JustQuotes: It’s Time To Make Some Property Tax Lemonade
“San Francisco homeowners are flooding City Hall with so many requests to reduce their property values that the tax assessor said today his office may not be able to meet…
There’s Green (And Perhaps Even Platinum) Up In Them Thar Hills
The Margarido House (5950 Margarido Drive) is slated to become the first LEED certified Platinum home in Northern California. And while it wasn’t built in San Francisco (nor is it…
It’s A Good Thing It’s Simply A Subprime (And District 10) Problem…
“Yields on mortgage securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae rose this week to about their highest relative to Treasuries since March amid concern that defaults are spreading to prime and Alt-A…
Bernal, Bright And Even A Few Built-Ins For Under $500 $636/SQFT
We saw value (not to mention potential), and apparently we weren’t alone. 321 Prospect closed escrow today (8/13/08) with a reported contract price of $1,100,000 ($636 a square foot and…
The Reconfiguration Of Cesar Chavez: It’s All About The Pedestrians
Speaking of a the evolution of Cesar Chavez (Army) Street, a plugged-in tipster notes the next Cesar Chavez Street Design Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, August 26 (6:00 to 7:30…
Like A Bug In Amber And Not Just On Bernal (Via Laughing Squid)
By way of Laughing Squid and Todd Lappin of Telstar Logistics, the corner of San Francisco’s South Van Ness at Army in 1953 (above) and in 2008 (below). The great…
The Presidio’s Main Post Finding Of Effect Finds A Few Adverse Effects
The Presidio’s Draft Finding of Effect for the Main Post Undertaking has been released. And while some were certain that the Presidio Trust Board of Directors had already made up…
The Artani (818 Van Ness) Update: From Unveiled To Unwrapped
The Artani has been unwrapped. Feel free to compare and contrast (and spill the scoop). ∙ 818 Van Ness: Building Still Wrapped, Name Unveiled (“The Artani”) ∙ The SocketSite Scoop…
The SocketSite Scoop On 1840 Washington: Demo And 26 New Condos
A plugged-in tipster delivers the scoop on 1840 Washington, currently commercial one-story-plus-mezzanine but soon to be nine stories with 26 condos, subterranean parking, commercial on the ground floor, and a…
Too Early To Be The Quote Of The Week, But Another Neighbor Speaks
“The sentiment expressed by the neighbor is not shared by all of us on the block….It is unfortunate that he was able to speak on our behalf.” (the context)