SFMOMA Snags The Fisher Contemporary Art Collection
After abandoning plans to build CAMP (Contemporary Art Museum Presidio) in July, the Fisher’s engaged in “hush, hush” talks with SFMOMA to expand their South of Market space (taking over…
U.S. New Home Sales Climb On Discounts And Foreclosures
“Sales of new U.S. homes climbed in August to the highest level in almost a year as builders cut prices at a record pace to compete with the foreclosures that…
Forward Progress For San Francisco Piers 15, 17, And 70
The Port Commission has approved a 66-year lease of Piers 15 and 17 for the Exploratorium (targeting a 2012 opening): The deal, approved unanimously by the Port Commission this month,…
I Can’t Drive Build 55: Eyes (And Ears) On Upzoning Mission Street?
While we missed the Planning Department’s public meeting to solicit public comment on their thoughts of increasing building height limits on Mission Street between 16th and Cesar Chavez up to…
Foreclosure (And Market) Realities Overcome Legislative Externalities
As we wrote a year ago with respect to the Perata Mortgage Relief Bill: Unfortunately, we doubt the new law will have any meaningful impact on foreclosure rates throughout California…
2140 Jefferson: Apparently “Lease To Own” Wasn’t An Option For Thiel
Speaking of big homes that private equity “bought,” according to a plugged-in tipster 2140 Jefferson was home to Peter Thiel of PayPal and Clarium Capital notoriety. The twist, he was…
Have We Seen This Marquee Lofts (#708) Movie Before?
As we wrote in July: As a plugged-in reader notes, a fully remodeled and renovated Marquee Lofts (151 Alice B. Toklas Place) #708 has returned to the market asking $739,000…
The Numbers Behind Perkins’ Millennium Penthouse Purchase
Tom Perkins has gone public with his purchase of one of the top two Millennium Tower penthouse shells (“GPHA”). The buy by the numbers: 4,806 square feet; three bedrooms and…
2849 Pacific: A Million Dollar (Double) “Take”
As we wrote in August: If our plugged-in tipster is correct, 2849 Pacific will be hitting the market in a couple of weeks after a “big money redo” and with…
San Francisco County Unemployment Up To 10.1 Percent In August
Preliminary August labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties puts the unemployment rate at 10.1%, 8.3% and 9.2% respectively, up 0.2 percentage points in San…