A Happy Ending and More Housing in Chinatown as Proposed
If approved, the Happy Chinese Restaurant at 1326 Powell Street will be leveled. And in its place, a new six-story building will rise up to 65 feet in height, with…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Dips but Begins the Year above 4 Percent
Having hit a 32-month high at the end of 2016, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage slipped 12 basis points over the past week to start the year…
Macy’s Selling Stonestown Galleria Store, Will Be Redeveloped
In addition to selling its Men’s Store in Union Square, which will be shuttered and redeveloped, Macy’s is in contract to sell its 280,000-square-foot Stonestown Galleria location, which opened in…
Plans for a Massive New Industrial Center in San Francisco
A few years ago we first noted that the LaSalle Industrial Park complex at 749 Toland Street in western Bayview, upon which four single-story warehouse buildings with a total of…
Why LuLu’s Shuttering Shouldn’t Come as a Surprise
While the shuttering of Restaurant LuLu after 24 years at 816 Folsom Street appears to have caught some by surprise, the writing was on the wall if you knew where…
Warriors Slated to Break Ground for New SF Arena in Two Weeks
Having prevailed in their legal battle with the Mission Bay Alliance over the adequacy of the Environmental Impact Report for the proposed 18,000-seat arena and event center to rise in…
Designer Noe Pad Priced at $6.8 Million
While it hasn’t yet been listed for sale, the asking price for the designer five-bedroom home at 4352 26th Street has been set at $6.8 million or roughly $1,420 per…
Folsom Street Rising: Newly Rendered and Closer to Reality
With plans to raise the roof at 633 Folsom Street in the works, and the designs for a 14-story building to rise on the corner site of the two-story Canton…
Inventory of Homes for Sale in SF Starts 2017 at a Four-Year High
Depleted by listings which were withdrawn from the MLS over the holidays, many of which are likely to soon return to the market as “new,” perhaps with unofficial price reductions…
$5.4M Mansion Resells for $1.4M Less
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…