The View From Telegraph Hill
On the market for $3,500,000 in 2009, the legal two-unit building at 1454-1456 Kearny Street that’s being used as one ended up selling for $2,575,000 in March of 2011. While…
Dogtown South Of Market Style
On the agenda for San Francisco’s Land Use Committee next week, the formal designation of the two Caltrans parcels underneath the Central Freeway between Valencia and Otis Streets for use…
San Francisco Home Sales Drop, Median Moderates
Recorded home sales in San Francisco fell 13.0% on a year-over-year basis last month (356 recorded sales in February 2013 versus 409 sales in 2012), down 9.6% as compared to…
Proposed Dolores Park pPod: A Pissoir To Manage Public Urination
Citing problems with public urination, the grand plan for the $13 million makeover of Mission Dolores Park now includes San Francisco’s first pissoir, the “pPod,” to be built at the…
The Grand Dolores Park Makeover Plan, Timing, And “pPod” Pissoir
Following in the footsteps of the Dolores Park Playground renovation, it’s finally time for the rest of the 16-acre park’s “athletic courts, buildings, open space, edges and entrance points, internal…
Showcase Hellman Mansion Sells For A Few Million Less Than In 2004
Purchased by the Catherine Schwab Revocable Trust for $15,000,000 in 2004 and priced at $20,000,000 in 2011, the nearly 12,000 square foot Hellman Mansion at 2020 Jackson Street has just…
As Mortgage Rates Tick Up, Applications Tick Down
According to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates averaged 3.63 percent (with 0.8 points) for the week ending today, up from 3.52 percent the week…
Another Peek Inside (And From) The Penultimate Four Seasons Pad
Having sold for $7,200,000 two years ago, the purchase of 765 Market Street #27A was the second most expensive in San Francisco’s Four Seasons history, second only to the 4,336…
The Plans For 1950 Page: From Kids Club To Condos In The Haight?
Assuming that the proposed Hayes Valley development at 344 Fulton is approved and the Boys & Girls Club makes the move, a reader wonders what’s to become of the Club’s…
Can’t Sell As A Single-Family Home? Pitch It As A Tech Incubator!
Having cut the list price for the 8,000 square foot single-family home at 21 Buena Vista Avenue by $600,000 last month, the listing agent for the property is now taking…