A Conscientious Approach To Appreciation And Over Asking Stats
Purchased by a plugged-in reader for $2,850,000 in June of 2009, the Noe Valley “house with a conscience” at 3961 25th Street was listed for $3,299,000 this past May. Reduced…
T-Minus Two Days Until Towering Folsom Street Development Begins
The no parking signs for have been hung on the parking meters around the parking lot bounded by Folsom, Main, and Beale Streets, and on Friday, June 14, Tishman is…
Potentially Problematic Condo Conversion Legislation Approved
With supervisors Farrell, Tang, and Wiener opposing, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors have voted 8-3 to adopt the proposed condominium conversion lottery bypass legislation as last amended. Assuming it isn’t…
The Dead Serious Designs For Miniature Golf In The Mission
Formerly a mortuary, San Francisco’s Planning Commission approved the redevelopment of 1096 South Van Ness Avenue for use as a restaurant in 2005. And while some improvements for that project…
Do Developers Need Stimulation Or Neighborhoods The Cash?
In 2009, near the nadir of requests for new building permits in San Francisco, Mayor Newsom initiated a fee deferral program for developer in an effort to provide an economic…
San Francisco Prestige Index Closing In On 2008 Levels
The First Republic Prestige Home Index for “San Francisco” homes valued at more than $1 million and currently averaging $2.82 million ticked up 3.2 percent in the first quarter of…
The New Price For A Parking Spot In South Beach: $82,000
The sale of parking spot #142 at 88 Townsend Street which sold for $65,000 in early 2008 and again for $38,000 in October of 2011 has closed escrow with a…
The Unforgettable “Start-Ups: Silicon Valley” Villa
With Bravo’s “Start-Ups: Silicon Valley” reality show having been cancelled, Ben, Hermione and Marcus’ San Francisco crib (“the villa“) has quietly hit the market for $6,750,000. While the address for…
Density On Divisadero: Development Of 2655 Bush Street Underway
Permits to demolish the two-story convalescent facility at 2655 Bush and Divisadero Street have been approved and issued and preparation for the razing is underway. As plugged-in people have known…
Trinity Place Watch: Timing, Destruction, And Design
With the 418-unit Phase Two of Trinity Place at 1190 Mission Street now scheduling move-ins for August, Trinity Plaza (the old Del Webb Townhouse motel) has been reduced to rubble…