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Updated Richmond District Pad Fetches Its Pre-Pandemic Price!
Purchased for $2.78 million in May of 2019, the remodeled three-story, roughly 2,800-square-foot home at 591 18th Avenue, an “ideal location near Golden Gate Park, shopping, and freeways for the…
It’s Us, Not You
We’re in the midst of cleaning up our codebase, streamlining the site and resolving a couple of known glitches (yes, that includes mapping and our contact form). As such, don’t…
Pending U.S. Home Sales Slip, Year-Over-Year Gains Decline
Having eked out a 0.5 percent gain in July, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index slipped 1.4 percent in August and year-over-year gains are on the decline.…
Designs For Mission District Development At 15th And Shotwell
As we first reported early last year with respect to plans for development at the intersection of 15th Street and Shotwell in the Mission: Permits to demolish the one-story warehouse…
The Framework For Developing San Francisco’s Publicly-Owned Sites
The framework for a new inter-agency strategy to coordinate the potential development of underutilized publicly-owned sites across San Francisco will be presented to the Planning Commission this week. The Commission…
Rolling Out The Rolls To Move A Mansion By The End Of The Year
Positioned as “a glamorous and fun incentive” for agents to move the Herbst Manor over the next couple of weeks, a plugged-in tipster reports that a restored 1962 Rolls Royce…
Luxury Platinum Living In Noe Valley
Purchased as an 810-square-foot Noe Valley fixer for $850,000 in 2011, an expansion of 4365 26th Street’s main floor by 540 square feet and the addition an all-new 1,300 square…
A Sugar Free Holiday Tweet For Staying Plugged-In
If you’re looking for another way to stay plugged-in to a selection of our featured stories, highlights and breaking news, our twitter feed is now up and running @socketsite.
Plans To Renovate And Restore SF’s Alamo Square Park
A three-phased plan to renovate and restore San Francisco’s 13-acre Alamo Square Park over the course of six months is undergoing an environmental and architectural review. The proposed Alamo Square…