Tishman Speyer is quietly exploring the possibility of merging up to twelve three-bedroom units atop the two towers rising at 201 Folsom Street (a.k.a. LUMINA). At the extreme, the eight three-bedroom units across the 41st and 42nd floors of LUMINA’s Tower B could be combined into one mega-duplex measuring... Read More »
As we first reported earlier this week, the bank-owned penthouse atop the San Francisco St. Regis was in contract having been listed for $35 million, down from $70 million in 2008. According to our sources, the sale of the penthouse atop 188 Minna has just closed escrow with a... Read More »
According to a plugged-in tipster over at the St. Regis, a buyer has emerged for the $35 million bank-owned two-floor penthouse atop the building at 188 Minna, the most expensive bank-owned residential property in the U.S. We’re working on details, but “no comments” and apparent non-disclosure agreements keep getting... Read More »
Purchased for roughly $30,000,000 as a raw shell in 2005 by local real estate developer Victor MacFarlane, listed for $70,000,000 in 2008, and last asking $49,000,000 having finished an uberexpensive five year renovation, the 20,000 square foot penthouse atop San Francisco’s St. Regis at 188 Minna has been deeded... Read More »
As a plugged-in tipster reported in September: The St. Regis service elevators have been working overtime for weeks shuttling men and material up to the top. I would expect this to return very soon…and very finished. Now let’s see what Victor (MacFarlane) does with the price. As a plugged-in... Read More »
It’s a plugged-in reader that catches a slight change to the asking price for the Penthouse atop San Francisco’s St. Regis (188 Minna). Asking $70,000,000 in August of 2008, now listed on the Sotheby’s website for $49,000,000. Once again, 20,000+ square feet (including 2,900 of terraces); six bedrooms (including... Read More »
A team of plugged-in professionals have responded to our unofficial One Rincon Hill Penthouse Floor Plan Challenge with an official ORH “OMG!” entry. And this time, it’s not only the floor plan above (click to enlarge), but design notes and 3D rendering that follow. In the words of our... Read More »
It’s a plugged-in tipster that catches a couple of the elusive and exclusive renderings and additional details for the two-story penthouse atop the San Francisco St. Regis. The numbers: 20,000+ square feet (including 2,900 of terraces); six bedrooms, seven full baths, four powder rooms; 2,500 square foot master suite... Read More »
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