The Modern Home At 3577 Pacific Comes Bouncing Back
Listed for $7,700,000 in October of 2008 following a major expansion and renovation, the Presidio Heights home at 3577 Pacific Avenue quietly sold for $4,900,000 in July of 2009. Today,…
Forget The Flying Furniture, How About Pianos Hanging Overhead?
While Defenestration’s flying furniture days are numbered, a canopy of thirteen steel and glass piano sculptures has been commissioned to hang from the façade of 55 9th Street. Designed by…
41 South Park: Swinging For $7.65 Million (And Inside As Well)
Hidden behind a traditional San Francisco façade, 41 South Park which is technically a two-unit building was rebuilt and remodeled in a rather non-traditional fashion last year. An “ultra-gourmet” kitchen…
Dilapidated Alexandria Theater Redevelopment Take Two
The proposed renovation of the Alexandria Theater and construction of a mixed-use building on the theater’s adjacent parking lot is up for approval this week with a design that has…
The Brand New House Built Without A Legal Way To Reach It
Despite neighbors’ objections, the construction of 1410 Stanyan Street was approved for development and finished last year, “pushed, squeezed shoehorned into the space between two existing homes,” one on Clarendon…
The 680 Douglass Stories Continued: A Peek Inside The New Home
As we wrote about 680 Douglass back in October of 2011: Purchased for $729,000 four months ago, the 610 square foot cottage at 680 Douglass over in Noe Valley sold…
The Plans To Expand San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal And Service
Conceptual plans to expand San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal have been drawn, the project’s potential environmental impacts are being reviewed, and Sinbad’s days are numbered. As proposed and rendered below, the…
Do You Gotta’ Have Faith’s?
Designed by Faith Gohstand and architect Jeremy Kotas, Faith’s curvaceous and angular Portola home at 1539 Felton Street is on the market for the first time, asking $958,000. Built in…
Defining And Redefining The Classic Hartford Building At 650 California
When the construction of 650 California Street was completed in 1964, the 34 story tower was the tallest building in California, a title long since passed. Designed by Skidmore, Owings…
Remodeled with Two Tons of Rock and $400K worth of Steel Work
With two tons of river rock and $400,000 worth of fabricated steel and glass inside, the Olle Lundberg designed loft #T557 at the ClockTower (461 2nd Street) sold for $1,160,000…