Twist And Shout (Or Rather Don’t) After The Renovation
An aerial view of the Minnie and Lovie Ward Playfields at 650 Capitol Avenue paints the painful picture of the ankle twisting park as it current stands. As proposed, however,…
The Year Of The Black Water Dragon Brings 255 Berry #708 Back
Back in 2008, it was the wood paneled ceiling and wide plank floors within 255 Berry #708 that first caught our attention, and the multiple balconies, southwest exposure, and completely…
Showcasing 2020 Jackson Street
As we first reported this past September: Plugged-in people knew it was coming and even got a brief peek inside, and now 2020 Jackson (a.k.a. The Hellman Mansion) has officially…
A Plugged-In Reader’s Disasterlicious Comment/Caption Of The Month
In the words of a plugged-in reader: “The only thing more disasterlicious than a stairway without a handrail is the same with a 90 degree turn at the very top.…
Pier Pressure And The Price San Francisco Taxpayers Might Pay
The latest budget report analyzing the financial impact of the 34th America’s Cup to be held in San Francisco favors an outcry to remove Pier 29 from the deal between…
A Chef’s Restaurateur’s Kitchen And Misstep(s)
Purchased for $1,225,000 in August 2006 and financed with a mortgage for $980,000, in 2007 a second was drawn for $97,206, perhaps to help pay for the “swank” remodel for…
A New Lease On Life And Light For 1800 Pacific Avenue
Recently unwrapped, the fractured9 led re-skinning breathes new life and light into the apartment building at 1800 Pacific and Franklin. As the building looked last year, prior to its re-skinning…
Can You Correctly Re-Pick This Noe Valley Apple To Be?
As we reported in November 2010: From October 2004 to April 2007 the value of the single-family home at 946 Elizabeth increased from $2,100,000 to $2,675,000 for total appreciation of…
South Beach Apples-To-Apples And Year-Over-Year
Listed for $1,288,000 in January 2011, the 2,097 square foot #320 at 200 Brannan sold for $1,260,000 last April. Back on the market ten months later and listed for $1,450,000.…
The Arquitectonica Redesigned 201 Folsom Street Rendering Scoop
Arquitectonica blows the 725 doors off the old Heller Manus design for Tishman Speyer’s development at 201 Folsom. And as promised, we have the rendering and design scoop. The 80…