Central Subway Station Site “Under Wraps” (And Renderings)
With bids to build the Chinatown Station for San Francisco’s Central Subway due May 8th, and construction scheduled to be completed by the end of 2017, the now-vacant building at…
Piers 30-32 Back In Play For The America’s Cup (And Beyond)
Having been dropped from the development plans last month, Piers 30-32 are back in play with respect to the America’s Cup. Under the latest proposal, the Port of San Francisco…
A Beacon Of Hope
In April of 2006, the 1,476 square foot Beacon two-bedroom known as 250 King Street #802 was purchased for $906,666 ($614 per square foot) with not only no money down,…
A Non-Historic Win For The Owners Of 247 Powell Street
Over the objections of the owners of the building in which the Gold Dust Lounge resides, in February the operators of the 46-year old bar at 247 Powell Street requested…
One Rincon Hill Tower Two Site Sold, Rentals Likely To Rise
As we first reported in January, the One Rincon Hill second tower site was in play, but Miami based Crescent Heights wasn’t the buyer. Instead, Principal Global Investors picked it…
Over Asking and 2008! (Not Including a Million in Upgrades)
With a reported contract price of $2,656,000 versus a relisted price of $2,650,000, it’s yet another “over asking” sale for 845 Montgomery Penthouse #1. While that’s $23,000 more than the…
The Latest Fad Sweeping Through SoMa
Citing an office vacancy rate of 8.65 percent in SoMa at the end of 2011 versus rates of 23.6 percent in 2008 and 25.5 percent in 2009, and an overall…
Marina Chateau Vintage 2009
As we wrote this past August: Purchased for $639,000 in early 2009 after which the kitchen was completely remodeled and an electrical subpanel moved, the 785 square foot number 409…
Yes, The Proposed Transbay Transit Tower Shrank A Hundred Feet
As plugged-in people have known for five months, the height for the proposed Pelli Clarke Pelli designed Tansbay Transit Center Tower to rise at the corner of Mission and First…
140 New Montgomery: Renovation And Rendering Scoop
As we noted yesterday, Wilson Meany Sullivan’s renovation plans for the 26-story Pacific Telephone Building at 140 New Montgomery no longer include condos and the building will remain an office…