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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops Asking Rents in San Francisco Are Ticking Up, But… Benchmark Mortgage Rate Poised to Inch Down Asking Rents in Oakland Tick Up, Down Year-Over-Year Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
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Ellis Act That In-Law And It’s No A Public Hearing For Parking For You!

October 7, 2009

“Board of Supervisors President David Chiu introduced legislation Tuesday that would make it more difficult to evict tenants and then build a car garage, and also change the number of…

Neighborhoods New Developments SocketSite Readers Report

Schlage Buildings Are Razed so Visitacion Valley Can Rise

October 7, 2009

As the former Schlage Lock Factory site looked in April above, as it looks today below. And another update on the site in specific, and Visitacion Valley redevelopment in general,…

Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Rentals

Live Like A Spreckels, London, Nash Or Glover: 737 Buena Vista West

October 6, 2009

Designed by Edward Vogel and built for one of the Spreckels, the 8,400 square foot Spreckels Mansion at 737 Buena Vista West was subsequently home to Jack London, Ambrose Bierce…

Bay Buildings SocketSite Readers Report

A Pair Of Bank-Owned Penthouses Atop The Watermark (501 Beale)

October 6, 2009

A plugged-in reader reports: For those of you in the market for a penthouse, Unit #PH1E at the Watermark (501 Beale) was taken back by the lender for $1,349,628 on…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale)

See Inside But Not Around Jackson Square (845 Montgomery) #C

October 6, 2009

It looks to be one of the first attempted resales at Jackson Square (845 Montgomery). And while we can’t confirm the original purchase price, according to a tipster the current…

Coming Soon

723 Taylor Rising: Urban Infill In Action And Twelve Units On The Way

October 6, 2009

A plugged-in tipster snaps a picture of 723 Taylor rising, a bit of urban infill on its way. Eight (8) stories and twelve (12) units when complete. And while we…

Bubble (Or Not) SocketSite Readers Report Trends

A 25.7% Drop In Assessed Value For A Plugged-In Reader In 2009/10

October 5, 2009

A plugged-in reader reports: So a year late and quite a few dollars short the Assessor’s office granted my informal request for review and lowered my 09/10 assessed value by…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation SocketSnaps

The Renovation Of 3855 Washington: Before, After And Inside

October 5, 2009

While we have the before (above) and after (below) photos for 3855 Washington… …as promised, the offering now features a few interior shots and a website as well. ∙ Listing:…

Bay Buildings New Developments

The BLU Penthouse “E” Sales Scoop And Color On The Market

October 5, 2009

While not in the same league as the penthouses atop the St. Regis or Millennium (with which it shares an architect), it turns out the sale of 631 Folsom (BLU)…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

8 Washington: The City’s Plan Which Nobody Seems To Love

October 5, 2009

With the successful sale of The Port of San Francisco’s Seawall Lot 351 hanging in the balance, the city is now trying to play peacemaker between Pacific Waterfront Partners’ and…

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