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On the Market and Outed Anew, Another DUM on the Down-Low

December 16, 2021

Purchased as a two-unit building for $831,500 in October of 2011, permits to remodel the two one-bedroom, one-bath units at 1566 19th Street and 395 Arkansas, on the north slope…

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Department of Sanitation and Streets Established

December 16, 2021

Authorized by voters last year, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has formally approved the creation of a new Department of Sanitation and Streets (DSS) and Commission, separate from the Department…

Breaking News Real Estate Economics Trends

Prepare for Multiple Rate Hikes in 2022

December 15, 2021

With “supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic and the reopening of the economy” having “continued to contribute to elevated levels of inflation,” which has been rattling the market,…

City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Common Sense Prevails, Upscale Nob Hill Project Approved

December 15, 2021

As we outlined back in October, the refined plans for razing the two-story parking garage at 1320 Washington Street and building a six-story, 25-unit building upon the Nob Hill site…

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Problems for the Bold New Irish Cultural Center as Proposed

December 14, 2021

San Francisco’s Planning Department has just completed its preliminary review of the bold plans for an all-new United Irish Cultural Center to rise up to 96 feet in height on…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Trends

Inflation in the Excelsior and on the Boards

December 13, 2021

While plans to raze the 20-foot-tall discount store building at 4550 Mission Street were first drafted back in 2006, the ground has yet to be broken. And the former Woolworth’s…

East Bay Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Rentals Trends

Asking Rents in Oakland Inch Up

December 13, 2021

Having held at around $2,400 over the past three months, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in Oakland has inched up a (1) percent over the past few…

Breaking News Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics Trends

Pace of Home Sales in S.F. Drops, Down Over 20 Percent YOY

December 13, 2021

The number of homes on the market in San Francisco dropped 11 percent over the past week to 730, which is 42 percent lower than at the same time last…

As Proposed Bay Buildings City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Historic Addition Further Refined, Recommended for Approval

December 10, 2021

Having undergone another round of refinements, as newly rendered by Leavitt Architecture below, the plans for a five floor addition atop the historic Key Klub building at 850 Bush Street,…

Breaking News East Bay Marin (And Points North) Real Estate Economics San Jose (And South) Trends

Bay Area Unemployment Claims Drop to a Pandemic-Era Low

December 10, 2021

The number of new unemployment claims filed across the Bay Area dropped to 51,484 in October, which was down from 138,831 in September, the fewest new claims since the pandemic…

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I might be a little late to the party, but it’s been 5 months since SocketSite has had any updates.…
Neighborhood Activist on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
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Notcom on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Scott Wiener and Sacramento knowingly set SF up for failure with the 82,000 unit mandate One has to wonder about…
Neighborhood Activist on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
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Parklife on An Opportunity to Capitalize on a Bernal Heights Blaze
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Brahma (incensed renter) on An Opportunity to Capitalize on a Bernal Heights Blaze
If anything good can come from this, hopefully tthose who aren't cheerleading development and have concerns about neighborhood character will…
Jack on An Opportunity to Capitalize on a Bernal Heights Blaze
I guess it’s hard to argue with value engineering low income housing, but what a shame they were not able…
Brahma (incensed renter) on An Opportunity to Capitalize on a Bernal Heights Blaze
A joint venture led by three local developers including Bernal Heights Housing Corporation, Tabernacle Community Development Corporation, and Mitchelville Real…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Lurie's key claim — and the big point in his favor relevant for this thread — is that he was…

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On the Market and Outed Anew, Another DUM on the Down-Low

Department of Sanitation and Streets Established

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Common Sense Prevails, Upscale Nob Hill Project Approved

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Inflation in the Excelsior and on the Boards

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