^^It's been empty and derelict for years. Until recently it still had a sign on it indicating it was a Hillary for President 2016 campaign HQ (an obviously temporary use). And as a derelict, surrounded by a chain link fence, it has been a contributor to the tragedy that the BRT project has made of Van Ness Ave.
I am out of town now for the winter but just before I left I walked by there, as always hoping to see a demo permit or some indication it was imminent (almost as much as I once hoped to see such a permit on the old McDonald's)--didn't see anything even just a week ago, but now here we are. I hope construction quickly follows.
As usual,
on the Nextdoor site, the usual suspects are calling the replacement structure "too tall" and "out of character" in spite of the similarly sized new hospital a short distance away. Example: "A 14 story building, it will be horribly out of place on Van Ness and create more wind tunnels, block views, and not be a benefit to the area." Blah, blah, blah.