Are You Feeling Lucky Bowlers? Well, Are You?
While currently a construction zone, according to a plugged-in tipster, Lucky Strike is aiming to open their doors at 200 King Street by the end of the month, filling a…
A Glimpse Inside “The Glint” And The Story Behind “The Mansion”
While not quite in the same league as the “Party of Eight” house up on Billionaires Row, a plugged-in reader recognizes “The Glint” (Peter Thiel’s “hero accelerator in a mansion”)…
Appeal Of America’s Cup Environmental Impact Report Rejected
Rejecting an appeal we didn’t expect to be successful, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has unanimously certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) required to move forward with the construction of…
A Plugged-In Realist’s Prediction Missed It By That Much…
Six months ago a plugged-in “realist” raised the ire and eyebrows of a few by predicting the newly expanded and renovated Noe Valley home at 1803 Castro would sell “for…
An Attempt To Settle For With San Francisco’s Planning Commission?
As we first reported yesterday, San Francisco’s Planning Commission is slated to meet behind closed doors with legal counsel to discuss the pending litigation and consideration of settlement proposals with…
Don’t Stop Conceiving (And Architect’s Quote)
In the words of the architect, David Baker, with respect to the Bi-Rite rendered in the designs for Mission Bay Block 7 West: Unfortunately the Bi-Rite logo was only an…
From A $7 Million View Home To A $4 Million View?
Purchased for $7,000,000 in 2004, the 4,836 square foot home at 333 Belvedere Avenue across the bridge in Belvedere returned to the market in early 2009 listed for $12,900,000. The…
A Re-Skinning Crane Has Risen At 680 Folsom Street
As a number of tipsters have noted, over the weekend a construction crane sprouted at 680/690 Folsom Street as the $87 million building overhaul we first showcased back in 2008…
One Rincon Hill Tower Two Site In Play
Back in 2008, the phase two second tower of One Rincon Hill was officially “put on hold.” And as we first reported early last year, the 64 percent partnership interest…
It Would Have Been 50 Percent Over Had They Priced At A Million…
Listed for $1,100,000 last month, the 1,810 square foot Albert Lanier designed home at 4378 Cesar Chavez quickly went into contract. As a plugged-in reader soon reported, “The sign in…