Coworking Space Could Be Shut Down, Others at Risk
Five years ago, the owners 414 Brannan Street sought permission to change the permitted use of the industrial building, which had once been home to an electrical contractor, to general…
Plans to Convert Parking Lot into an Eating (and Drinking) Place
Plans to develop a four-story building, with 12 condos over two commercial spaces and a 12-car garage, upon the Cherin’s parking lot parcel on the southeast corner of Valencia and…
Pending U.S. Home Sales Drop, Down Year-Over-Year
Having slipped 0.8 percent in March, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, for which 100 denotes an average level of activity, declined another 1.3 percent in April…
12 Percent Price Cut for Designer Noe Valley Pad
Priced at $6.8 million or roughly $1,420 per finished square foot at the beginning of the year, the list price for the designer five-bedroom home at 4352 26th Street has…
Castle for Silicon Valley Nobility on the Market for $9 Million
Described as a home “worthy of Silicon Valley nobility,” with the “ability to transport your guests to a world of medieval romance infused with modern luxury,” the “castle” which sits…
Bay Area Home Values Hit Another High but Gains Really Slow
Having ticked up 1.1 percent in February to an all-time high, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the…
Even Bigger Plans for the Shuttered Lucky Penny Site
While zoned for building up to 80 feet in height, the shuttered Lucky Penny parcel at 2670 Geary Boulevard is also only zoned for moderate density. And as such, plans…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Back Below 4 Percent
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has dropped to 3.95 percent, the lowest average rate this year and 35 basis points below the 4.30 percent rate in place…
Former Sausage Factory Project Closer to Reality
Speaking of former sausage factories, plans to raze the shuttered Schwarz/Home/Engelhart sausage outlet at 1726-1730 Mission Street and develop a modern six-story building upon the Mission District site have qualified…
Bay Area Home Sales Slip, Slowest April in Six Years
At a time of the year when sales typical rise around 5 percent, the number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands in San Francisco last month dropped 7…