Giant Value Housing Or Headache To Come In The Mission?
Having purchased the fully entitled housing site at 1800 Van Ness last year for $4.25 million, Oyster Development is now in contract to purchase the Giant Value store at 2558…
From Quintessential To Designer And A New “$15,000” Kitchen
2721 Sacramento #B wasn’t listed as a “designer” condo when it sold for $1,400,000 in 2008. At the time, it was simply “quintessential.” Since then, however, and amongst other improvements,…
Living Large In 435 Square Feet: Inside 86 Stanton
Behind the little gate and down the flagstone steps at 86 Stanton, a 435 square foot cottage originally constructed in 1918 but recently remodeled lies on two lots. And while…
Yuri Milner’s $100 Million Dollar Los Altos Hills Mansion
According to the Wall Street Journal, the sale price for the rather large Los Altos Hills home recently purchased by Russian investor Yuri Milner was $100 million, 30 percent more…
To Enclose Or Not To Enclose, That’s A Reader’s Question Of The Day
As an an old post based on a plugged-in reader’s comment leads another reader to recently rethink the addition of a pot filler to her kitchen, today we turn to…
San Francisco’s Condo “Double Dip” Is (Or Was) Here
According to yesterday’s S&P/Case-Shiller report, the index for San Francisco MSA condo values has officially “double dipped,” falling to 134.59 in January versus a localized low of 135.79 in March…
Closer To Home For 845 Montgomery #C
In 2009 a list price of $1,095,000 didn’t attract a buyer, nor did its reduced price of $995,000, and a year ago it was withdrawn from the MLS. Today, 845…
SF Property Tax Reduction Informal Review Deadline Tomorrow
“San Francisco homeowners have until Thursday to request a temporary property tax reduction for 2011-12 by filling out a one-page form and returning it to the county assessor’s office…property owners…
56 Sotelo Shortly Returns A Little Less Short
It’s been ten months since 56 Sotelo Avenue first hit the market asking $1,995,000 having been purchased for $1,900,000 in 2007 and then remodeled incorporating new wrought iron gates imported…
Pacific Heights For 50 Percent Below 2006 Expectations And Debt
As we wrote about 2523 Steiner back in 2007: After 138 days on the market, and three price reductions (now $505,000 or 15% below its original list price ), 2523…