Pulse Nightclub to be torn down

PART OF NOB HILL HAS A CHANCE OF COMING BACK TO LIFE. DEVELOPERS HOPE KNOCKING DOWN THE OLD P...  More »

PART OF NOB HILL HAS A CHANCE OF COMING BACK TO LIFE. DEVELOPERS HOPE KNOCKING DOWN THE OLD PULSE NIGHTCLUB WILL ENCOURAGE OTHER BUSINESSES TO START SETTING UP SHOP EAST OF CARLISLE AND CENTRAL. ANTOINETTE ANTONIO IS LIVE IN NOB HILL WITH OUR TOP STORY. ANTOINETTE? THE OLD PULSE NIGHTCLUB IS ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF NOB HILL.... NOT TRADITIONALLY THE MOST HAPPENING PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT DEVELOPERS HOPE BULLDOZING THIS BUILDING... AND PUTTING IN SHOPS AND APARTMENTS WILL CHANGE THAT. THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB, A FORMER HOT SPOT FOR THE GAY AND LESBIAN CROWD, HASN'T HAD A PULSE FOR SIX MONTHS SINCE IT SHUT DOWN IN DECEMBER. BUT DEVELOPERS ARE WORKING TO BRING IT BACK TO LIFE. THIS IS THE PLAN -- TEAR DOWN THE OLD ... AND BUILD A BRAND NEW FOUR STORY BUILDING. THE TOP THREE FLOORS WILL BE APARTMENTS -- THE FIRST FLOOR, RETAIL SPACE. 'we're talking to a small fitness studio, we're talking to some retailers that are in nob hill, that want to maybe want to migrate to a newer more current space.'WITH AN OLD MOTEL ACROSS THE STREET... AND AN ADULT VIDEO STORE-- DEVELOPERS ADMIT ... IT ISN'T THE IDEAL PLACE TO LIVE FOR EVERYONE. BUT THE PLAN IS TO BUILD SOMETHING NEW AND FRESH... SOMETHING THAT WILL BRING CHANGE TO THE AREA. 'i think those retailers and those run down motels, once you have, once we prove the concept, those won't make sense anymore and those will go away.' BUSINESS OWNERS AT THE OTHER END OF NOB HILL SAY THE PLAN WORKS OUT FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NOT ONLY WILL IT HELP THE 'FORGOTTEN' PART OF NOB HILL... BUT IT WILL ALSO EXPAND THE ALREADY POPULAR HANGOUT SPOT. 'the location is excellent, it starts a piece that's already moving with the upper nob hill businesses moving and upgrading making the neighborhood a much nicer place.' A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES TO MOVE TO THIS SIDE OF NOB HILL RECENTLY HAVE BEEN O'NEILLS PUB AND SEVENTH GODDESS LINGERIE. DEVELOPERS PLAN TO TEAR THIS BUILD DOWN IN THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR... AND THE PROJECT SHOULD BE FINISHED BY 2010. LIVE IN NOB HILL ... AA.. EWN4.  « Less