Beware the Stinky Airbnb Bus/Van in San Francisco
According to the host’s profile on Airbnb, which has been “ID Checked,” he’s an “Interior designer for tech elite.” And while past listings for his “SF Batch Pad by bars,”…
Real Life Aviato Club in the City’s Crosshairs
Purchased for $855,000 in 2004, the single-family home at 166 Newton Street in Crocker Amazon has been operating as an illegal “hacker/co-living house for entrepreneurs, developers, digital nomads and students.”…
Complaints Related to Illegal Airbnb-Ing in S.F. Continue to Drop
Having peaked in the second quarter of 2016, the quarter in which San Francisco drafted a new short term rental law which was finally implemented last year, the number of…
An Audit of SF’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Program to Date
Discretely enacted in 2014, rolled out across the entire city in 2016, and expanded to increase flexibility for the inclusion of single-family homes in 2017, San Francisco’s Accessory Dwelling Unit…
Complaints Related to Illegal Airbnb-Ing in S.F. Cut in Half
While the number of complaints related to illegal short-term rental activity in San Francisco hasn’t dropped to zero following the implementation of the City’s new short-term rental law (which restricts…
Modern LEED Platinum Home Fetches $3.7M
Designed by DNM Architecture, built for “a technology company executive” in 2014 and priced at $4.75 million in the first quarter of 2016, the LEED Platinum certified home at 4443…
A Noe Valley Landmark Resells for $225K Less
Purchased by a tech entrepreneur for $5.55 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, the converted Noe Valley Firehouse No. 44 at 3816 22nd Street returned to the market in…
Airbnb Settles with San Francisco, Law Limiting Listings to Take Effect
Airbnb and HomeAway have agreed to dismiss their legal challenge of San Francisco’s new short-term rental law which restricts units that haven’t been registered with San Francisco’s Office of Short-Term…
Complaints Related to Airbnb-ing in S.F. Have Doubled Again
Having more than doubled from around 250 in 2015 to over 600 in 2016, the number of formal complaints related to illegal short-term rentals in San Francisco is on pace…
Short-Term Rental Certificate for Sleeping Boxes Revoked
Marketed as “private micro-suites” with queen sized beds on Airbnb for $90 per night, or “sleeping boxes” according to a couple of complaints, the short-term rental registration/certificate for 4229 Moraga…