Up, Down, And Back Again In South Beach
Back in January 2008 when covering the bank-owned (REO) auction of 41 Federal #42, we noted what we perceived as a change in the market, a perception not everyone shared:…
Piers 30-32 Dropped From AC34 Development Plan, Lawsuit Filed
Following weeks of contentious negotiations, the America’s Cup Event Authority is dropping Piers 30-32 from its development plans and giving up its claim on Seawall 330, the undeveloped lot adjacent…
Millennium Tower Apples-To-Apples Take Two
With Millennium Tower 70 percent sold and sales volume picking up, we turn our attention to a one-bedroom apple to be in the building. Purchased for $884,000 in March of…
845 Montgomery Penthouse Triptych And Listing Take Three
As we wrote this past August: With a self-reported $900,000 worth of upgrades since being purchased for $2,633,000 in April 2008, the listing for 845 Montgomery PH#1 has been withdrawn…
188 King Street Number 207: Then, Now, And Tomorrow
The marketing materials for the newly minted 188 King Street noted “Sold” next to #207 and a price of $1,650,000 in 2006. In 2007, the 1,799 square foot South Beach…
230 Ritch Is
In 1998, the tri-level loft at 230 Ritch was created when Santos Prescott & Associates led the conversion of a 1930’s South Beach warehouse to live/work condominiums. In 2004, the…
New Life, Food, And Beer For The New Mission Theater As Proposed
With plans for condos to rise where the Giant Value store at 2558 Mission Street currently stands in the works, tomorrow San Francisco’s Architectural Review Committee will review plans to…
Pier Pressure And The Price San Francisco Taxpayers Might Pay
The latest budget report analyzing the financial impact of the 34th America’s Cup to be held in San Francisco favors an outcry to remove Pier 29 from the deal between…
A New Lease On Life And Light For 1800 Pacific Avenue
Recently unwrapped, the fractured9 led re-skinning breathes new life and light into the apartment building at 1800 Pacific and Franklin. As the building looked last year, prior to its re-skinning…
Scoop: A Record $3,000 Per Square Foot In San Francisco Within Sight
Quietly delisted from the MLS last week, tongues are wagging, and lips are being licked, with respect to Penthouse B atop 1170 Sacramento Street. And yes, it’s in contract. According…