoning checks for commercial uses, and permits through SF DBI. We coordinate with your architect or designer throughout.
Regular walkthroughs and written updates, punch-list resolution before final payment, and a closeout package.
We work in every San Francisco neighborhood. If your project sits near Potrero Hill, these pages may help.
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Anything else, ask in the form at the top of the page.
Soils, drainage, retaining walls and access are the main differences from a flat lot. Your engineer commissions the soils report, and we plan staging and deliveries from a walk of the site.
Yes, as larger tenant improvements and renovations. Zoning for the intended use and the landlord's approvals are the first questions.
Yes, as full-scope projects. We coordinate with your architect, plan around historic review where it applies and state our assumptions about hidden conditions in the estimate.
We focus on larger projects. In Potrero Hill the usual ones are whole-home remodels, home additions, kitchen remodels, commercial tenant improvements and office buildouts. Describe yours and we will tell you the next step.