For more information,
please contact Robert Toombs at: robert@seifel.com
Please see Resources for
Libby Seifel’s upcoming UC Berkeley Extension
courses
California Chapter American Planning Association (CCAPA) –
October 3, 2007
Libby Seifel and Jessica Zenk, along with representatives from both the San Francisco Planning Department and Redevelopment Agency, to present "From Vision to Sustainable Transformation of San Francisco's Eastern Neighborhoods," from 9:00-10:15 AM.
Non-Profit Housing Association of North California (NPH) –
October 15, 2007
Libby Seifel to present "The Best Practices in Affordable Ownership Housing: The Best Elements of Programs that Work and How to Avoid What Doesn't."
CREW and ULI Transbay Panel – August 11, 2004
Senator John Burton’s sponsored legislation
for the Transbay terminal set an ambitious goal of
35% affordable housing within the Transbay District
project area. Libby Seifel will participate on a panel
that will discuss the particulars of the plan and how
this goal might be achieved. Seifel Consulting was
the real estate economist and redevelopment consultant
for the Transbay Plan. It will be from 11.30 – 1.30 pm
at the Sheraton Palace Hotel. For more information,
contact www.crewsf.org.
Key approval for Transbay project set
for today – June 15, 2004
San Francisco transit planners are attempting to
move forward with a major project to expand the Transbay
Terminal, but a 432-unit condominium tower project
is competing for the envisioned site. Seifel Consulting
prepared the Preliminary Report for the Transbay Terminal
Redevelopment Project. > Download
article (PDF)
Green building would honor Brower – May 18,
2004
The David Brower Center, in honor of environmentalist
David Brower, is gaining official approval in Berkeley,
CA. The mixed use development features an environmental
center and over 90 units of housing, Seifel Consulting
advised the City of Berkeley on the developer selection
process and is performing developer due diligence for
the Disposition and Development Agreement. > Download
article (PDF)
421 Turk Street Apartments Housing Opportunities – May,
2004
In May 2004, ASIAN, Inc. accepted tenant pre-applications
for one to three bedroom units in an 8-story building
expected to be ready for occupancy by November 2004.
The units will be rented to low-income families. Seifel
Consulting prepared market studies and successful low-income
housing tax credit applications for this non-profit
housing developer. > Download
housing opportunity information (PDF)
Grim forecast sees housing in
tatters after major SF quake – May 2,
2004
Seifel Consulting was the economic consultant on
a technical analysis of San Francisco’s Earthquake
Risk, presented in 2003 to the San Francisco Building
Inspection Commission’s appointed earthquake
advisory panel. The US Geological Survey’s regional
coordinator on earthquake hazards for northern California
extolled the report as “the most comprehensive
look at a realistic loss estimation for any urban area
in the United States.” > Download
article (PDF)
New homes – both affordable and market rate-
are blazing hot in Alameda – April 30, 2004
Our redevelopment work for to the City of Alameda
Redevelopment Agency is beginning to bear fruit. Work
on the first of 500 new homes to be built on the decommissioned
Alameda Naval Base has begun, with some homes sold
even through models will not be open until summer 2004.
> Download the article
(PDF)
Navy signs binding pact on first parts of shipyard – April
1, 2004
The Navy and San Francisco reached an agreement for
the first section of the Hunters Point Shipyard to
be turned over to the City within weeks. Seifel Consulting
provided real estate advisory services for the hunters
Point Shipyard Primary Developer Negotiations. > Download
the article (PDF)
Homes feature BART at doorstop – March
14, 2004
Transit oriented development is smart growth. Seifel
Consulting advised the Richmond Redevelopment Agency
on its developer selection for the Metro Walk transit
village at the Richmond BART station. > Download
the article (PDF)
Helping the EPA in Richmond – March 4, 2004
Seifel Consulting housing and real estate advisory
services for this Richmond, CA project helped the Environmental
Protection Agency recover $1.5 million from the property
owners and assisted in property renovation and preservation
of affordable housing. > Download the article (PDF)
Bloomies ready to flower – delayed
retail project bursts out – November 17, 2003
Developers broke ground this week on San Francisco’s
long-stalled Bloomingdale’s project, kicking
off construction of what could become the largest urban
shopping center west of the Mississippi. Seifel Consulting
prepared the technical documents required for the Redevelopment
Plan Amendment and performing economic analysis and
tax increment projections. > Download
the article (PDF)
