A Historic Look At 437 Hoffman (Before Noe Was All Builts Up)
Who could resist a historic look at 437 Hoffman atop Noe Valley circa 1905, versus as it looks today after all those damn density hounds had their way with the…
First Feng Shuied Now Sai Wonged At Sutter Heights (1521 Sutter)
Listed for $879,000 when roughly half of the 28 “Feng Shuied” Sutter Heights condos were spoken for in April of 2008, 1521 Sutter Street #306 was relisted three days ago…
Marcus & Millichap Changes Their San Francisco 2009 Rental Outlook
As we wrote in January: The Marcus & Millichap rental outlook for 2009 in San Francisco: rents up 3.3% on 400 new units in professionally managed apartment buildings with at…
Off The Tree And Into Our Apple Cart For 715 Cole (Valley)
The sale of that “Cole Valley Apple With Potential” we picked out in April has closed escrow with a reported contract price of $1,300,000. Purchased four years ago for $1,326,000.…
Transbay Block 8: No Deal Or Development In 2009
While the expected grand opening of San Francisco’s new Transbay Terminal has been pushed back a year to 2015, J.K. Dineen now reports the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency has “suspended…
Apples To Apples Even The “Prime” Fall Down (228 Mallorca Sells)
The MLS hasn’t been updated, but according to a plugged-in tipster the sale of 228 Mallorca Way in District 7 closed escrow today with a reported contract price of $1,170,000.…
Walk The Plank To See The Views (1971 14th Avenue)
With simply a bit of a mid-century (if not Eichler) nod we note 1971 14th Street. Okay, and we couldn’t resist the bridge to the front door. Nor the big…
Laying The Foundation For An “Ultra-Green” 525 Golden Gate Avenue
Placed “on hold” a year ago due to rising costs and “lower than expected efficiencies,” but now angling for some stimulus funds too, it’s a plugged-in tipster that catches the…
21 Buena Vista Avenue (“The Witches Hat”) Returns…As A Rental
We first introduced you to 21 Buena Vista Avenue (a.k.a. The Witches Hat) in July of 2006, asking $4,950,000 at the time (down from $5,475,000 in May). And we last…
Defaulting California Homeowners Start A Standing 90 Count
“The California Foreclosure Prevention Act, signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger in February , adds 90 days onto the time period between when homeowners default on a loan and when their home…