BLŪ Update: Just Under 25% In Contract And Closings This Week
The first closings and owner move-ins at BLŪ (631 Folsom) are scheduled for later this week. With just under 25% of the 108 condos currently in contract (up from roughly…
2404 Washington: Perhaps An Apple And An Anecdote To Be…
Purchased for $1,300,000 in September 2006, according to its latest listing this “AAA location” Pacific Heights two-bedroom condo has been “newly remodeled since” (kitchen, both bathrooms, hardwood floors). And now…
The “Confidential” Resale Price For One Rincon Hill #2307
A recap for the resale of One Rincon Hill (425 1st Street) #2307: Originally seeking $849,000 as a resale, the listing for One Rincon Hill #2307 was reduced down to…
An Outsider Architect’s Perspective On San Francisco
From Michigan architect Michael Poris (and John King): “I used to think of San Francisco as a museum, locked into doing buildings with bays,” says Poris, who worked for such…
North Beach Library And Playground Plans Like You Read About
Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the new North Beach Branch Library and upgraded Joe DiMaggio Playground Master Plan is about to get underway. As proposed, the existing…
California Income Tax Revenue Drops 44% In April (Year-Over-Year)
“They just posted the results for April 30. For the full month of April, income tax receipts were $7.336B. For April 2008, the total was $12.995B. This is a 44%…
Stick ‘Em Where The Sun Don’t Shine (And Views Aren’t Obstructed)
The discussion of 465 Hoffman turns to the undergrounding of utilities in San Francisco, a movement that carries a cost to homeowners but pays dividends in the form of increased…
Pending U.S. Home Sales Inch Up, Closed San Francisco Sales Fall
Pending U.S. home sales increased 3.2 percent from February to March (which shouldn’t have caught anybody by surprise) but also increased 1.1 percent higher on a year-over-year basis (3.9 percent…
Thirty Percent Of 767 Bryant Returns As REO (But Not Speedwagon)
In August of 2006 twenty apartments at 767 Bryant hit the market as condos. At the time list prices ranged from $676,920 to $1,850,000 including 767 Bryant #409 at $676,920…
Prettier (Or Pettier) In Pink For 23 Presidio Terrace?
It’s a plugged-in reader that points it out (we even stole his headline). And while we don’t really have a story, it’s hard to believe there isn’t one behind the…