A Higher Watermark Than Some Expected…Only 23% Under ’06 Price
The bank-owned sale of the two bedroom Watermark (501 Beale) #12G closed escrow on 10/13/09 with a reported contract price of $750,000 ($727 per square foot), that’s $10,000 less than…
Still Defying Gravity At Glen Park Market Place?
A few months after the 15-unit Glen Park Market Place premiered, 53 Wilder Street #406 closed escrow for $855,000 (September 2006). It’s two bedrooms, two baths and 1,249 square feet.…
It’s Fall At The Four Seasons (765 Market Street) For #27B
With no reported or recorded purchase price we could find, the tax assessed value of $1,204,542 for The Four Seasons (765 Market) #27B would suggest a lowest possible original purchase…
A 21% “Gap” In Values From 2005 To 2009 For 550 Terry Francois
By way of a plugged-in tipster and the Wall Street Journal, Tishman Speyer is contract to sell 550 Terry Francois Blvd. (a.k.a. Gap’s outpost in Mission Bay) for $136.5 million.…
Some Plugged-In Perspective On Mortgage Fraud Back In 2008
Speaking of mortgage fraud soon be a felony offense, back when we were tracking craigslist rental listings for freshly closed condos at One Rincon Hill a plugged-in tipster first provided…
Three To Five For The Transbay If The Feds Delay Until March
“An unexpected delay in funding for the new Transbay Terminal could set construction plans back months and cost the project another $100 million.” ∙ Transbay funds delay may have $100M…
Short And Shorter At The Beacon (250 King)
From the listing for The Beacon (250 King) #860: Approved Short Sale 9/30/09 AT $470K!!! Should close VERY quickly at this point. Originally listed for $488,888 at which point it…
Seven Percent Of The St. Regis For Sale, Plus Two Facing Foreclosure
While seven of the St. Regis (188 Minna) condos are currently listed for sale (not including the Penthouse), a plugged-in reader notes two others (#27A and #29B) are scheduled to…
Historic Preservation Commission Votes To Save The Shelves
“The voted 5-2 to start the process of preserving five of the seven libraries under discussion, including the North Beach branch. The commission’s decision prevents the North Beach library project…
Live Like A Spreckels, London, Nash Or Glover: 737 Buena Vista West
Designed by Edward Vogel and built for one of the Spreckels, the 8,400 square foot Spreckels Mansion at 737 Buena Vista West was subsequently home to Jack London, Ambrose Bierce…