In The Name Of Dr. Raye Richardson For 365 Folsom (AKA Parcel G)
A plugged-in reader reports: “365 Folsom, AKA Parcel G has been named Dr. Raye Richardson Apartments. Dr. Raye is a community leader who chaired the black studies department at San…
The Old Bonus Rooms (So To Speak) At 130 Cresta Vista Drive
From yesterday’s listing of 130 Cresta Vista Drive: Immaculate Westwood Highlands 4-story residence with amazing views! Main floor offers spacious dining/living/kitchen and 1/2 bath. Upper floor consists of 3brm 3ba.…
2010 Decorator Showcase Site Scoop: 3450 Washington Gets The Nod
According to a plugged-in tipster, 3450 Washington will be San Francisco’s 2010 Decorator Showcase home. The 1929 Georgian Revival Presidio Heights mansion was purchased for $18,000,000* in 2001 by the…
Making Lemonade (And History) With A Lemon of An Addition?
We’ll have to call it hearsay, and we can’t confirm, but a plugged-in reader offers one explanation for the seemingly semi-restored façade of 50 Carmelita: Supposedly the plan was to…
A Landmark Bourn Mansion Moving Day (And End Of An Era)
A plugged-in tipster reports from in front of the Bourn Mansion at 2550 Webster Street in Pacific Heights: The end of an era? The start of a new chapter? Either…
Have You Seen These Massings For 1127 Market?
A plugged-in tipster delivers a few detailed massing models for the development of 1127 Market Street (a.k.a. the Strand Theater which has been shuttered for seven years). Unfortunately we don’t…
Can’t Sell? Concrete That Front Yard To Add More Parking!
“…a house on my block, one of the last to have a tiny 20% green patch in front, came up for sale a few months ago. They had a few…
Would You Believe Fifteen For 830 El Camino Del Mar (And Not Million)
Apparently we might have miscounted by one in August. And with yesterday’s listing at $11,500,000 it’s the fifteenth time 830 El Camino Del Mar has hit the market seeking a…
Reporting From the Courthouse Steps: Shares Sell, Others Postponed
A plugged-in tipster reports that of roughly 50 houses and condos scheduled to hit the courthouse steps this afternoon in San Francisco, auctions for the vast majority (40-ish) were postponed…
A “Third” Strikes Against 2100 Vallejo
As we noted the most recent listing for 2100 Vallejo expired at the end of the year with an asking price of $13,500,000 (down from $25,000,000 in 2007). A plugged-in…