An End To ‘Confidential’ Sales In San Francisco
In an attempt to hide the sale price for a property in San Francisco, sellers or their agents have been able to request that the computed transfer tax to be…
Massive SoMa Tennis Club In Contract, Site To Be Seriously Upzoned
As we first wrote and ruffled some feathers with respect to the half-block San Francisco Tennis Club at 645 Fifth and Brannan when the (Bay) Club was sold to York…
Spokesperson For Proposed Waterfront Tower Speaks Up
While the opposition to an up-zoning for either the proposed twisty tower to rise at the corner of Folsom and Spear or the development at 75 Howard is organizing, the…
For the Love of an Awesome Loggia or Two
Speaking of resort-style living, the 24-acre Calistoga estate at 3145 State Highway 128 is on the market for $8.75 million. Purchased for $2.8 million in 2009 and overhauled in 2010,…
Land Deal For Controversial Oakland Tower Approved
Oakland’s City Council has approved the sale of the East Lake development site at the corner of East 12th Street and 2nd Avenue which overlooks Lake Merritt and its estuary,…
MoFo Estate Fetches $6.8M
Listed for $9.75 million in 2012, a price which was reduced to $8.95 million in 2013 and then to $7.95 million later that year, the recently remodeled and rather spectacular…
Team Preparing To Break Ground For 400-Foot Transbay Tower
Essex Property Trust and TMG Partners are preparing to break ground earlier than expected for the 400-foot tower to rise at the corner of Folsom and First on Transbay Block…
Fed Expected To Raise Interest Rates By The End Of The Year
With employment on the rise and an uptick in economic activity, the Fed appears to be on track for a half-point increase in interest rates by the end of the…
$3.7M For Three Parking Spaces (And A One-Bedroom) In Pac Heights
The one-bedroom carriage house at 2974 Pacific Avenue in Pacific Heights has closed escrow with a reported contract price of $3.7 million. And no, it’s not likely to be torn…
Noe Valley’s New Second Most Expensive Home
Purchased as a “pride-of-ownership” Mid-Century home for $1.51 million in late 2012, the Noe Valley three-bedroom at 471 Hoffman was gutted, expanded, and returned to the market a month ago…