As we first revealed last year, the private stairway behind the infamous seven-bedroom home at 224 Sea Cliff Avenue, which leads down to the secluded cove below and has been a frequently touted selling point for the property, appears to have been built beyond the property lines of the... Read More »

Acquired for $12 million by way of a forced bankruptcy sale in 2016 and then “dazzingly re-imagined for the 21st Century” to serve as the Decorator Showcase in 2019, the 18,000-square-foot Presidio Heights mansion at 3800 Washington Street, which was modeled after Le Petit Trianon in Versailles France, has... Read More »

Triggered by a complaint of “deadly large rocks” raining down on the little public beach below, an engineer’s report has confirmed an erosion of the cliff behind the infamous seven-bedroom home at 224 Sea Cliff Avenue.  And while the report didn’t identify an “eminent hazardous condition,” another big problem... Read More »

With the sudden $2.1 million price cut for the infamous seven-bedroom home at 224 Sea Cliff Avenue, which was foreclosed upon by a junior lender last year, having failed to move the property, the home is now in the hands of a bankruptcy trustee, the agent for whom is... Read More »

While the West Oakland warehouse at the corner of Filbert and 24th Streets is in the hands of a bankruptcy trustee, and the entitlements to level the site and construct 55 new ‘Emerald Parc’ townhomes on the parcels known as 2400 Filbert Street were slated to expire at the... Read More »

Plans to level the West Oakland warehouse at the corner of Filbert and 24th Streets and develop 55 townhouses, with a courtyard open space for the new condos and five small commercial spaces fronting 24th Street, were approved by the city back in 2005. But the 2400 Filbert Street... Read More »

Purchased for $20 million in 2007 and on the market since 2012 when listed for five million more, Halsey Minor’s 18,000-square-foot Presidio Heights mansion at 3800 Washington Street, which was modeled after Le Petit Trianon in Versailles France, has finally re-sold for $15.75 million. The bankruptcy sale included the... Read More »

It’s the end of an era and the fight is over as Sinbad’s closed its doors for good last night on Pier 2. The restaurant will be razed in order to make way for the Port of San Francisco’s Ferry Terminal Expansion project, which includes the removal of Pier... Read More »

The Sheriff’s Department is slated to change the locks on Sinbad’s Restaurant and forcibly evict its operators from the doomed building on Pier 2 at 11:30 this morning. But according to a co-owner who didn’t elaborate, “It’s not going to happen.” As plugged-in readers have known... Read More »

In 2009 the proposed developer of 74 approved units at 64/72 Townsend filed for bankruptcy. And in 2011, the existing office space at 72 Townsend was leased to Federated Media which was expected to delay any development by at least 5 years. The building permits to add seven stories... Read More »