Coming Up Short (In More Ways Than One): The Crib Crib Closes
As we first reported in July: Listed as a one-bedroom for $765,000 when The Hales Warehouse first hit the market in 2007, 410 Jessie #603 was purchased for $749,700 that…
Planning’s DUM Policy In Action On A Pacific Heights Foreclosure
Built as a single-family home, the property at 3014-3016 California Street was converted into a two-unit building prior to 1913. At some point in the recent past, the two units…
How To Lose Up To $1,000 A Day (Or Your Lease) Using Airbnb
Supervisor Chiu’s proposed amendment to San Francisco’s Administrative Code Chapter 41A which allows for civil penalties of up to $1,000 a day for renting, or re-renting, an apartment in San…
A Big Vote For Micro-Units In San Francisco
As we first reported this past March: Per San Francisco Building Code Section 1208.4, the smallest legal dwelling unit in San Francisco must have living room of at least 220…
City Bonds Slated To Finance 2175 Market Street Development
According to the City and County of San Francisco Residential Mortgage Revenue Bond Law, the City of San Francisco is empowered to issue and sell mortgage bonds “to finance the…
Academy Of Art University Back In The City’s Crosshairs
In addition to their regularly scheduled meeting this week, San Francisco’s Planning Commission will be quietly conferencing behind closed doors with legal counsel to once again discuss “whether to initiate…
Airbnb: A Hit List For San Francisco Landlords Too
As we first noted in April, according to San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 41A, it is “unlawful for any owner to offer an apartment unit for rent for tourist or…
More Than Five Stories Behind The Delayed Development Of 180 Jones
The parking lot at the corner of Jones and Turk (aka 180 Jones Street) was purchased in 2004. In 2005, the owner filed for permits to build a 5-story building…
Calling All Developers To SF’s Central Waterfront: Mirant Site In Play
Having been shuttered on January 1, 2011, a request for qualifications (RFQ) has just been issued to “at least 50 national and local developers” that might be interested in acquiring…
The Tale Of Armistead Maupin’s “37 Percent Over Asking” Sale
Last month we first reported Armistead Maupin’s 1,606 square foot home was about to hit the market at 27 Belmont Avenue As we noted at the time, the property had…