1390 Mission Gets Its Red, Green, And Yellow On
While a couple of months behind schedule, the 12-story Mercy Housing project at 1390 Mission (northeast corner at 10th) is now sporting its full array of colors. Once again, 136…
Property Managers Pile On To The Lembi’s Woes
“One of the largest landlords in The City, which is already facing a slew of lawsuits for allegedly withholding tenants’ deposits, is the subject of a new class-action lawsuit —…
Live Like A Spreckels, London, Nash Or Glover: 737 Buena Vista West
Designed by Edward Vogel and built for one of the Spreckels, the 8,400 square foot Spreckels Mansion at 737 Buena Vista West was subsequently home to Jack London, Ambrose Bierce…
2140 Jefferson: Apparently “Lease To Own” Wasn’t An Option For Thiel
Speaking of big homes that private equity “bought,” according to a plugged-in tipster 2140 Jefferson was home to Peter Thiel of PayPal and Clarium Capital notoriety. The twist, he was…
The Chronicle Reports “Dozens,” A Plugged-In Source Says Over 100
While the Chronicle reports “dozens more Lembi properties are in play” in addition to the 75 ex-Lembi-owned apartment buildings that have already been given or taken back by the banks,…
Party Of Five Eight Move To San Francisco’s Billionaires Row
While the premise of the fictional Party of Five living in a $5 million house might seem a bit difficult to believe (in 1999 dollars no less), how about eight…
Strata At Mission Bay All Leased Up At $3.02 Per Square Foot
According to J.K. Dineen at the San Francisco Business Times, the 192-unit Strata at Mission Bay has been fully leased having rented 90 apartments over the past two months with…
From Three To One And Six-ish To Five-ish (So Far): 75 Folsom #1204
Originally three individual units, the National Landmark Hills Plaza (75 Folsom) #1204 is now one 3,300+ square foot condo with three parking spaces, and three terraces. That’s 1.5 parking spaces…
A Maybeck For Rent On Castenada (And A Related Neighborhood Sale)
As we wrote five months ago with respect to 270 Castenada: Asking $3,890,000 and briefly in contract before being withdrawn last April, listed at $2,995,000 today. Still touting “too beautiful…
Shacking Up In San Francisco To Save Some Shekels
“Facing layoffs, pay cuts and furloughs, more people have turned to shared housing to help make ends meet. Craigslist, the online classified ad giant, says that its roommate-wanted postings over…