Still Not Cheap, But 31 Percent Cheaper: Watermark Penthouse #1B
Its sale for $1,300,000 ($1,275 per square foot) in October 2006 was likely a supporting comp for other Watermark (501 Beale) penthouse units, neighboring buildings, and so on and so…
Noe Valley Dreaming (And Raffle House Unveiled Tomorrow)
Last year the San Francisco Dream House Raffle to benefit Yerba Buena Center for the Arts offered a grand prize of a “$2.4 million San Francisco dream home or $1.8…
415 For 417 At 300 Berry (Arterra)
Listed for $539,000 in late 2008, the list price for Arterra (300 Berry) #417 was increased to $579,000 last August. Reduced and last asking $459,000, the sale of the 660…
3271 Baker Street: It’s Complicated (And Back On Craigslist)
As we wrote last August: Listed for $3,395,000 a year ago but last asking $2,125,000, it’s a plugged-in tipster that notices 3271 Baker Street is now advertising “rent to own”…
Mayor Newsom Isn’t Taking This Sitting (Or Lying) Down
“ Newsom will introduce two separate versions of a sit/lie law today at the Board of Supervisors. One version would prohibit sitting or lying on public sidewalks in about 20…
A Plugged-In Reader Solves Our Nob Hill Dashiell Hammett Mystery
As we wrote this past October: A single-family Edwardian “tucked away on quiet street between Nob Hill and Downtown neighborhoods,” 33 Dashiell Hammett sold for $1,275,000 in January of 2007.…
819 Haight Street’s Return Redux: Winner’s Curse In Action?
As we wrote this past August: A renovated Victorian at 819 Haight Street hit the market in 2005 asking $1,395,000, it sold for $1,635,000 ($240,000 over asking). No word on…
SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Inventory: 3/01/10
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco is up 10% over the past two weeks. Current inventory levels are down 19% on a year-over-year basis,…
214 Arguello Closes 5 Percent Under Asking (But Down 29 Percent)
The sale of 214 Arguello Boulevard closed escrow this past Friday with a reported contract price of $1,137,500, just 5 percent under asking and an official two months on the…
430 Main/429 Beale Development Site Back On The Market
Approved by San Francisco’s Planning department last in May, Portland Pacific’s proposed 113-unit development at 430 Main/429 Beale hit a Board of Supervisors (neighborhood led) speed bump in October. And…