Transbay Block 8 Attracts Who’s Who Of Developers And Architects
The City of San Francisco cancelled their initial request for proposals to develop Transbay Block 8 back in 2009 when bids for the one-acre parcel fronting Folsom between First and…
Modern Hayes Valley Development Breaks Ground, Opening 2014
DDG and DM Development have just broken ground on 400 Grove Street, the modern 34-unit Hayes Valley development designed by Fougeron Architecture to rise at the corner of Grove and…
Proposal to Immediately Revitalize San Francisco’s Pier 38 Picked
While it hasn’t been announced, TMG’s proposal for the redevelopment of San Francisco’s Pier 38 has beaten out the competing proposal from San Francisco Waterfront Partners according to a plugged-in…
Timing For Giants’ Massive Mission Rock Development Moved Up
The target timing for the Giants’ massive Mission Rock development has been moved up by a year with work on the first phase, which includes a tower up to 320…
A Rather Extensive “Remodeling” (Of Everything But The Façade)
While the façade of 2178 Pine Street hangs like a Hollywood set with nothing left behind, technically the potential historic resource hasn’t been demolished but is rather being “remodeled,” with…
Six-Story Moorish Fortress Designed For Blighted Berkeley Lot
With the owner of the long vacant lot at the corner of Haste and Telegraph in Berkeley having settled a lawsuit with the City in October, agreeing to move forward…
Offer Date for High-End Noe Home Comes and Goes, Reduced
Listed for $3,400,000 on November 10 with “Offers Due” at 1pm on November 21, the high-end Noe Valley home at 1612 Church Street remains on the market and its list…
Adjustable-Rate Activity Up As Applications For Mortgages Decline
With mortgage rates continuing to tick up and the current 30-year rate hovering around 4.6 percent, mortgage applications to purchase property in the U.S. were down 10 percent on a…
Alta Vista School Drafts Plans To Double In Size
The Alta Vista School moved from 3,500 square feet of start-up space in 2012 to a one-acre Portola campus at 450 Somerset Street with a three-story school building of 23,000…
An Elegant Three-Bedroom Nob Hill Condo For $550 A Square Foot
Listed for $1,449,000 two months ago, the asking price for the three-bedroom Nob Hill condo #106 at 850 Powell Street (a.k.a. The Francesca) has recently been reduced to $1,349,000. With…