The Banks Are Starting To Get Better Digs: 1275 Lombard
1275 Lombard is a Russian Hill condo with three bedrooms, three and one-half baths, and an elevator which serves four of its five levels (the top two of which offer…
Another Bank-Owned Anomaly At The Brannan (229 Brannan #3H)
Lest you mistakenly dismissed our bank owned at the Brannan post last month as an anomaly, enter 229 Brannan #3H. As an aside, it appears the pre-bank owner of #3H…
A Hill Nestled In The Heights (65 Villa Terrace)
Designed by Henry Hill, and nestled in Clarendon Heights, 65 Villa Terrace sports three bedrooms and three and one-half baths across 1,700 square feet of living space. And while not…
The Union Street Blues
As the August montage was of 29 empty or available storefronts on Union, according to the Chronicle 35 businesses “went under from the start of 2008 through the second quarter…
Hellooo Jerry! The Postman Delivers A Bernal Apple
Three months shy of a five year hold, the apples to apples sale of 130 Newman closed escrow on 1/5/10 with a reported contract price of $850,000. Call it 5.6…
First Peek At Glen Park’s (Draft) Community Plan And Greenway
From the draft Glen Park Community Plan: The draft Glen Park Community Plan (draft Community Plan) is a policy document that presents an overall concept for enhancing the existing neighborhood,…
Can’t Sell? Concrete That Front Yard To Add More Parking!
“…a house on my block, one of the last to have a tiny 20% green patch in front, came up for sale a few months ago. They had a few…
The Top Half Comes To Market Two Years Later (3975 19th Street)
As we wrote in 2007: “If you were wondering what was being built up at 3973 19th Street (between Noe and Sanchez), here’s your partial answer: It’s a two family…
Academy of Art About To Learn A Hard Lesson (Or Not)?
“The Academy of Art University, a major San Francisco landlord whose properties stretch from the Marina to South of Market, is coming under fire for property purchases that diminish affordable…
Asking 17 8 Percent Less Green For 1011 In 2010
Purchased for $3,600,000 two years ago tomorrow, 1011 Green is a “sensational home on the best block of Russian Hill” that’s been “beautifully renovated by Arthur McLaughlin and Associates” (twas…