With the architects (WRNS Studio) having eliminated the previously proposed fabric of screens/shutters to adorn the development’s façade, the refined plans for a contemporary 18-story building to rise up to 180 feet in height at 2190 Shattuck Avenue, at the intersection of Allston Way in the heart of Downtown... Read More »
With Orchard Supply Hardware having been controversially denied their bid to convert the Pacific Sales building at 975 Bryant Street into a 33,000 square foot OSH with a nursery on its roof, plans to raze the existing building and develop over 180 new homes on the Showplace Square site were... Read More »
Crescent Heights, the housing developer behind NEMA and Jasper, has been awarded the development rights for Transbay Parcel F and will pay “at least $165 million” for the site at 546 Howard Street which is zoned for building up to 750-feet in height. The Transbay Joint Powers Authority had... Read More »
Under construction and nearing completion at the corner of First and Howard, the ten-story Foundry Square III will yield 275,000 square feet of “open collaborative” office space. A 100-foot long living wall will adorn the building’s lobby (click renderings to enlarge). While the development also includes a new public... Read More »
Our thanks to San Francisco Magazine for identifying SocketSite as one of the 217 best things about the Bay Area in 2008 (“Best Source For Real Estate Info”). And while we’re officially biased, great party last night (and even greater cause). ∙ San Francisco Magazine: Best Source For Real... Read More »
Fifteen months ago we snapped a picture of 2626 Sutter and wrote: “Three weeks ago 2626 Sutter was just another “renovated” property with fresh paint, sloping floors, and a price tag destined to land it in the RealRecentReductions archive. Today it’s a burned out shell. Our first thought? We... Read More »
Last November CBS5’s Joe Vazquez took a walk though of 149 Mangels (cereal box reinforcements and all). While yesterday he wisely observed from afar (and yes, talked briefly with us). ∙ Bidding War Erupts Over $399,000 San Francisco Home ∙ San Francisco Home Under Renovation Collapses ... Read More »
From live national broadcasts, to the local papers, more and more people are “plugging in” to SocketSite (and we thank you). A few of our recent appearances (or references): ∙ CNBC Morning Call: Housing Trends: Follow the Condos ∙ CNNMoney: Condo prices reveal housing trends ∙ San Francisco Business... Read More »
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