Infilling Lower Nob Hill below What’s Allowed
While zoned for development up to 80 feet in height, plans for a five-story building to rise up to 50 feet in height on the little Lower Nob Hill/Tendernob parking…
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Apples-To-Apples in Central SoMa, including Interest Rates
Speaking of list price reductions in San Francisco, the asking price for the “rarely available” corner one-bedroom unit #802 on a penthouse level of the Palms at 555 4th Street,…
Highest Percentage of Homes with Reduced Prices in SF Since 2011
While the inventory of single-family homes and condos listed for sale in San Francisco peaked last month, which shouldn’t have caught any plugged-in readers by surprise, there are still 38…
Macro Development of Micro-Units Closer to Reality in Western SoMa
Plans for a development of 200 micro-apartments to rise up to eight stories in height at 333 12th Street, on the western edge of SoMa between Folsom and Harrison, are…
Unemployment Ticks up in SF, but Employment Ticks up Even More
While the unemployment rate in San Francisco ticked up from 3.3 percent in September to 3.4 percent last month, it was driven by an increase in the size of the…
Refined Plans and Impact Report for the Prominent One Oak Tower
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed 40-story tower to rise at the intersection of Market and Van Ness has just been released along with a number of…
French American School Proposes 320-Foot Tower in Hayes Valley
The French American International School has engaged Handel Architects to draft plans for a 320-foot tower to rise on the parking lot site at 98 Franklin Street in Hayes Valley,…
Rents Drop in SF Despite an Underground Landlords Strike
According to a reader, there is “an unofficial Landlord’s (sic) Strike” going on in San Francisco. And until San Francisco’s Supervisors change the City’s rent control rules, the “striking” landlords…
Mortgage Rates Rocket along with Probability of a Hike
In a move that shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the average rate for a 30-year mortgage rocketed up 37 basis points over the past week to 3.94 percent,…
SF Mansion Newly Listed for a Million Dollar Loss
Having been painstakingly renovated and restored in 2002, the 6,000-square-foot “Grande Dame” at 1450 Masonic Avenue sold for $4.95 million in 2005 and then again for $5.375 million in July…