Will Golden Gate Fields Follow In Bay Meadows’ Footsteps?
The bankruptcy related auction of Golden Gate Fields over in the East Bay has been scheduled for February 25, 2010. The 130-acre property has been unsuccessfully targeted for development a…
High Atop The Hamilton (631 O’Farrell): Penthouse Listing And History
Built as a hotel in 1929, converted to condominiums in 1962, and better known for its studios and one-bedrooms, the 3,879 square foot penthouse (#2101) atop The Hamilton (631 O’Farrell)…
An Emotional Bricks And Mortar Asset Allocation For The Wealthy
“Real estate investment among wealthy individuals is set to rise to 30 percent of the average portfolio for the next few years from 28 percent now, according to survey. That…
1844 Market Street Development Hits A Banking Speed Bump
It was a plugged-in tipster that first noticed the movement on 1844 Market Street back in May. And while the builder had indeed broken ground on the 113 unit mixed-use…
Not Perfectly “Apples To Apples” But A Bernal Data Point Nonetheless
With a new kitchen and some other seemingly minor renovations (i.e., no pulled permits) since its purchase for $990,000 in December 2007 (the kitchen at the time below), the recent…
Hugo Hotel’s Flying Furniture Update, No Word On The Graffiti
“As a courtesy to the Artist… Agency staff is recommending entering into a Permit to Enter with the Artist to keep Defenestration in place until the Agency is ready to…
Warm Thoughts Of A Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner (2009 Edition)
Our Thanksgiving time tradition has been thwarted in 2009 by a lack of gorgeous old stoves. So this year it’s the (semi) recent reduction (listed for $2,565,000 on 9/17, reduced…
San Francisco MSA Prestige Home Index Down 15.7% Year Over Year
While September’s S&P/Case-Shiller index for San Francisco showed a nominal decline for the top third of MSA properties (cost basis over $577,214) from August to September, the latest First Republic…
A Bit Of “02” Irony (And 80 Percent Sold) At One Rincon Hill
On the heels of yesterday’s height of the fire sale flames post with respect to The Infinity, we turn our attention to One Rincon Hill. So far the lowest priced…
U.S. New Home Purchases Up, Median Price Falls
“Purchases of new homes in the U.S. rebounded more than anticipated in October as buyers rushed to take advantage of a government tax credit before it expired…Home values may remain…