July 2017 – SocketSite™

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Bubble (Or Not) Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions

More Sub-2015 Pricing in South Beach

July 31, 2017

Purchased as new for $952,000 or roughly $1,213 per square foot back in November 2015, the 785-square-foot, one-bedroom condo #403 at 72 Townsend Street returned to the market this past…

City Planning Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods

Site of Project Blocked by Supes to Be Sold Rather Than Developed

July 31, 2017

With the approved plans for a 6-story, 30-room hotel to rise upon the vacant Lower Nob Hill parcel at 824 Hyde Street having been overturned by San Francisco’s Board of…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture East Bay Neighborhoods

Height of Old Oakland Development and Evolution Challenged

July 31, 2017

In the works since 2015 and approved for development late last year, the plans for an eight-story building with 25 residential units and a 23-car garage to rise upon the…

Trends

Pending U.S. Home Sales Tick Up, Back above Average in the West

July 31, 2017

Having shed 3.4 percent over the previous three months, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, for which 100 denotes an average level of activity, ticked up 1.5…

East Bay Marin (And Points North) San Jose (And South) Trends

Bay Area Home Sales and Prices Moved Rather Unevenly in June

July 28, 2017

The number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands in San Francisco inched up 0.7 percent from 566 in May to 570 in June versus a typical seasonal gain…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Marin (And Points North) RealRecentReductions Remodeling and Renovation

Clearance Sale for the Restoration Hardware Residence

July 28, 2017

Reduced by two million in April, the asking price for the “Eight Palms” wine country estate at 347 South Crane Avenue in St. Helena has just been reduced another $800k…

As Proposed Bay Buildings City Planning Design & Architecture East Bay Neighborhoods

Tower to Rise over Historic Key System Building Closer to Reality

July 28, 2017

In a move which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in people by surprise the plans for an 18-story building to rise at 1100 Broadway in Downtown Oakland, the top floors of which…

As Proposed Commercial Neighborhoods

Plans to Shutter the Opera Plaza Cinemas

July 28, 2017

Plans to shutter the Opera Plaza Cinemas at 601 Van Ness Avenue, which has been operated by Landmark Theaters since 1991 and is known for screening independent, foreign and avant-garde…

Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods

Market Street Development Back in Play

July 28, 2017

While approved for development at the end of 2015, the paperwork to secure the demolition and building permits for an 8-story Hub District building to rise upon the two-story FastFrame…

As Proposed Bay Buildings City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Alternatives for Redevelopment of Iconic Tenderloin Site Outlined

July 27, 2017

The environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed development of over 100 affordable apartments at the corner of Turk and Larkin is being prepared. And as we first reported last…

Parklife on An Opportunity to Capitalize on a Bernal Heights Blaze
Except that the S&P return during that same period was approximately 88%, without holding costs (albeit assuming this was leveraged,…
Brahma (incensed renter) on An Opportunity to Capitalize on a Bernal Heights Blaze
If anything good can come from this, hopefully tthose who aren't cheerleading development and have concerns about neighborhood character will…
Jack on An Opportunity to Capitalize on a Bernal Heights Blaze
I guess it’s hard to argue with value engineering low income housing, but what a shame they were not able…
Brahma (incensed renter) on An Opportunity to Capitalize on a Bernal Heights Blaze
A joint venture led by three local developers including Bernal Heights Housing Corporation, Tabernacle Community Development Corporation, and Mitchelville Real…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Lurie's key claim — and the big point in his favor relevant for this thread — is that he was…
Neighborhood Activist on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Your guess is as good as mine. He may be really good for SF, or he may be worthless. I…
Notcom on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Yes it is, definitely...one of the two.
sf on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Daniel Lurie as mayor... is this a turning point for San Francisco or more of the same?
Brahma (incensed renter) on Another 2 Million Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in San Francisco
That's not surprising and it's probably just an opener. The City Controller’s Office put out a report fairly recently that…
Neighborhood Activist on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
I feel like this might be a psychological experiment to see when the last of us gives up and goes…

More Sub-2015 Pricing in South Beach

Site of Project Blocked by Supes to Be Sold Rather Than Developed

Height of Old Oakland Development and Evolution Challenged

Pending U.S. Home Sales Tick Up, Back above Average in the West

Bay Area Home Sales and Prices Moved Rather Unevenly in June

Clearance Sale for the Restoration Hardware Residence

Tower to Rise over Historic Key System Building Closer to Reality

Plans to Shutter the Opera Plaza Cinemas

Market Street Development Back in Play

Alternatives for Redevelopment of Iconic Tenderloin Site Outlined

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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

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