An All-Star Architect’s Design For An All Star Site At One Van Ness
From John King with respect to the Richard Meier & Partners designed 34-story residential tower that’s on the boards to rise near the corner of Market and Van Ness, possibly…
How One Rincon Could Really Become A Giant Ionic Breeze
Alcoa is currenlty testing EcoClean, a new coating for its Reynobond building panels. As a photocatalyst, titanium dioxide interacts with sunlight to break down organic matter both on and floating…
Will Wells Profit From This Noe Valley Foreclosure?
With a 2008 era mortgage for $910,000 long past due, last year Wells Fargo foreclosed upon the Noe Valley home of Kathryn Galves at 1164 Church Street. From “Occupy the…
2012 Decorator Showcase Sneak Peek And Kitchen Before And After
While the 2012 Decorator Showcase at 2020 Jackson Street doesn’t officially open its doors until Friday, a plugged-in tipster delivers a sneak peek of the transformation of the main kitchen,…
The Designs For Sixth And Howard Before Redevelopment Was Razed
While the razing of the Hugo Hotel and construction of nine new stories at 200 6th Street has been waylaid by the loss of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, a…
The San Francisco Bay Guardian Sells (Out?)
Union Property Capital (UPC) is in contract is to purchase the San Francisco Bay Guardian’s Potrero Hill headquarters building at 135 Mississippi for $6.5 million. Guardian owner Bruce Brugmann purchased…
S&P/Case-Shiller San Francisco: Home/Condo Prices Dropped In Feb
According to the February 2012 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 0.7% from January 2012 to February 2012, down 4.1% year-over-year, down 42.9%…
Hugo Hotel Hangs On As Redevelopment Agency Is Dropped
The proposed Kennerly Architecture & Planning designed nine-story mixed-use building slated to rise at 200 6th Street has been waylaid by the loss of San Francisco’s Redevelopment Agency which Mercy…
Pre-Foreclosure Activity Ticks Back Up In San Francisco
Having slowed down in the first quarter of 2012, pre-foreclosure activity has picked back up in San Francisco over the past month with 480 properties in the pipeline, 36 percent…
Cathedral Hill Hotel Demolition Paperwork Filed, Poised To Fall
With a special Planning Commission hearing scheduled for Thursday, at which approvals for CPMC’s Long Range Development Plans, including a new Cathedral Hill Hospital, are expected to be approved following…