A Pac Heights Bastion Appears to Have Been Breached
While not as exclusive as 2006 Washington, the penthouse of which is now on the market with a $45 million price tag, the twelve-story “Alta Plaza Apartments” building at 2500…
Apples-to-Apples for a Redeveloped Russian Hill View Home
Completely redeveloped in 2014, “with sleek designer finishes and innovative architecture to create a seamless indoor/outdoor experience and showcase stunning Bay and Alcatraz views,” the now 5-bedroom home at 740…
The Actual Appreciation for a “LuXe” One-Bedroom
Purchased for $1.17 million in February of 2017, the 894-square-foot Pacific Heights condo #506 in the “LuXe” at 1650 Broadway returned to the market priced at $1.3 million last month.…
Apples-to-Apples to Index for a Contemporary Noe Compound
Purchased for $4.6 million in October of 2018, the contemporary Noe Valley home and cottage compound at 680 Douglass Street returned to the market price at $4.795 million last month.…
Prestigious Palo Alto Déjà Vu
Purchased for $8.5 million in June of 2016, the “sumptuous” Palo Alto home at 1117 Hamilton Street, which measures 3,376 square feet, sits on a prestigious 10,000-square-foot Crescent Park parcel,…
West Oakland Home Fetches “41 Percent Over Asking!” But…
As we outlined back in August: Designed by Baran Studio Architecture and listed for “$849,000” in June of 2016, despite its nearly identical sister home with a yellow door having…
Light House Condo Offered for 895 Bitcoin (in 2018) Sells
Purchased for $6.495 million in April of 2016, the 5,493-square-foot “Light House” condo at 651 Dolores Street, one of four condos within the converted Second Church of Christ Scientist, across…
Index Versus Reality for a Russian Hill View Unit
Featuring picture-postcard views, spanning from the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz and far beyond, the renovated unit #3C at 1080 Chestnut Street, which is a classic cooperative building “on one…
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Auctioned Estate Resells “Well Below Appraised Value”
Marketed by Sotheby’s with a $47.5 million price tag back in 2012, subsequently reduced a number of times and listed for as little as $15.99 million in late 2017, “Woodhaven…
Muted Appreciation for an Architecturally Significant View Home
Purchased for $4.1 million in November of 2015, the “architecturally significant” Streamline Moderne home on a prominent corner lot at 849 Sanchez Street, atop “Liberty Heights,” returned to the market…