More, More, More Housing on Market
Plans to raze the two-story building at 1740-1772 Market Street which is currently leased to David Rio, Proposition Chicken and the former Rebel Bar (now 1772 Market Street) are in…
The Claremont Hotel’s Condo and Expansion Project Rendered
With the required Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed expansion of the landmark Claremont Hotel & Spa about to get underway, we now have the detailed renderings of the…
Three Schemes for Hap’s Old Mission Haunt and a New Living Alley
With San Francisco’s Historic Preservation Commission having cleared the way for Loren ‘Hap’ Jones’ former motorcycle shop at 235 Valencia Street to be razed, the formal plans for the site…
The High-Tech Conversion of Saint Joseph’s Church Is Underway
The plans to rehab Saint Joseph’s Church at 1401 Howard Street, and convert the Western SoMa building into a high-tech office space, with a restaurant and 2,500-square-foot assembly hall in…
Former Summer Cottage Fetches $8.2 Million
Built in 1892 as a honeymoon cottage at which to spend summers and weekends away from the hustle and bustle of San Francisco, and since remodeled for year-round use and…
An Infamous Local Landlord Is Facing Foreclosure, Again
Having been bounced from the dilapidated Bourn Mansion, which was slated to be foreclosed upon and subsequently sold in a bankruptcy sale back in 2009, the infamous Arden Van Upp…
One-Of-A-Kind Silicon Valley Home Fetches 44 Percent of Original Ask
On the market for $20 million in 2014 and formally listed for $17.5 million early last year, the one-of-a-kind Woodside home at 6 Quail Meadows Drive has just sold for…
Hotel to Transform Dirty Harry’s McCafe Site Closer to Reality
The lease for the McDonald’s at Third and Townsend, the building for which acted as the diner from which Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry character would order his daily coffee, and…
Luxury Faraday Cage with Views Fetches $5.2M
Listed for $8.6 million a year ago last month, the sale of the full-floor Pacific Heights cooperative apartment which was turned into a luxury Faraday cage with views has closed…
The Plans to Expand and Add Housing to an East Bay Landmark
The detailed plans to expand, improve and add 43 condos and two single-family homes to the grounds of the landmark Claremont Hotel & Spa in the East Bay hills have…