David Baker’s ZeroCottage Rising
The goal, to build the first “Net Zero Energy, LEED Platinum, Green Point Rated, Living Building Challenge Certified, PassivHaus Certified Residence in San Francisco.” The approach, a three story addition…
The Gutterson Designed Kitchen Was Gutted A Decade Ago
The Henry Gutterson designed home at 1495 Monterey Boulevard was purchased for $1,200,000 in 2001 at which point its original kitchen was demolished and rebuilt. Soon thereafter, the English Tudor…
No New Stimulus For You! (At Least Not This Month)
According to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, although problems still exist (think unemployment and sagging home prices), “the growth fundamentals of the United States do not appear to have been…
A Forty-Four Percent Hit For 1825 Webster
As we wrote this past May: Purchased for $1,500,000 in June 2006 with two loans and $225,000 down, a year later a third mortgage for $200,000 was added to the…
311 Marina Boulevard Sells On The Steps For Half What Was Owed
A perennial favorite which plugged-in people have been keeping an eye on since we first featured it back in 2006, yesterday 311 Marina Boulevard sold to a third party on…
Scheduled Auctions Flat As Pre-Foreclosure Activity Ticks Down
Pre-foreclosure activity in San Francisco has dropped from 576 properties in the pipeline in June to 549 today, 32 percent of which are in District 10*, down from 34 percent…
The Penthouse Atop 540 Delancey Completes Its Two Year Trip
As we wrote about the Cape Horn Lofts building at 540 Delancey last year: It was sixteen condos before units #402 and #403 were combined to form a 2,900 square…
Capital Preservation Versus Cash Flow At 310 Townsend
Last listed as a short sale for $410,000 following twelve price changes and relistings since March of last year, and having been purchased for $640,000 in 2007, 310 Townsend #309…
1285 Sutter Approved For Imminent Demolition And Reconstruction
Permits to demolish the long shuttered Galaxy Theater at 1285 Sutter Street and erect a 13-story building with 107 condominiums over 10,000 square feet of retail (Trader Joe’s lease for…
3208 Pierce: Foreclosure Redux And Apples To Apples Reduction
While the courthouse sale of 3208 Pierce Street #407 has once again been postponed (now scheduled for September 23), today the list price for 3208 Pierce #102 was reduced to…