Before and After at 228 Elsie
Purchased as a “contractor’s special” for $550,000 a year ago, 228 Elsie has returned to the market in Bernal having been redesigned, rebuilt, and repriced at $1,350,000. And having been…
Six Stories And 106 Rental Units At 2121 Third Street As Proposed
Currently a commercial fueling and storage facility adjacent to the 20 units at 700 Illinois, and stretching from Illinois to Third, as proposed a six-story, 68-foot building consisting of approximately…
2020 Jackson’s Storied Past (And Currently Staging)
Designed by Julius Kraft and built in 1902 by Wells Fargo Bank President Isaias Hellman as a wedding gift for his daughter, 2020 Jackson Street served as the makeshift headquarters…
SF’s New Public Safety Building Officially Breaks Ground On Third
The ground has officially been broken for San Francisco’s new Public Safety Building (PSB) down in Mission Bay. A replacement facility for the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Headquarters and…
The “iCon” At The Center Of Apple’s Proposed Cupertino Campus 2
The 2.8 million square foot “iCon” building designed by Foster + Partners sits at the center of the proposed Apple Campus 2 slated to be built down in Cupertino. In…
Catering To the 21st Century Family (And Pocketbook)
Listed as a “historically significant Victorian Double House” of 4,372 square feet built in 1887 and with “original Victorian Era details” that abounded, the two-unit building at 2527-2531 Washington sold…
Permits Pulled To Raze And Rebuild At 350 Mission
Having survived an interesting appeal, permits to demolish the existing four-story building at 350 Mission and construct a 350 foot tower in its place have been pulled which is the…
A Rebuilt 171 Valley Returns
Purchased for $1,100,000 in late 2008 as a 1,250 square foot 1900’s home, 171 Valley has returned to the market modernized, expanded, and boasting 3,220 square feet. In addition to…
David Baker’s ZeroCottage Rising
The goal, to build the first “Net Zero Energy, LEED Platinum, Green Point Rated, Living Building Challenge Certified, PassivHaus Certified Residence in San Francisco.” The approach, a three story addition…
The Gutterson Designed Kitchen Was Gutted A Decade Ago
The Henry Gutterson designed home at 1495 Monterey Boulevard was purchased for $1,200,000 in 2001 at which point its original kitchen was demolished and rebuilt. Soon thereafter, the English Tudor…