The Straight Scoop: Millennium To Offer Select Rentals
A plugged-in tipster reports The Millennium has started pitching a few rentals, in part to make the building “feel more alive” (our tipster’s words, not theirs). The rentals don’t represent…
113 New Apartments at 430 Main/429 Beale Approved By Planning
A plugged-in tipster reports on last night’s Planning Commission meeting: “Looks like 430 Main / 429 Beale was approved last night with a 6-1 vote. The one in opposition, of…
The Montgomery Surpasses Itself (Now Offering 5% Commissions)
Last month the sales office at The Montgomery extended their “unsurpassed offer” of 4.5% broker commissions through May 31. And while it’s not yet the thirty-first, the sales office is…
QuickLinks: Signs Of Bay Area Economic Life (And Discounts)
∙ Bay Area economy shows signs of life ∙ Spike in San Francisco condo sales may signal comeback
The World Market Is Flat!
Earlier this week a sale pair for a Noe Valley condo was submitted by a reader for consideration as an “apple.” And while the pair passed our basic test (no…
As Go Condo Values So Goes The Land Upon Which They’re Built
“BayRock Residential has slashed the price of its approved condo site on Sutter Street from $18 million six months ago to $8 million, an indication that central San Francisco land…
The Wrecking Ball Is Rolling Out In Visitacion Valley
An update on the former Schlage Lock Factory demolition and Visitacion Valley redevelopment by way of a plugged-in tipster: The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously last month to support the…
Contract Prices Behind Six Recently Closed Condos At The Hayes
A rundown of six condos at The Hayes (55 Page) that have closed escrow over the past couple of months suggests an average discount of around 13% from already reduced…
An Imperfect Comp (But Perfectly Good Apple) Closes Escrow In Noe
The sale of 4174 26th Street closed escrow on 5/12/09 with a reported contract price of $785,000 (1.8% under asking). Purchased for $995,000 in 2006 with 5% down (and before…
Perhaps A Photoshopping Tax Could Fill Our Undergrounding Coffers
A week ago an offshoot of our discussion of 465 Hoffman turned to the undergrounding of utilities in San Francisco. Some new numbers from the Examiner today: The cost of…