Are The “Exceptions” (And Big Losses) Becoming A Palms Rule?
What some are wont to characterize as San Francisco “exceptions” are quickly becoming the rule for two-bedroom condo re-sales at The Palms (555 4th Street). While #401 closed escrow with…
SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Inventory Update: 6/15/09
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco declined 1.9% over the past two weeks (versus an average increase of 8.5% for the same two week…
Condo Conversion (And TIC Lottery Bypass) For A Fee? Nope.
By way of a plugged-in reader and Plan C San Francisco: The Mayor released his budget , and he did not include the “condo bypass” proposal that has generated so…
Transbay Terminal: Banking On Stimulus Funds And Opening In 2015
Banking on $400 million in federal stimulus funds to be announced by the Federal Railroad Administration in October, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority has modified construction plans for San Francisco’s…
A Schoolboy’s Fantasy Floor (Or Rather Perch Beneath)
It’s a schoolboy’s fantasy floor, or rather perch beneath, up at 89 Alpine Terrace. From above above, and from below below (with a skylight above it all). If you’re planning…
The One With The Deer Lions On It (3859 21st Street)
Purchased for $2,080,000 in July of 2007, The Lion House (a.k.a. 3859 21st Street) returned to the market in April asking $1,975,000. As a plugged-in reader notes, the price was…
From At Risk To Lost For Another 24 Lembi Properties
The 23 Lembi properties at risk of being lost in March have officially been deeded back to their lender (a CIM Group fund) along with one more. ∙ Lembis At…
Designs For The Castro’s “Hole In The Ground” (2299 Market Street)
As proposed, the Castro’s long vacant “hole in the ground” at 2299 Market Street (corner of 16th and Noe) would become a five-story mixed-use development with 18 residential units, 5,000…
JustQuotes: It’s A Good Time To Be A New Tenant In San Francisco
“Tenant-starved San Francisco office landlords are laying on the concessions. A new report from the tenant brokerage Studley shows property owners are now shelling out an average of $45 per…
Trolling For Tourists And Locals Alike On Fisherman’s Wharf
It’s two steps forward, one step back for San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf Public Realm Plan as a proposal to “turn Jefferson Street into a single-lane roadway with dedicated lanes for…