Another Market Metric and Food for Thought at the End of the Year
Eleven months ago Paragon Real Estate attempted to define the decline from peak for 12 segments in San Francisco. Based on a comparison of average dollars per square foot for…
Not So Lucky Number Eights (Maybe The Nines Will Be Better)
Purchased for $562,000 in April 2004 but then “completely renovated extensive high quality and designer touches throughout this charming house,” 6521 California returned to the market just three months later…
The Grinch That Stole A Reader’s Wreath
From a plugged-in reader in Pacific Heights this weekend: I’m looking to enlist your support in some public shaming. You can also point-out the utility of installing a video camera…
San Francisco’s Tsunami Inundation Map (Literally Not Figuratively)
By way of the California Emergency Management Agency, California Geological Survey, and University of Southern California: San Francisco’s Tsunami Inundation Map. The inundation map has been compiled with best currently…
740 Washington Contributed To The Past, Will It To The Future?
As 740 Washington currently looks above, and as is (roughly) proposed below. The proposed project would involve the demolition of an existing vacant, 41-foot high, three-story-over-basement, 13,500-square-foot building constructed in…
Treasure Island: Sold To The Bidder Across The Bay For $105M (Plus)
From the Office of the Mayor: Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced today that they had reached a broad outline of terms for…
High Speed Rail Scoop: Build On Beale, Demolish The Watermark
A plugged-in tipster reports with a bit of concern: I am a resident at the Watermark , and we just received a lovely bulletin that our building is right in…
565 Castro: A Tipster’s Off Handed Comment (And Actual Update)
It’s not exactly our usual fare, but for a bit a early week levity by way of a plugged-in tipster and San Francisco’s Planning Commission Agenda for tomorrow: 565 CASTRO…
More Sizzle Than Steak For Lennar’s San Francisco Stadium Plan?
“Former 49ers President Carmen Policy, an adviser for San Francisco site developer Lennar Urban, said that the Santa Clara deal still has a lot of details to be worked out…
The “Assistance” Of Which A Tipster Spoke Last Month?
Perhaps it’s the relocation “assistance” our plugged-in tipster noted last month (and for which we took a bit of heat for publishing). Or perhaps it’s not. Regardless, as another plugged-in…