REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
Duboce Triangle

Nearly six years after receiving approval, a former real estate office at 2201 Market St. (at Sanchez) will be demolished and replaced with a six-story mixed-use building.

A developer is seeking approval to demolish the building at 2051 Market Street that previously housed Castro's sex club and sauna Eros.

Last week the Planning Commission unanimously approved the demolition and redevelopment of 240-250 Church Street, which previously housed 24-hour diner Sparky's, and continues to house decade-old bakery Thorough Bread and Pastry.

After being family-owned for nearly 100 years, the Market & Noe Center (2276-2288 Market St.) has been listed for sale for the eye-popping price of $17 million.

The site was approved as a navigation center in March, but the city has scrapped those plans, and is now evaluating it for a potential tent village.

When might the ads be from? How long has it been since anyone had a Par-T-Pak Cola? We talked to local historians to find out.