The Wall Street Journal reports on a growing trend of over-the-top parties, gift bags, and celebrity attended events that are being hosted by real estate developers targeting real-estate brokers and potential buyers of high-end condominiums in New York, Florida, and Las Vegas. The growing glut of expensive condos is... Read More »

601 King Street is a “mixed-use development of retail space and 224 dwelling units” (market rate and affordable housing) that is being developed by A.F. Evans Company and architected by david baker + partners. The design incorporates a half-acre of public open space and a portion of the Mission... Read More »

Thanks to the Potrero Hill neighborhood blog for bringing our attention to a project by Donald Booth (and sponsored by his employer, Adobe) to document the construction of 601 King Street through a weekly series of Flash movies. (Free hint to developers (i.e., marketing departments): this is infinitely more... Read More »

The doors are open at the Glen Park Market Place and of the 15 residential units 13 are market rate (ranging from $759,000 to $869,000) and 2 are BMR ($271,040 and $272,371). All units are 2 bedroom/2 bath and applications for the BMR units are due by next Wednesday... Read More »

In just under four weeks invited “VIPs” of One Rincon Hill will be making 3% deposits to secure their “first choice of units and views at preferred pricing.” Not on the list? Not to worry; it’s possible you might be able to make the “VIP” cut by simply registering... Read More »

Despite being marketed as “SOLD!” over the past six weeks, we recently noticed a listing for 776 Tehama #9. As we previously noted, #9 is a Below Market Rate (BMR) unit and will be offered through the Mayors Office of Housing for $247,566. Not a bad deal considering that... Read More »

188 King opened its doors this weekend and has priced its first of three releases. The high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, and open layouts, particularly of floor plan 3 (or the 02 series), did not dissapoint; and the finishes were impressive (although the Amana refrigerator seemed out of... Read More »

The Park Terrace (“Urban living redefined”) is a seven story, 110-unit development under construction at 325 Berry in Mission Bay (which apparently is “not just a neighborhood, it’s a lifestyle…”). Developed in partnership by Opus West and Phoenix Property Company, the building is slated to be completed by the... Read More »

The Odeon is a boutique new development featuring 29 two-story spaces boasting “expansive window walls” . If nothing else, it’s bound to be a shopper’s paradise (located at 181 O’Farrell at Powell, and directly above H&M). As best we can tell, and with the possible exception... Read More »

This Friday (5/5), 188 King is scheduled to first open its doors for property tours and to release complete pricing for its 40 upscale units (“starting at $825,000”). Based on the pictures, descriptions (“…double-height window lines illuminate high-volume living spaces with 16-foot ceilings and offer outstanding bay and city... Read More »