A new condominium building in an old waterfront section of San Francisco sparks up the neighborhood with its serrated facade. 'When I was looking for an apartment, I saw the facade and immediately called my real-estate agent,' says Mark Chila, a resident of 616 20th Street in San Francisco. 'I was lucky: the condominiums were almost sold out.'

The reimagining of two city blocks is helping to shape a new identity for one of San Francisco's bleakest neighborhoods. Mention “the projects” to San Francisco residents and they are likely to think of long rows of low-rise apartment buildings, painted pink and other pastel hues, terraced along the hills on the southern edge of the city.

Many San Francisco startups inhabit industrial warehouse spaces: the lofty, open structures readily adapt to become modern workshops for artisanal software development.

The first residential building in San Francisco's Transbay redevelopment area sets the bar high for those that follow.

An affordable-housing complex on a long-vacant site preserves part of San Francisco's rapidly gentrifying South of Market neighborhood.

San Francisco's multitudinous tech start-ups are not only making their mark in economic terms, they're redefining the workspace. 

Having attracted Twitter, upscale retail, and a food emporium as key tenants, a renovated Art Deco building is kick-starting the transformation of a once-seedy part of San Francisco.

Nestled in a 19th-century brick warehouse that once served as a power station for San Francisco’s formerly industrial South of Market district, the Michelin-starred Saison feels more like a communal eatery than a place where cultish foodies drop $400 on an 18-to-20-course dinner.

“The Rebel Within” is a soft-boiled egg magically cooked within a savory muffin of ham and cheese—basic ingredients presented in a delightful new way.