From Flippy To Floppy For Watermark (501 Beale) Penthouse #2B
Two months after its initial sale for $1,250,000 in October of 2006 Watermark (501 Beale) Penthouse #2B was flipped for $1,375,000. (Ah, the good old days.) It’s now a little…
Whiter Than The Colgate Mansion (But Not As “Improved”): 940 Grove
While the down to the studs renovation of 924 Grove (a.k.a. the Colgate Mansion) is complete, with 940 Grove it’s all about the bones and enviable 125 foot by 137.5…
Back In Black By Brown (And Not By Auction): 3731 Fillmore #2
It’s a plugged-in tipster that notes 3731 Fillmore Street #2 is back on the MLS. If the address sounds familiar it should. As we wrote in February: Asking $699,000 when…
Out Of The Shadow And Into The Spotlight: 555 Washington Designs
The developers behind a proposed 38-story and 248-unit condo tower in the shadow of the Transamerica Pyramid are pushing forward. From the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 555 Washington…
U.S. Prime Delinquency Rate Doubles, Alt-A Approaches 10%
The delinquency rate for prime mortgages over 60 days behind more than doubled from the first quarter of 2008 (1.1%) to the fourth (2.4%) while serious delinquencies for Alt-A mortgages…
Let’s Build Something (On Bayshore) Together: Lowe’s Signs A Lease
Lowe’s has been circling the old Goodman Lumber Bayshore Boulevard site ever since Home Depot scuttled their plans to build a year ago last week. And now Lowe’s has signed…
Apples To Apples With Views, Views, Views! (714 Duncan)
Purchased for $1,413,000 in January of 2008, the four-bedroom 714 Duncan is back on the market in Noe Valley and asking $1,295,000. A transfer forces the sale. There’s little doubt…
74 New Montgomery: Half Sold (And Still Buying Some Agent Love)
From a plugged-in tipster living at 74 New Montgomery: attended an HOA meeting last night and the developers announced they had sold 55 units (out of 107) and that 13…
924 Grove: New And “Improved” For A Whiter Smile And Space
It’s a to the studs (and systems) renovation of the 1903 Colgate Mansion at 924 Grove. And yes, as in the toothpaste. UPDATE: “isted at 4400 square feet when the…
The 45 Lansing SocketSite Scoop: Turnberry Quietly Shopping The Lot
The word on the street as confirmed by a plugged-in developer: Turnberry is quietly shopping their 45 Lansing lot (outlined above in blue). The implications: likely no new building at…