160 Manchester: Will This (North Slope) Bernal Stout Stand Up?
Designed by William Stout, the contemporary 160 Manchester atop the north slope of Bernal Heights sold for $1,116,000 in November 2008. Back on the market in March 2010 and asking…
Moving On Up Down For A Bank Owned Penthouse In The Sky
On the heels of the Watermark Penthouse #1B’s apples to apples 31 percent decline in value (below its 2006 sale), Watermark Penthouse #1E has returned to the market. As we…
Still Not Cheap, But 31 Percent Cheaper: Watermark Penthouse #1B
Its sale for $1,300,000 ($1,275 per square foot) in October 2006 was likely a supporting comp for other Watermark (501 Beale) penthouse units, neighboring buildings, and so on and so…
A Plugged-In Reader Solves Our Nob Hill Dashiell Hammett Mystery
As we wrote this past October: A single-family Edwardian “tucked away on quiet street between Nob Hill and Downtown neighborhoods,” 33 Dashiell Hammett sold for $1,275,000 in January of 2007.…
819 Haight Street’s Return Redux: Winner’s Curse In Action?
As we wrote this past August: A renovated Victorian at 819 Haight Street hit the market in 2005 asking $1,395,000, it sold for $1,635,000 ($240,000 over asking). No word on…
214 Arguello Closes 5 Percent Under Asking (But Down 29 Percent)
The sale of 214 Arguello Boulevard closed escrow this past Friday with a reported contract price of $1,137,500, just 5 percent under asking and an official two months on the…
18 Percent Over Asking In Bernal! (And Just 1% Under 2004)
Prepare yourselves for the email blasts, newsletters, and perhaps even a news report or two as 39 Virginia just closed escrow for 18% over asking in Bernal Heights! The tidbit…
Strike Up The Band, 610 Rhode Island (“Kronos House”) Returns
On the market in 2007 asking $2,300,000, the Daniel Solomon designed 610 Rhode Island (a.k.a. Kronos House) garnered four offers and sold for $2,551,000 that August. Quietly on the market…
Into Our Apple Cart (And Back To 2005) 79 Woodland Goes
The apples to apples sale of 79 Woodland closed escrow yesterday with a reported contact price of $1,335,000 ($6,000 over asking). Purchased for $1,300,000 in June of 2005, call it…
Will Multiple Offers Magically Materialize On (42) Mars Once Again?
Listed for $1,199,000 last July, 42 Mars closed escrow for $1,240,000 six weeks later. It’s back on the market seven months later and asking $1,239,000. Will multiple offers magically materialize…