UPDATE: HYDE STREET STUDIOS STILL UP AND RUNNING AFTER 40 CONTINUOUS YEARS.
It appears the condo project isn’t going to happen for a long while, if ever. The neighborhood is still too funky and the economy is in the shitter. Good news for Hyde Street Studios.
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This is an email I just (Mar 15 2008) got from Jeff Cleland at Hyde Street studios, the occupants of the original SF Wally Heider Studios building.
From: “Jeff Cleland” info@hydestreet.com
Subject: the future of hyde street studios
You were sent this because I thought you might have some interest as to what becomes of the building that currently houses Hyde Street Studios, as well as a number of other music related businesses. As you may be aware, the building at 245 Hyde St. was recently sold to a real estate developing firm in Oakland, which has plans to gut the interior of the building, add two additional floors, and turn it into condos.
The San Francisco Planning Department is currently preparing a report on the property that could significantly effect the building’s final outcome. Read more »