Transbay Related Lawsuits are Piling Up
The Board of Directors for the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) is slated to conference with legal counsel on Thursday, behind closed doors. In addition to nine (9) lawsuits related…
Predator Landlord Fined $2.4 Million, Evictions Voided
A Superior Court Judge has ruled against Anne Kihagi, the predator landlord who was sued by the City of San Francisco for waging an ongoing war of “harassment, intimidation, and…
Prime Noe Valley Take Two
Purchased mid-renovation for $3.8 million in February 2015, the four-bedroom Noe Valley home at 4316 25th Street returned to the market as a finished flip this past September, priced at…
Trophy Home Slated for Foreclosure (Again)
As we noted when 224 Sea Cliff Avenue was listed as a “spectacular trophy home with HUGE potential!” for $19.675 million at the end of last year, “while the property…
Another Tower in S.F. Sees Premature Deterioration, Files Suit
While not nearly as serious as the lawsuits related to the sinking Millennium Tower, a lawsuit seeking damages for the “premature and unreasonable deterioration” of the 55-story tower at 425…
Proposed Oakland Tower Redesigned to Fit In
Speaking of major projects being redesigned, the plans for a proposed office tower to rise up to 450 feet in height at 2 Kaiser Plaza (a.k.a. 325 22nd Street), on…
Airbnb Settles with San Francisco, Law Limiting Listings to Take Effect
Airbnb and HomeAway have agreed to dismiss their legal challenge of San Francisco’s new short-term rental law which restricts units that haven’t been registered with San Francisco’s Office of Short-Term…
Zestimated at $8.1 Million Last Year, sold for $4.55 Million Last Week
With a “Zestimate” of $8.1 million, the “rare and extraordinary…Telegraph Terrace Penthouse” unit #20 at 175 Francisco Street hit the market priced at $7.5 million in June of last year.…
Plans to Gentrify Jingletown
Plans to redevelop the old An-Fo Manufacturing Co building at 3129 Elmwood Avenue, on the edge of Oakland’s Jingletown, near the Fruitvale BART Station, have been approved. As envisioned, a…
New S.F. Condo Sales Slipped in March but Jumped Year-Over-Year
While the number of purchase contracts signed for new condominiums in San Francisco slipped 4 percent from February to March, the sales volume in March (91) was more than twice…