Just Quotes: Let’s Hear It For (Or Against) The Feds
“If they’d had a choice, city planners wouldn’t have allowed either the slab or the imposing design, because the complex sits across Seventh Street from the U.S. Court of Appeals…
Worth The Wait: 900 Minnesota (An Update)
An update on the redevelopment of 900 Minnesota (the former Esprit campus) from an insider: “he project is now expected to deliver finished homes this fall (2007) in the adapted/…
QuickLinks: Don’t Get Bamboozled
∙ Bamboo leads green revolution “Prices for bamboo flooring range from about $1.99 to $8 per square foot… you get what you pay for. Bamboo can be as soft as…
The Epitome of Gracious Green Living
Okay, so it might be across the bay (Oakland Hills), but we’ve always had a thing for the integration of garage doors and living space. And we can’t help but…
900 Minnesota: Now And Then
The former Esprit de Corp. headquarters in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood (900 Minnesota) is being “deconstructed” and its lumber recycled (a practice that’s both “environmentally sound as well as lucrative”).…
Arterra Update: 19% Pre-Sold?
According to a tipster, around 50 of 269 condos have been pre-sold at Arterra over the past ten days. No breakdown on what percentage of the 50 were pre-pre-sold to…
Raising The Bar On Green Building
It’s a bit south (Santa Monica), but the house is still worth noting for two reasons: 1. it’s the first home in the country to be “given ‘platinum’ status in…
A Tale Of Two Green Houses
One Green house sells within days for nearly two million dollars (520 Clipper). The other Green house languishes on the market, is reduced twice, and is still available for about…
Plant Some Trees Or Landscape Some Sidewalk
The SFHomeBlog makes a great discovery that well deserves to be passed around: The Department of Public Works – Bureau of Urban Forestry is now accepting for sidewalk landscaping .…
Salvaging An Office
It’s no ScrapHouse, but then again, it’s permanent. The Chronicle profiles the “recycled” new office of Intero Real Estate in Walnut Creek (designed by Holey Associates of San Francisco and…