The FOMC Speaks (And Not In Tongues): It Ain’t Pretty Out There
“The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to establish a target range for the federal funds rate of 0 to 1/4 percent. Since the Committee’s last meeting, labor market conditions…
A New Noe Valley Apple Varietal On The Tree: “Romanesque Victorian”
Purchased for $1,310,000 in February of 2006, the self described “Romanesque Victorian” at 1507 Dolores returned to the market at the beginning of November asking $1,349,000. Two weeks later and…
If You Want To Live Like An Architect, Do The Your Math (398 Eureka)
It was a plugged-in reader that first connected the dots with regard to the listing of Phil Matthews’ AIA home tour home at 398 Eureka. Asking $2,450,000 in September and…
SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Update: 12/15/08
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco fell 14% over the past two weeks (versus an average of 16.1% over the same two weeks in…
Preaching To The Plugged-In Choir (We Can Only Hope)
The Chronicle and a couple of brokerages seem to have figured out what most plugged-in people have known and have been able to act on accordingly since well before the…
A Bit Of “Inadvertent” Development Drama Over On Dolores
Noe Valley, SF chronicles a bit of the development drama that’s been brewing about the six new condominiums at 1260-1270 Dolores Street. At the center of the controversy, the “inadvertent”…
Transbay Transit Center: Groundbreaking Video SocketSite “Premier”
Don’t sweat it if you weren’t invited to the Transbay Transit Center Groundbreaking, we’ve got the next best thing: the groundbreaking video SocketSite “premier.” You know, that video produced by…
Exposed Brick And Trusses (And Big Window To Expose Yourself)
One of the larger Harbor Lofts units at 1,438 square feet, 400 Spear #205 sports exposed brick (on three sides), exposed redwood trusses (supporting a 16 foot ceiling), and an…
Charlie Sava Pool Status And Design: Eight Lanes Opening In A Week
A plugged-in tipster reports: The SAVA POOL on 19th avenue is opening its doors next Saturday – Dec 20th after being in construction for 16 months. Archit Exposed concrete, Ceramic…
San Francisco Firms Continue To Shed And Sublease Office Space
“Cost-cutting tenants have dumped 1.2 million square feet of unwanted office space on the sublease market since July 1, the latest sign that San Francisco’s economy is slowing amid a…