Apples To Apples 601 Grand View Is Down After A Five Year Hold
While you might not want to consider it part of “the real” Noe Valley, according to the industry map it officially is (albeit on the border). And while purchased for…
The Mayor’s “Confidential” Contract Price: 8% Under Reduced Asking
While the sales price of the Mayor’s new abode at 1581 Masonic was reported on the MLS as “confidential,” it’s a plugged-in tipster that notes the $2,738,000 contract price has…
From Historic To History For The Old Ortega Branch Library Building
“The old Ortega Branch Library in the Sunset district is coming down, after an appeal to save the building failed.” (That’s the new design above and below.) ∙ Library appeal…
Twenty Nine Union Street Photos worth More Than “Weak” Words
As you might recall, Union Street was recently pegged as one of San Francisco’s three weakest retail corridors. To put it in visual perspective, a tipster directs us to a…
Drew School Expansion Plans Pass Their Appeals Test(s)
The Board of Supervisors has cleared the way for the Drew School expansion by rejecting a Pacific Heights Residents Association appeal of the plan’s environmental review and tabling an appeal…
Unlucky Lucky Number Thirteen For 830 El Camino Del Mar?
Once again, as a plugged-in reader wrote a little over a year ago: I know this house and spoken with this owner decades ago. Since 1998 he has put it…
2510 Jackson: Foreclosure Sale Tops The Market In Pacific Heights
As an observant reader noted earlier this week, the sale of the rather infamous (mostly for being foreclosed upon) 2510 Jackson has closed escrow. While our reader reports an $11.5…
The United Nations Of Hunters Point?
Speaking of the redevelopment of Hunters Point, from the Business Times: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to put a United Nations center focused on global warming at Hunters Point…
Can You Say San Francisco Earthquakes?
Site prep for the construction of 1,400 homes on Hunters Point Parcel A is expected to be completed by the end of the year with first occupancy around 2012. At…
Sunnyside (Thumbs) Up Or Down?
Well, we weren’t exactly but now we will be: “While we’re on the subject of relatively affordable San Francisco, how do people feel about Sunnyside?” (District 4-S) ∙ San Francisco…