At What Price Should The Francisco Reservoir Become A Park?
As we first reported about the state of San Francisco’s old reservoir between Francisco and Hyde back in 2012: In early 2008, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission floated the…
The Crest Of Russian Hill Circa 1906 And Plans For Urban Infill
While the homes on the northern side of Broadway at the crest of Russian Hill survived the great quake and fire in 1906, the former Homer House on the corner…
The Priciest Property On Russian Hill: 807 Francisco Street
While the sale of 2430 Hyde Street just closed escrow at a price of $1,970 per square foot, six months ago the 6,050 square foot newly remodeled home at 807…
Hidden Behind A Neo-Gothic Façade On Hyde Street
Behind the neo-Gothic façade of the single-family Russian Hill home at 2430 Hyde Street, a courtyard English Garden and renovated interior are hidden. The kitchen and adjacent mud room overlook…
Jonesing For The Suite Life On Russian Hill? Here’s Your Fix.
Designed by William Wurster and built in 1961, the modernist Russian Hill home at 2424 Jones Street was remodeled in 2007 with a top floor master suite and awarded the…
The Big Plans And Offering For A Prime Russian Hill Corner
As plugged-in people know, the undeveloped parcel of Russian Hill land on the northwest corner of Broadway and Taylor was foreclosed upon last year. As plugged-in people also know, there…
Traditional Thanksgiving Thoughts With An Untraditional Floor Plan
With an octagonal floor plan, only one of two in San Francisco, and a totally tubular glass elevator, the only one of which we know, we break tradition and leave…
Calling All Billionaires Looking To Build Something Big On Broadway
As we first reported in August, the development plans for the verdant vacant lot at 1000 Broadway were recently dusted off having lain relatively dormant for the past six years.…
Razing The Roof Over The Old Francisco Street Reservoir
In early 2008, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission floated the idea of selling off the Francisco Reservoir to developers with hopes of getting as much as $50 million for…
Twenty Million Reasons For Quickly Clearing A Lot
As we first reported yesterday, the development plans for the verdant vacant lot at 1000 Broadway have recently been dusted off having lain relatively dormant for the past six years.…