Billionaires: They’re Just Like Us! They Park On The Street Too!
A Pacific Heights garage (or not) debate yields the following quote and lends itself to a “they’re just like us” spoof (consider yourself lucky if you don’t get the reference):…
Behind The Remodel (And By The Numbers) For 28 Clarendon
From Kwan Design’s description of “Clarendon House” which we identify as 28 Clarendon: Completed in 2010, this project is a complete renovation of a two story mid-century house situated on…
A Julius (Not Julius’) Castle Of A Different Kind
Designed by Julius Ernest Krafft and built in 1902, it was just under a year ago when a plugged-in reader first noticed a move to foreclose upon 2420 Pacific with…
7 Percent Under Asking But 24 Percent Under Its Closest 2008 Comp
In August 2008 the sales office at One Rincon Hill closed escrow on the sale of 425 1st Street #4705 for $796,000 ($1,121 per square) and 425 1st Street #5005…
San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In May: Up 23.7% YOY
According to DataQuick, recorded home sales volume in San Francisco was up 23.7% on a year-over-year basis last month (616 recorded sales in May ’10 versus 498 sales in May…
San Francisco County Unemployment Down To 9.2 Percent In May
Preliminary May labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties puts the unemployment rate at 9.2%, 7.9% and 8.8% respectively, down 0.4 percentage points in all…
Apples To Apples And Now Year Over Year: 1409 20th Street Reduced
Yesterday the list price for 1409 20th Street was reduced to $799,000, exactly what was paid for the “beautifully remodeled” Potrero Hill single-family home a year ago (June 2009), and…
A Beacon Two-Bedroom Sells For Under $400 Per Square Foot
As a plugged-in reader commented yesterday (and we’ve co-opted for use today): We’ve got a sale at under $400/sf in SOMA (plus the price of a refrigerator, it appears). Do…
4381 26th Street Listed At 2006 Price And Looking For A Repeat?
On the market in 2006 asking $2,479,000, the Mark Brand designed contemporary single-family at 4381 26th Street sold for $2,600,000 in a month, an outcome that was more the rule…
Design Scoop: One (1) Franklin Closer To Reality
A plugged-in tipster delivers Forum Design’s rendering for 1 Franklin at the corner of Page. Once again, an eight-story mixed-use development of 35 residential units over 2,378 square feet of…