SRO Units To Replace Shuttered Suriya Thai Space In SoMa
Shuttered three years ago this month, the former Suriya Thai restaurant space at 1532 Howard Street has been vacant since. But plans to raze the restaurant and construct a six-story…
Giants’ Pop-Up Beer Garden And BBQ Yard Aiming For March Open
The plans for the San Francisco Giants proposed “pop-up” beer garden, barbeque joint and retail area to rise at the corner of Third and Terry A Francois Boulevard, on the northern edge…
The Soul Of San Francisco And The Backlash By The Bay
“As the center of the technology industry has moved north from Silicon Valley to San Francisco and the largess from tech companies has flowed into the city — Twitter’s stock…
How To (Illegally) Turn A Powder Room Into A “Legal” Full Bath
From the comments regarding the right way to report unpermitted work in San Francisco: “I’ve seen plenty of rehab projects that were dressed up for inspection, and converted after sign…
Setting: Hotel SoMa’s Suspended Swimming Pool. And…Action!
“I can imagine an old 1970s disaster movie with an earthquake and a pin-up swimmer: close-up to her horrified eyes looking at the crack in the glass becoming longer and…
Expect An Exceptionally Low Federal Funds Rate Through Late 2014
“To support a stronger economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with [its] dual mandate, the [Federal Open Market Committee] expects to maintain…
Following In The Footsteps Of A 52 Percent Drop At The Ritz-Carlton
Purchased for $2,201,500 in March 2008 on the penultimate floor atop the Ritz-Carlton Residences in San Francisco, 690 Market Street #2301 returned to the market listed for $2,299,000 eight months…
Feds Set To Seek Billions From Big Banks
“The federal agency that oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is set to file suits against more than a dozen big banks [including Bank of America, JPMorgan…
Shadow Government Inventory (So To Speak)
“Government-run Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration now own about a third of the country’s nearly 800,000 foreclosed properties. With that inventory predicted to grow, they are…
Make That 75 Percent
From the New York Times today: Even with the sharp drop in stocks over the last week, the Dow Jones is up about 80 percent from its low in March…