2915-2917 Laguna: The Shot, Stairs And “Significance”
We simply liked the shot (and the stairs), we’ll let you make the call on the “significance.” ∙ 2915-2917 Laguna: Photos, Background and Floor Plans ∙ Listing: 2915 Laguna (3/2.5)…
Once again…Forget Subprime In San Francisco, But How About Alt-A?
As we wrote last year, “Forget Subprime In San Francisco, But How About Alt-A?” And from Bloomberg today: About 3 million U.S. borrowers have Alt-A mortgages totaling $1 trillion, compared…
1946 Polk (A.K.A. Pacific Terrace): Public Hearing Next Week
Seven months ago a plugged-in reader first plugged us in to the designs for 1946 Polk Street (a.k.a. Pacific Terrace). Since then, a Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration has been issued…
Bad Data In Bernal Heights Or Something Else Afoot? (152 Banks)
From the listing for 152 Banks in Bernal Heights: “New Owner – Reduced Price. Recently renovated with kithcen (sic) updates, hardwood flooring, and new windows. 2/1 upstairs – 1/1 downstairs.”…
Build Inc. Aims To Rebuild DMV And Add Housing/Retail
“A state agency has selected San Francisco’s Build Inc. to redevelop the Department of Motor Vehicles field office in the Panhandle, a 2.5-acre parcel that could include a mixed-use project…
Long Vacant Hibernia Bank Sold, To Be Renovated And Rented
According to the Chronicle, the long vacant Hibernia Bank building at the corner of Market and Jones (1 Jones) has been sold for $3.95 million. According to broker Stanley Lo,…
JusteQuotes: Delaying The Inevitable For Another 90 Days?
“U.S. Senate Banking Committee members urged Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage companies placed under federal control this week, to freeze foreclosures on loans in their portfolios for at…
1536 Pacific Rising: Pictorial Progress To Date (And Recap)
Once again, the designs and details for the six units rising at 1536 Pacific. And now, the pictorial progress to date (above). ∙ The Community Delivers Once Again: 1536 Pacific…
Ellis Acting To Renovate And Reset Rent Control, Not Exit The Business
From the Examiner with respect to Ellis Acting a rental building not to exit the business, but rather to renovate and re-enter at above the previous rent-control rents: Bay Area…
We Actually Wish More “Remodeled” Homes Came This Way…
While “permit status if any is unknown” typically means none (which could be a problem) and “in the process of being remodeled…no kitchen or bathrooms except for framework” can make…