Plans For A 7,100-Square-Foot Liberty Hill Spec Home
Plans to add a three-car garage and triple the size of the existing Liberty Hill home at 3751-3753 20th Street, a half-block from Dolores Park, are making their way through…
A High-Tech Conversion Of Saint Joseph’s Church
Vacant since damaged by the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989, the plans to rehab the Saint Joseph’s Church, parish hall and rectory at 1401 Howard Street, and convert the church,…
Rent An Octagonal San Francisco Landmark For $10K A Month
One of the oldest houses on Russian Hill, and one of only two surviving homes in San Francisco with an octagonal floor plan, the landmark Feusier Octagon House at 1067…
Last Chance For A Telegraph Hill Landmark
Arguing that the operation of Julius’ Castle hasn’t been abandoned but rather “discontinued for a substantial period of time,” a little over seven years to be more exact, the new…
Grand Plans for Geneva Car Barn and Powerhouse Rebirth
Designed by the Reid Brothers and built in 1901 at the corner of San Jose and Geneva Avenues for the San Mateo Electric Railway Company, the landmark Geneva Car Barn…
Landmark Russian Hill Home Listed For $3K Per Square Foot
Built in 1853 for Joseph H. Atkinson, a builder, bricklayer and real estate agent, the two-story Italian Villa at 1032 Broadway Street was remodeled around 1900 by Willis Polk and…
It Could Be Curtains For Julius’ Castle, Quite Literally
Having operated as a restaurant since 1922, but shuttered in 2007 amid allegations of landlord fraud and un-permitted renovations, San Francisco’s landmark Julius’ Castle at 302 Greenwich Street hit the…
Landmarked Doelger Building Is Going To The Cats, Not The Dogs
Having been recommended for Landmark Status by San Francisco’s Planning Department last year, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors just unanimously approved the landmarking of the Art Deco Doelger Building at…
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…
The Prolific Henry Doelger And His Likely To Be Landmarked Building
The Art Deco Doelger Building at 320-326 Judah Street was built in 1932, serving for two decades as the headquarters, warehouse and sales office for San Francisco builder extraordinaire Henry…