Historic Market Street Bar Redevelopment Granted Key Exemption
The plans to level the historic Lucky 13 bar and construct a five-story condo building upon its 2140 Market Street parcel have just been granted an exemption from having to…
Pace of Existing Home Sales in the U.S. Slips
Having ticked up 4.4 percent in March to a ten-year high, the pace of existing-home sales in the U.S. slipped 2.3 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate…
Plans to Raise the Roof(s) on Oakland’s Auto Row
Plans to level the Oakland Mitsubishi automobile dealership at 2500 Webster Street, adjacent to Mua at 2442 Webster, are in the works. And while the Auto Row site is principally…
New Condo Sales and Pricing Drop in San Francisco
While sales activity for new condos in San Francisco has typically ticked up from March to April, the number of purchase contracts signed last month (35) was 62 percent lower…
Pace of New Home Sales in the U.S. Fell 11 Percent Last Month
The seasonally adjusted rate of new single-family home sales in the U.S. fell 11.4 percent from March to April to a rate of 569,000 annual sales and is now running…
Iconic Flintstone House in Contract, Will It Survive or Get Crushed?
Having hit the market listed for $4.2 million back in 2015, “priced for somebody who really wanted the quirky 2,730-square-foot home rather than a developer or individual looking for a…
Uptown Oakland Tower Qualified for Quick Review
The parade of proposed Oakland towers continues with the plans for a 24-story tower to rise on the Uptown parking lot parcel at 2305 Webster Street. As designed by Studio…
The First Candlestick Blocks Slated to Rise
Having revealed the design for Candlestick Point, Block 9a, which is intended to set the “sense of place” for the neighborhood, we now turn our attention to the timing and…
Plans for Building up on West MacArthur Boulevard
Purchased for $550,000 in 2014, plans to level the former gas station turned car wash at 411 West MacArthur Boulevard, across the street from Mosswood Park and a park-block away…
The Future Look and Feel of Sixth Street
In addition to the plans for an eight-story building to rise on the southeast corner of (999) Folsom and Sixth, there are three other developments in the works for the…