188 King: Phase I Pricing
188 King opened its doors this weekend and has priced its first of three releases. The high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, and open layouts, particularly of floor plan 3…
The State Of The Brannan
As foundations are poured, sales offices are opened, and new developments start hitting the market, questions abound about the impact on existing buildings about town (especially with regard to premium…
A Most Unfortunate Quote
According to the Chronicle, the city of San Francisco has been on a palm tree planting spree (300+ over the past six years) in “an effort to lure tourists and…
What’s This Guy Know About Investing?
Another one of those crazy investor types spouts off about the real estate market this weekend: “What we see in our residential brokerage business is a slowdown everyplace, most dramatically…
Add Your Name To This Mansion
The Verdier/Scholes Mansion at 1001 Vallejo is quintessential old-school (and old-money) San Francisco. We’re talking a conservatory, secret garden, and terraces galore. Not to mention a $14,000,000 price tag. And…
Tip Of The Day II
Since our first Tip Of The Day seemed to work quite well, we’re offering up our second handy hint: If you’re actively trying to hide obscure the address of a…
New Developments: Park Terrace (325 Berry)
The Park Terrace (“Urban living redefined”) is a seven story, 110-unit development under construction at 325 Berry in Mission Bay (which apparently is “not just a neighborhood, it’s a lifestyle…”).…
Fortune’s Real Estate Survival Guide
Fortune rides the bubble wave this afternoon with their self described real estate survival guide. The three chapters: ‘Welcome to the dead zone’, ‘Unmaking the myths of the housing boom’,…
Disregard The Subterfuge
You know you’ve struck a nerve with your parents when they start calling you by your full name (“Lisa Marie Jacobs, get in here!”). Well, apparently you know you’ve struck…
Let’s Make A Deal!
It’s not the first time that a plasma screen television has been used to sweeten the pot on a listing (“High End 50 inch Pioneer plasma TV, (5) B&W wall…