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…
Dwellers Don’t Want Homes for Tech Moguls or Oligarchs
Over the objections of a number of Telegraph Hill dwellers, including one who derisively characterized the development as housing for “high tech mogul(s) or a second home for a foreign…
Former Earthquake Cottage Sells For Over $2K Per Square Foot
Purchased for $500K in 2010 having previously sold for $633K in 2005, the former earthquake cottage at 1448 Kearny Street returned to the market last month having been renovated by…
Magnificent Villa de Martini Joins The Million Dollar Price Cut Club
Built on triple-wide Telegraph Hill lot in 1929, the Mediterranean-styled “Villa de Martini,” complete with arched doorways and hand-painted palazzo and silver leaf ceilings, has been on the market for…
An Artistic Re-Renovation Of An Earthquake Cottage
Purchased for $633,000 in late 2005, the Telegraph Hill cottage at 1448 Kearny Street returned to the market in 2007 having been “magically transformed” by an interior decorator “to resemble…
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…
Another Battle Brewing Over Plans For Housing On Port Land
The Port of San Francisco has drafted a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Seawall 322-1, with plans to build affordable housing upon the underdeveloped half-block parcel fronting Front…
Inside A Bespoke Telegraph Hill Penthouse For $2,100 A Square Foot
Purchased for $2,900,000 in 2010, the 2,955 square foot Telegraph Hill penthouse atop 1960 Grant Avenue has since been completely remodeled and is about to be listed for $6,250,000, or…
Only Twelve Feet Wide But Living Large On Telegraph Hill
As we first wrote about the twelve foot wide, eleven on the inside, modern Telegraph Hill home at 368 Vallejo in July: Purchased for $272,000 in 1998, the one-bedroom single-family…
A Restaurateur’s Lair (And Stinking Nice Stove) Returns
As a plugged-in tipster and we first reported two years ago: After being owned by an artist, with sculptures adorning its decks, was bought in 2005 for $2.225M by an…