Future Bayfront Park Newly Rendered, Detailed and Timed
San Francisco’s future 5.5-acre Bayfront Park, which will be bounded by a realigned Terry A. Francois Boulevard and the San Francisco Bay, between 16th Street and Nelson Rising Lane, across…
A Below Market Rate Reduction to under $500 per Square Foot
Purchased as new for $330,000 in 2007, or roughly $409 per square foot, as part of San Francisco’s inclusionary (a.k.a. Below Market Rate or Affordable) housing program, the 807-square-foot, one-bedroom…
Privatization of Public Open Space in SoMa Approved
In the works for over two years, the custom-tailored ordinance to allow the owners of the 31-story Intercontinental Hotel at 888 Howard Street to privatize the two outdoor terraces on…
Battle over Mid-Market Building and Evictions Heats Back Up
The ongoing battle between the remaining residential tenants of the seven-story Sterling Building at 1049 Market Street, which was illegally converted to “live-work” spaces over a decade ago, back when…
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The Real Story behind This $40 Million Spec Home
The $40 million spec home at 2712 Broadway up on Billionaires Row, which the Wall Street Journal profiled yesterday, has actually been on the market for a few months. And…
Gated Estate Back on the Market with an $8.85 Million Price Tag
On the market for $16.8 million at the end of 2012, the gated two-acre estate at 11 Circle Drive in Ross – which includes a six-bedroom main home, a two-bedroom…
Bankruptcy Saves High-End Development Site from Foreclosure
While on the market with an $8.9 million price tag, touting “a great starting point for a high-end housing development,” the Green Street Auto Body garage at 1776 Green Street…
Could Potrero and Dogpatch Lose Their Coveted Caltrain Stop?
With the refined options for connecting Caltrain (and High Speed Rail) to San Francisco’s new Transbay Transit Center, redeveloping the 20-acre Caltrain Depot at 4th and King Streets and tearing…
Neighbors Challenge Elbo Room Redevelopment
With the proposed redevelopment of the Elbo Room – which now calls adding three new stories atop the existing two-story building at 645-647 Valencia Street, converting its ground floor into…
Rents Tick Up in San Francisco, Drop in Oakland
Recent reports of a sharp drop in apartment rents in both San Francisco and Oakland shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, as it’s a trend we first noticed forming…