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Adam Mayer
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“We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning.” ― Jean Baudrillard. Architect based in Silicon Valley, California.
Architecture FirmSan Francisco Bay Arealinktr.ee/adammayerJoined August 2011
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I had the honor of presenting my design at the
@Yimby_Law
Zoning Holiday event at
@SPUR_Urbanist
this past Wednesday which featured ideas for "missing middle" housing The 2+3 Fiveplex is a conceptual proposal for a 5-unit residential development on a single-family 50’ x 100’ lot
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I'm surprised there are still people who think that open-air drug dealing is ok. Anyone who supports open-air drug dealing in San Francisco please send me a DM - I'm very curious to understand your thoughts.
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TogetherSF Action
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"I want to make one thing very clear: I am NOT okay with open-air drug dealing in this city. Period. The families who are losing people to fentanyl are not okay with it." @LondonBreed
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I used to live a 5-minute walk from here
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Chengdu China
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Night tour of Jin River in #Chengdu A slow and leisurely tour along the Jin River, the beautiful light and shadow tells the story of the Tianfu Culture. 🤩 #Sichuan #lightshow #photography #photooftheday #Travel 📷 from张翔升
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Statue of Ernst Thälmann, leader of the German Communist Party in the Weimar Era, in Berlin, Germany Although a Stalin admirer, Stalin did not seek his release after the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact w/Germany. Thälmann was shot on Adolf Hitler's personal orders in Buchenwald in 1944.
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One huge problem I see recently is that there are way too many low quality people serving at all levels of U.S. gov't (from both political parties) I'm talking world-class narcissists who care more about climbing the political ladder instead of serving the people they represent.
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Mark Hogan
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Fee simple townhouses are becoming the default in a lot of parts of the US because of the complexity and added costs of dealing with condos (even when they don’t make any sense form a design or construction point of view)
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Replying to @pushtheneedle @holz_bau and 2 others
Pin thin townhouses are governed by ownership structure and financing. Our subdivision ordinance allows shredding the underlying lots into smithereens, and banks have the paperwork ready for signature. Anything else - condos, co-ops, apartments - are bespoke and more expensive.
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I like this new framing: Shutting down open air drug markets IS harm reduction
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Steve Adami
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Earlier tonight @SFPD was cleaning up the open air drug market at 8th/Mission. Shutting down open air drug markets is harm reduction for our children, families, & businesses!
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Moses Kagan
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ReTweeting this excellent thread from
@otter401
on the disastrous impact of the so-called “mansion tax” on LA apartment development & the looming threat of similar backdoor NIMBY legislation in other CA cities. (
@RussellLowery10
@mnolangray
check this out)
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@CSElmendorf @cayimby @AaronGuhreen @SaMoForward @JalbyMD @California_HCD @Scott_Wiener @ShaneDPhillips @michaeldlane As one of Cali's largest apartment developers, I've been tweeting recently to raise awareness that the near exclusive focus on HE plans and State Housing (cont)
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Aaron Green
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Because of Measure ULA, developers in Los Angeles are putting all large apartment projects on hold. This isn’t greed - it’s basic economics. Hard to overstate how disastrous ULA will be. LA is already the most housing impoverished city in the nation and now it will get worse.
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John Otter
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in LA, and all large apartment projects capitalized by institutional investors, are now being put on the shelf until such time as rents rise by hundreds of dollars/mo. Yes, the consequence of LAs transfer tax is that new projects will not start until developers feel we can (cont)
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There are a number of elected officials both at the state and local levels in California who call themselves YIMBYs/pro-housing but then turn around and support tax measures that not only stifle, but halt growth. The L.A. transfer tax is a perfect example of this as noted below.
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in LA, and all large apartment projects capitalized by institutional investors, are now being put on the shelf until such time as rents rise by hundreds of dollars/mo. Yes, the consequence of LAs transfer tax is that new projects will not start until developers feel we can (cont)
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Moses has built quite a following for his insights into the challenges of real estate & property management but he strikes at deeper uncomfortable truth here. Philosophically I agree 100%. Acknowledging this reality is the first step to making society truly more fair and just.
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Moses Kagan
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Because luck & talent are unevenly apportioned, in a society with any economic freedom, income & wealth will be, too. We should care a lot about the absolute level of resources available to our poorest fellow citizens, & not much at all about how that compares to Musk or Bezos.
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Jennifer Sey
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I endured an aggressively hostile work environment for 2 years at
@LeviStraussCo
& ultimately lost my job & livelihood for having the insight & foresight to say the thing the
@nytimes
has finally caught on to 3 yrs later. So this news wasn’t “fit to print” until now
@nytimes
?
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NYT Health
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Many young children failed to reintegrate to classrooms quickly because they needed to relearn basic socialization skills, one clinician said, while teenagers returned to schools bearing anxiety disorders “beyond anything I’ve ever seen in my career.” nyti.ms/3YbQSKN
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San Francisco doesn't achieve Vision Zero without increased traffic enforcement and speed cameras. Without the political will to implement these measures, city streets will continue to remain dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists.
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The San Francisco Standard
@sfstandard
San Francisco has been battling to stop road deaths with its Vision Zero plan since 2014, so far it’s been unsuccessful. The Standard crunched the numbers and mapped the worst accident hotspots in the city. sfstandard.com/transportation
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Lastly, if you're a developer, investor or homeowner who is interested in building missing middle housing please get in touch. I'm a small but resourceful boutique practice that can help you put together a great team & get your vision past the finish line studio-ama.com
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The roof forms also enable the units on the 2nd floor to have tall vaulted ceilings. The ground floor units feature 9 ft ceilings, lending a spacious feeling to the smaller 1-bedroom and studio units. A standard but refined interior finish palette for all units saves on cost.
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The simple yet bold gable roof form of the front building assists the development in fitting in with existing single-family neighborhoods while the shed roof of the rear building slopes down to 18 ft, respecting the neighbors behind.
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The units are designed with systems efficiency in mind (grouping and stacking bathrooms/kitchens in each of the buildings to minimize plumbing runs). This frees up the main living spaces (kitchen/dining/living room) to feature an open plan concept in each of the units.
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Each unit is carefully designed with private outdoor space and access to ample light & fresh air, promoting cross-ventilation & passive cooling. For the sake of affordability, it is envisioned that the 2+3 Fiveplex can be constructed with conventional wood framing and cladding.
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Comprised of two, 2-story detached structures united by a central garden court, the Fiveplex features a diverse unit mix, including two family-sized units in the front building & three smaller units of varying sizes in the rear building (duplex in the front, triplex in the back)
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Here's a local leader who has the right priorities 👇
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Supervisor Catherine Stefani
@SupStefani
Supervisor Catherine Stefani…will focus on police staffing, as well as nonprofit accountability and oversight in 2023…“Our constituents want to feel safe and know that their taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely. They deserve nothing less,” sfexaminer.com/news/san-franc
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