Symphony Towers Transitions To Their Second Movement (Rentals)
While “slashing prices” by up to 30% might have been a “smashing success” late last year, according to the Polaris Group, with roughly 120 out of 130 units sold Symphony…
The Union Of 76 New Units At 2101/2125 Bryant
As we wrote in February: A “big pit” and un-renovated historic brick building for seven years when the development of a dotcom office park stalled out, in 2007 the calling…
JustQuotes: Designers Rise To The Rising Seas Challenge
“, these are two of six winners announced Tuesday in a design competition that responds to a real-life threat – scientific projections that in the century to come, the sea…
Pairs Of Points That Draw Flat Lines, Might A Third Draw A Curve?
As has already been noted by a reader, the sale of 141 Beaver Street closed escrow on 7/9/09 with a reported contract price of $1,650,000* (note UPDATE below). Originally asking…
A Ringing Endorsement For A Liberty Belle (366 Liberty)
In the words of a plugged-in tipster with respect to 366 Liberty: It’s quite an amazing house, very understated (except the price). On a double lot so you have a…
Ten Below Over Freezing. Except For That One At Twenty-Nine…
If you read Bloomberg yesterday you learned that the past three Decorator Showcase homes in San Francisco are on the market, and that this year’s showcase (2830 Pacific) “was listed…
St. Regis Penthouse Animation, Reality A Couple Months Out
A plugged-in tipster notes a newly public animation for the St. Regis Penthouse. According to a plugged-in source, however, the animation will soon be obsolete as construction should be finished…
When Arms Length Appraisals Are “Too Far” Away
“Major real estate groups are pushing for a moratorium on new appraisal standards that they say are scuttling sales, hampering refinancings and depressing prices at a time when the sector…
Okay, So How About Half? (4252 22nd Street Goes “Pre-Foreclosure”)
Purchased for $760,000 in May 2006, a rough and tumble (and tenant occupied) 4252 22nd Street returned to the market in September 2008 asking $1,495,000. From the listing at the…
Newsom Rightly Rejects Daly’s Renters’ Rights Legislation
Last month the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to pass the package of renters’ rights laws (restricting rent raises and expanding rights to add roommates) authored by Supervisor Chris…