Pedigreed Postmodern on the Peninsula for $15 Million
Built for David Kelley, the founder of IDEO and Stanford Design School, and designed by the late Italian architect, Ettore Sottsass, founder of Sottsass Associati and the Memphis group, the…
Expansion of San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal About to Get Underway
With Sinbad’s having been razed to make room for the San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal Expansion project, which includes the construction of two new berthing facilities (Gates F and G) and…
Employment in San Francisco Dropped in Q1
With the number of people living in San Francisco with a job pegged at 543,900 last month, a nominal 200 higher than the month before, employment in the city has…
Plans to Build Higher on Harrison
Plans to raze the two-story Fast Signs Building on the northwest corner of Harrison and Hawthorne Streets are in the works. And as proposed, a 14-story building, with 118 residential…
Pace of Existing Home Sales Hits a Ten-Year High in the U.S.
Having slipped 3.7 percent in February, the pace of existing-home sales in the U.S. ticked up 4.4 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.71 million transactions,…
Initiative to Establish a Good Neighbor Commission in San Francisco
The paperwork for a proposed ballot measure to establish a “Good Neighbor Commission” has been submitted to San Francisco’s Department of Elections. As envisioned, San Francisco’s existing seven-member Entertainment Commission…
New S.F. Condo Sales Slipped in March but Jumped Year-Over-Year
While the number of purchase contracts signed for new condominiums in San Francisco slipped 4 percent from February to March, the sales volume in March (91) was more than twice…
Mid-Century Modern Mill Valley Gem Fetches $2.8 Million
Designed by Daniel Liebermann and built out of old-growth redwood, glass and brick back in 1962, the Mid-Century Modern Mill Valley home at 861 Lovell Avenue, which was listed for…
Former Cal Coach Scores on Fast Break from East Bay Home
Purchased by Cuonzo Martin for $2.5 million in mid-2014, two months after Cuonzo was named head coach of Cal’s men’s basketball team, the 4,123-square-foot Piedmont home at 88 Sandringham Road…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops Below 4 Percent
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has dropped below 4 percent for the first time since November, shedding 11 basis points over the past week and 33 basis…