Apples To Apples To Apples In Mission Dolores: 1954 15th Street
In 2005 1954 15th Street sold for $820,000 (which reflected a newly remodeled bathroom and windows), and then again for $860,000 in 2006 (annual appreciation of 5 percent). Listed for…
If Only We Hadn’t Already Used Our “Making Flippy Floppy” Headline
“Taking effect on April 5, the could encourage hundreds of thousands of delinquent borrowers who have not been rescued by the loan modification program to shed their houses through a…
Over Asking (But Below 2005) For 773 Rhode Island
As we wrote this past November: Purchased for $1,212,000 with ten percent down and two variable rate loans in November of 2005, 773 Rhode Island returned to the market in…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center Facing Foreclosure
“Eight years after opening with great fanfare, San Francisco’s city-subsidized, $12.3 million Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is on the verge of foreclosure – and is asking the…
March Madness For 5950 Margarido (Coincidence?)
While we typically wait until a property has closed escrow, or at the very least until all contingencies have been waived, a plugged-in tipster notes that 5950 Margarido just went…
A Beacon Of Distress (250 King #802)
A Beacon (250 King Street) and neighborhood comp at $906,666 ($614 per square foot) in April 2006, the 1,476 square foot two-bedroom on the eighth floor of 250 King Street…
(Not So) Simply For Our Love Of A Beautiful Staircase
No real story, it’s simply for our love of 650 Delancey #213’s staircase. Okay, and so it’s also the fifth time since September 2008 the Oriental Warehouse loft has been…
Mayor Newsom’s Voluntary Soft-Story Legislation Up For A Vote
Mayor Newsom’s voluntary soft-story seismic retrofitting legislation is before the Board of Supervisors for a vote this afternoon. The legislation would “waive permit processing fees for the proportionate share of…
Presidio Landmark Building 1801 Recovering Nicely From Wingectomy
The non-historic wings have been removed and Forest City’s redevelopment of Building 1801 (soon to be known as “Presidio Landmark,” previously known as the rather less inviting and marketable Public…
The Green Is Gone At 438 Roosevelt
As we wrote about 438 Roosevelt in 2007: Get over the choice of exterior paint and get inside: big windows, views and lots of light; a steel and glass staircase;…