Opposed Twin Peaks Infill Project Officially Approved
While San Francisco’s Planning Department had received 41 letters in opposition to the proposed infill development to rise up to 46 in height upon the seemingly shoehorned Twin Peaks parcel…
Supersized Twin Peaks Infill Project Slated for Approval
Purchased for $800,000 in August of 2019, the seemingly shoehorned Twin Peaks parcel at 4512 23rd Street, which technically fronts a little known spur of 23rd Street and Argent Alley,…
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First Richard Neutra Designed Home in SF Illegally Razed
Built in 1936 and known in architectural circles as the Largent House, the modernist home at 49 Hopkins Avenue hit the market listed for $1.475 million in 2013 and sold…
Ten More Years For Twin Peaks Gas Station
While San Francisco’s Budget and Legislative Analyst’s Office was recommending that the City actively explore “the highest and best use” for the city-owned gas station site at 598 Portola Drive,…
Will This Be The Last Gas Station Left Standing In San Francisco?
The land upon which the Twin Peaks Auto Care Station sits at 598 Portola Drive was acquired by the City of San Francisco in the 1800’s as part of its…
A Day Late And $1.5 Million Short
A report by Department of Building Inspection chief Tom Hui cites “[a failure] to follow and implement the approved plans and the sequence of construction” for leading to the collapse…
Remains Of Collapsed Home Hoisted, “Remodeling” To Recommence
Having collapsed last month, what little remains of the original home at 125 Crown Terrace has been jacked, hoisted, and craned back up the hill a bit. According to a…
A Game Of Remodeling Jenga: Before The Collapse
It was yesterday morning that a plugged-in neighbor found himself looking up at the approved “remodeling” of 125 Crown Terrace underway and thinking, “that can’t be stable.” And it wasn’t.
Collapsed Home Was Being “Remodeled” By Prominent Developer
The Twin Peaks house at 125 Crown Terrace which partially collapsed last night and slid down the hill toward Graystone Terrace is owned by Mel Murphy, the prominent and well-connected…
The Neutra Designed Nugget At 49 Hopkins Avenue
Originally designed by modernist Richard Joseph Neutra, the Twin Peaks home at 49 Hopkins Avenue features panoramic city views and an enclosed 30-foot salt water swimming pool. And having been…