Quaint Maiden Lane near Union Square was a hot spot in July for Colton Hanley, a senior vice president at the real-estate services firm Avison Young, who helped three tech companies sign office deals in three buildings along the narrow, historic road.

“San Francisco is back, and so is Maiden Lane,” Hanley exulted on LinkedIn.

The succession of leases, totaling 15,000 square feet, apparently bolstered Hanley’s belief that The City — and areas close to Union Square in particular — are on the upswing.

The deals added to a series of developments, including new retail openings, that have fueled a growing sense of optimism about The City’s historic shopping and hospitality neighborhood.

One of the newest arrivals promises to be a toy store in a highly symbolic spot just at the end of Maiden

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