Behind The Old Carriage House Entrance Of The Mark Hopkins Mansion
Speaking of captain’s homes, if you’ve ever wandered around the area of what was once the Mark Hopkins Mansion, now home to the Mark Hopkins Hotel, and wondered what was…
Is The Captain’s House (300 Sea Cliff) Preparing For Another Voyage?
As we wrote in October 2007: “57 months (no not days) after first hitting the market for $23,500,000, and nine months after undergoing an $8,000,000 renovation (and subsequently raising its…
Union Street’s Metro Theater: Saving Its Skin In Order To Un-Shutter
In a deal with preservationists, the re-developer of the Metro Theater on Union Street is expected to to restore the theater’s exterior “to reflect its “vintage heyday”” and sign “a…
A Case Of Sales Office “Sales” Shenanigans That Didn’t Pay Off
It was a plugged-in reader that caught The Hayes increasing the list price on 55 Page #222 from $699,000 to $850,000 (21.5%) right before their 72-hour sale kicked off. When…
Eastern Neighborhoods Plan In Action (As Proposed): 750 2nd Street
As the one-story-with-mezzanine, 25-foot high former warehouse at 750 2nd Street looks today above. As is proposed to replace the existing warehouse with an eight-story plus mezzanine, 95-foot mixed-use building…
735 Geary: 21 TIC’s On The Border Of The Tenderloin And Downtown
735 Geary consists of twenty-one (21) units that have been renovated and turned Tenancy in Common (TIC). They’re offering 10-yr fixed fractional financing at 5.87% with 10% down. And while…
Temporary Transbay Bus Terminal: First Prefab Buildings Placed
The site was cleared in January and now the first of the prefab buildings that will compose the Temporary Transbay Terminal at 200 Folsom have been placed on site. A…
Perspective(s) On How Infinity Floor Plans Currently Stack Up
A plugged-in Mark Choey tackles the query of what’s made the Infinity realatively “hot” recently (“it has been confirmed that it is currently the fastest selling project in the West…
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The 2201 Baker Street Site Scoop: Full Gallery And Floor Plans Live
While a bit of our thunder is once again stolen by a plugged-in reader with regard to 2201 Baker Street, the former “Baker Acres,” here’s the real scoop…the “Modern By…
Laying The Foundation For An “Ultra-Green” 525 Golden Gate Avenue
Placed “on hold” a year ago due to rising costs and “lower than expected efficiencies,” but now angling for some stimulus funds too, it’s a plugged-in tipster that catches the…