The IwamotoScott Façade Few Will See
Two buildings on one parcel, one remodeled and the other designed anew by Iwamoto Scott Architecture, 2145-2151 Powell hit the market in February asking $2,649,000 for the pair or $1,500,000…
Firehouse 44 (3816 22nd Street) Catches On Contract
With an official 209 days on the market and an “original list price” of $4,800,000 (despite first being listed for $6,375,000 in May of 2008), Firehouse 44 (a.k.a. 3816 22nd…
The (5950) Margarido Happy Hour Now Starts At (Just Under) Four
In contract this past March after reducing its list price from $5,500,000 to $4,795,000, as plugged-in people know 5950 Margarido over in Rockridge fell out of contract when the sale…
147 Laidley: From AIA (Award) To WOW (Sale)
As we wrote this past February: Listed for $3,350,000 last June but then withdrawn from the market last October, the AIA award winning 147 Laidley designed by and for Zack…
A New Lily Pad On A Hayes Valley Lot
If we’re not mistaken , 124 Lily is a Topetcher Architecture design built on a lot split from 229 Oak behind. Single-family new construction in Hayes Valley with four bedrooms,…
Modern Ito Design Falls Prey To Modern Berkeley Economics
“A shortage of funds has prompted UC Berkeley to abandon its plan to construct a new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive downtown. The building, a distinctive and innovative…
A “Fresh” Look At Firehouse 44 (3816 22nd Street) After 515 Days
It’s been on the market since May 22, 2008. And during that time the asking price has dropped from $6,375,000 to $5,175,000. And no, 3816 22nd Street (a.k.a. Firehouse 44)…
1223 Bosworth Wins First to List Challenge (And You a Peek Inside)
Officially hitting the market/MLS yesterday priced at $1,479,000, we have our answer to which of the 2009 AIA San Francisco Living Home Tour homes would be the first to do…
Fougeron’s “Tehama Grasshopper” (431 Tehama #2) Hits The Market
On San Francisco’s AIA Home Tour in 2007. On the cover and inside Metropolitan Home in 2008. And now on the market and asking $4,128,000 in 2009, it’s the Fougeron…
Breaking Free Of The “San Francisco” Design Mold Mould
“San Francisco’s architecture in the past has been defined by bay windows and Victorian woodwork. These days, the best work shares an attention to detail and an ability to triumph…