Bay Bridge Congestion Threatens New Development
If you think Bay Bridge traffic and congestion are bad now, or happen to be Hines which is working on plans for 180 condos to rise up to 16 stories…
Housing Moratorium Showdown Slated For June 2
If San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors approve the motion this afternoon, the public hearing for the proposed legislative moratorium on any new residential construction, or the elimination/conversion of any existing…
‘Overlook’ Site For 29 Luxury Homes On The Market
With the long-running dispute with the existing Mount Sutro Wood Owners Association and uphill neighbors having been settled, and the proposed San Francisco Overlook project having been fully-approved for development…
Mission Coalition Aims To Ice South Van Ness Development
Scheduled for last month but waylaid when outdated information was posted in the required project notification at the building site, the public hearing for the proposed five-story development to rise…
Two Competing ‘Airbnb’ Amendments And Their Impact Report
The analysis is thin, but the summary table of major differences between the two competing pieces of legislation to amend San Francisco’s new short-term rental law, as prepared by the…
St. Luke’s Hospital Design Refined And Newly Rendered
With construction underway and Sutter Health/CPMC aiming for a grand opening in 2019, the exterior design for the replacement St. Luke’s hospital to rise up to 142 feet in height…
Iconic Dogpatch Bar On The Market For $580K
Resurrected in 2014, with redwood wainscoting, Victorian flocked wallpaper and a refurbished pool table, the iconic Sea Star bar at 2289 Third Street, adjacent to the corner Dogpatch Café, is…
Russian Hill Condo Misses The $3K Mark (But Fetches $6.9M)
Listed for $7.5 million last month, twice the price at which the three-bedroom Russian Hill condo had been purchased at the end of 2013 prior to being completely remodeled by…
Bayview Castle Fails To Land Its Lannister
The listing for the two-unit Bayview “castle” at 53-55 Pomona Street, which is not to be confused with the Bayview castle at 1540 Newhall Street nor the Albion Castle 881…
Billionaires Row Mansion ‘Only’ Fetches $31M
The sale of the Billionaires Row mansion at 2701 Broadway has just closed escrow with a contract price of $31 million, a whopping $8 million under asking but still $4…