The King Debunks Seven San Francisco Architecture Myths
John King’s list of seven San Francisco architecture myths and misconceptions: 1. This is a liberal city where anything goes 2. Everything new looks old 3. San Franciscans hate everything…
February S&P/Case-Shiller: San Francisco MSA Continues Slide
According to the February 2009 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (pdf), single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 3.3% from January ’09 to February ’09, down 31.0% year-over-year and…
Nice Gold Mine Hill Neighbor (And 1960’s Design Lover) Seeks Same
Designed by Fisher-Friedman Associates and constructed up in Diamond Heights as part of an “urban renewal” project in 1967, “Gold Mine Hill” is a collection of fifty-three units in four…
A Relative Value Of Two High-Rise Rentals Around $12,000 Redux
In December we featured a mid-floor three bedroom, three bath at the St. Regis with a view of One Rincon asking $11,950 a month and a high-floor two bedroom, two…
Catching Up On A Few Closings And Early April Apples About Town
We hadn’t originally featured it as an apple but rather an interesting Noe Valley space and photography. But as a plugged-in reader points out, the sale of the contemporary 921…
SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Update: 4/27/09
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco increased a nominal 0.6% over the past two weeks (versus an average gain of 7.5% for the same…
Fit For A King San Francisco Mayor (Or Getty): 1101 Green #2001
Five weeks after a plugged-in reader reported the Mayor’s Bellaire Tower penthouse condo was on the market for $3,200,000 (which Matier & Ross confirmed three weeks later), 1101 Green Street…
715 Cole: A Crispy Cole Valley Apple With Potential On The Tree
We’d at least redo the kitchen and repaint the façade. And based on the lack of bathroom photos we’d probably budget for them as well. But we do like a…
One Rincon Hill Sales Update: Phase One 70% Closed Or In Contract
272 of the 390 condos in the first phase of building at One Rincon Hill (376 units in tower one plus 14 townhouses) are either closed or in contract including…
Tehama Lofts #304 Takes You Higher (Boom-Shaka-Laka-Laka)
We’re digging the high windows, high-end finishes (including the “sly” fireplace surround), and staircase within the true conversion Tehama Lofts #304 (245 5th Street). Now if only there were a…