The revised plans for a seven-story building to rise up to 70 feet in height on the southeast corner of Pacific and Van Ness, as newly rendered by Ian Birchall and Associates below, were approved last month. And with its 30-day appeal period having expired on Monday, the project... Read More »

As we outlined in April: Purchased for $1.74 million in May of 2015, renovated (“including all new kitchen, all new bathrooms, a lighting system, hardwood floors and window coverings”) and then successfully flipped for $2.255 million in March of 2016, the 1,789-square-foot unit #202 at 1150 Sacramento Street returned... Read More »

Purchased for $1.74 million in May of 2015, renovated (“including all new kitchen, all new bathrooms, a lighting system, hardwood floors and window coverings”) and then successfully flipped for $2.255 million in March of 2016, the 1,789-square-foot unit #202 at 1150 Sacramento Street returned to the market listed for... Read More »

The “fabulously located condominium” unit #1 at 1536 Pacific Avenue, which was built in 2009 and “designed to withstand the test of time with high quality materials, construction and finishes throughout,” sold for $2.5 million in February of 2016, fetching roughly $1,777 per square foot. In addition to three... Read More »

Having sold as new for $1.235 million in March of 2014, the 1,143-square-foot unit #511 at 1788 Clay Street (a.k.a. Marlow) has just traded hands with a $1.48 million contract price. And yes, on a straight line basis, that’s “up 19.8 percent!” since the first quarter of 2014. But... Read More »

Plans to raze the two-story, 56-space parking garage at 1320 Washington Street, between Leavenworth and Jones, are in works. And as envisioned by Urban Land Development, a six-story building would rise up to 65 feet in height upon the Nob Hill site. As designed by Handel Architects, the project... Read More »

Plans to expand the historic InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel atop Nob Hill at 999 California Street, which was sold to Leadwell Global Property for $206 million last year, are in the works. As envisioned, the single-story office addition to the south of the hotel’s landmark 19-story tower would be... Read More »

Quietly purchased for $3.2 million in April of last year (2016), the two-bedroom unit #910 at the Comstock (1333 Jones) returned to the market listed for $3.0 million this past July following the passing of its owners. The 1,660-square-foot corner unit features panoramic views, a den which can be... Read More »

Purchased for $1.2 million or roughly $1,136 per square foot in January 2016, the 1,056-square-foot one-bedroom condo #1212 within Gramercy Towers at 1177 California Street returned to the market priced at $1.275 million this past July, a sale at which would have represented total appreciation of 6.3 percent since... Read More »

Plans to raze the Pacific Heights Auto Body shop at 1675 Pacific Avenue and the perennially cursed restaurant space at 2050 Van Ness Avenue, on the southeast corner of Pacific, across from the blessed Steakhouse of Harris, have been in the works for two years. Yesterday, the formal application... Read More »