Trinity Place Watch: Timing, Destruction, And Design
With the 418-unit Phase Two of Trinity Place at 1190 Mission Street now scheduling move-ins for August, Trinity Plaza (the old Del Webb Townhouse motel) has been reduced to rubble…
Is A Lack Of Diversity Putting San Francisco At Risk Or Ahead?
Quoting an estimated average rent of $3,200 a month for a two-bedroom in San Francisco, or $2,550 for a one-bedroom, and “using the accepted standard that you should not spend…
Proposed Security Deposit Legislation: New Penalties And Payments
As it stands, security deposits for unfurnished apartment rentals in California cannot exceed two months’ rent, must be returned or accounted for within three weeks of a tenant vacating, and…
Rebroadcasting As “The Lofts At Seven” In The Tenderloin
The redevelopment of Channel 7’s old West Coast broadcasting building site at 277 Golden Gate Avenue is nearly complete with the Tenderloin development between Hyde and Leavenworth slated to hit…
San Francisco Rents Reverse Fourth Quarter Dip, Jump In Oakland
Having ticked down a few dollars from $2,768 in the third quarter of 2012 to $2,741 in the fourth quarter, the average apartment rent in San Francisco ticked back up…
What You Can Rent For $17,500 A Month In San Francisco
The founders of Bebo purchased 1097 Howard Street #308 for $2,450,000 back in 2007. In 2009, they sold it for $1,900,000 having already moved to a slightly larger pad. As…
The Renovation Of 100 Van Ness And 400 New Rentals Are Underway
With demo work on the interior and exterior of 100 Van Ness Avenue underway, the Emerald Fund has filed a request to reduce the percentage of below market rate units…
Have San Francisco Rents Hit A Real Wall?
Average apartment rents in San Francisco were relatively unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2012 while rents actually dropped 1.4 percent in the South Bay according to the latest RealFacts…
A Master List Of Smoke Free Rentals, But Accuracy Not Guaranteed
On the agenda for San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Commission, a proposed amendment to San Francisco’s Health Code which would require owners of multi-unit residential rental properties to…
A History Of Nasty San Francisco Bedfellows (And Not In A Good Way)
Noting that “bed bug infestations are a nuisance, and have received increased media attention, potentially negatively affecting tourism,” San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is set to add Article 11A (“Bedbug…