Is A Lack Of Density Cooking San Francisco’s Golden Tech Goose?
As we first wrote back in 2007: Going green might be trendy (and we’re all for it), but as far as we’re concerned it’s a focus on density (and infill)…
The Vision (And Financing) For SF’s Wholesale Produce Market
With a vision for reinventing the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market that’s been on the boards, the city of San Francisco is preparing to back the $96 million initiative. Under…
55 Laguna: The Latest Rehabilitation Plans And Progress
Having purchased the former UC Berekely Extension campus at 55 Laguna last year, the new owners have filed an application to rehabilitate Richardson and Woods halls. The proposal is to…
Behind Salesforce’s San Francisco Campus Debacle
A few days before Salesforce.com was poised to receive the City’s approval, Salesfoce pulled the plug on their plans for a 14-acre campus in San Francisco’s Mission Bay. From Reuters…
Facilitating Development Of The Chinese Hospital Project
Among the items on the agenda for San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee this afternoon, a proposed ordinance amending San Francisco’s Planning Code and Zoning Map to create…
229 Douglass: Split, Remodeled and Returned
The property at 229 Douglass was purchased for $1,063,000 in 2004 with an abused duplex sitting on the front half of the lot, an un-renovated barn at the rear, and…
8 Washington Could Be Approved, Financial Deal And All, Next Week
Approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission in March, next Tuesday, May 15, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will hear the appeals against the proposed 8 Washington Development and vote on…
From Contractors Special To Reborn Contemporary Home On Alabama
Purchased for $465,000 this past October as a Contractors Special which wasn’t habitable, didn’t have a functioning roof, and required a liability release to enter, 1687 Alabama has just returned…
Bonus Points For Number Of Offers In Addition To Price
Listed for $2,195,000 in 2008 and $1,895,000 in 2010, the single-family Noe Valley home at 1430 Diamond has returned to the market in 2012 listed for $1,795,000. In general, the…
Forget 50 Offers, How About Under Asking But 50 Percent Over 2010?
While the penultimate penthouse a floor below was listed for $2,000,000 in early 2010, the Infinity Tower Two unit #42D which wasn’t listed sold for $1,500,000 that February. Three months…