1515 Lyon: Now “Totally Upgraded” (And Asking A Little Less)
While it was a fairly clean apple six months ago when listed for $1,389,000 (or a few months later for $1,369,000), this single-family home (with off street parking) in Lower…
Go For The Architecture, Stay For The Amphibians
The California Academy of Sciences (photos) officially opens its doors to the public this weekend with free admission on Saturday (9/27) and activities, performances and “green technology” demonstrations throughout. ∙…
The Height(s) Of Foreshadowing: 1940 Broadway #6 Returns
We’d love to call it foreshadowing (and that we knew), but alas it’s simply a cosmic coincidence (and we didn’t). And while seven months ago we featured the floor plan,…
QuickLinks: A Bloomberg Bailout Trio (And We’ll Go With Worst)
∙ Paulson, Bernanke Expand U.S. Power to Rescue Markets ∙ Stocks Soar Worldwide on Bank Bailout, Curb on Short Sales ∙ Paulson Bailout Plan Is Either `Worst’ Approach or `Giant…
One Rincon Hill Update: Now Offering 4% Commissions
Yesterday it was simply the word on the street, today it’s been confirmed: One Rincon Hill is now offering brokers 4% commissions through the end of the year. Just something…
A Contemporary Japanese Estate In Noe (And No, It’s Not Ellison’s)
542 Valley was designed by a Japanese temple carpenter and constructed on a double Noe lot with Japanese gardens and flow. Offers another master suite in which we’d love to…
AIA Tour (And Architect’s) Home Hitting The Market: 398 Eureka
From a plugged-in reader with a good eye (and memory): Vanguard is listing the home of Phil Matthews, AIA. It says “call for price.” I am not sure the exact…
Cape Horn Lofts (540 Delancey) In General, And #401 In Specific
Constructed as the Cape Horn Warehouse in 1892, and converted into the Cape Horn Lofts by Thompson Brooks and Pfau Architecture in 1997, 540 Delancey is now home to fifteen…
Commission Favors North Beach Development Ban, Exempts Pagoda
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 4-2 in favor of Supervisor Peskin’s Plan to ban the development of new (versus existing) spaces for restaurants and bars in North Beach. One…
WYSIWYG And Coming Soon Listed: 200 Brannan #506
As a plugged-in reader notes, the WYSIWYG listing and additional pictures for 200 Brannan #506 are no longer “coming soon,” they’re here.