Schlage Buildings Are Razed so Visitacion Valley Can Rise
As the former Schlage Lock Factory site looked in April above, as it looks today below. And another update on the site in specific, and Visitacion Valley redevelopment in general,…
A Pair Of Bank-Owned Penthouses Atop The Watermark (501 Beale)
A plugged-in reader reports: For those of you in the market for a penthouse, Unit #PH1E at the Watermark (501 Beale) was taken back by the lender for $1,349,628 on…
A 25.7% Drop In Assessed Value For A Plugged-In Reader In 2009/10
A plugged-in reader reports: So a year late and quite a few dollars short the Assessor’s office granted my informal request for review and lowered my 09/10 assessed value by…
Another Muhawieh 2007 Noe Comp Heads For The Courthouse Steps
On the market and featured on SocketSite in February of 2007, 207 Clipper closed escrow with a reported contract price of $987,000 that March. From a plugged-in “EBGuy” today: Well,…
Pelosi And Schwarzenegger Type For A Transbay HSR Terminus
A plugged-in tipster reports with respect to High Speed Rail and the Transbay Terminal: Thought you should know that both Nancy Pelosi and both sent strongly worded emails to the…
I Can’t Drive Build 55: Eyes (And Ears) On Upzoning Mission Street?
While we missed the Planning Department’s public meeting to solicit public comment on their thoughts of increasing building height limits on Mission Street between 16th and Cesar Chavez up to…
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…
Where Tony Bennett Left His Heart In San Francisco
From a plugged-in tipster with respect to 1133-1143 Taylor: t wasn’t necessarily the building that caught my attention, as was the fact that the top unit (the owners unit penthouse)…
Confidential Sales In More Ways Than One: 2430 Broadway
A plugged-in tipster notes that while not listed or official “inventory,” 2430 Broadway is on the market. As our tipster notes, “totally redone by Ann Brown a few years back,…
The Dude Buys 2201 Baker (“Confidentially”)
The inside scoop on the sale of 2201 Baker from a plugged-in tipster: “All contingencies have been removed and the funds all went into escrow Monday 9/14. City to record…