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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops Asking Rents in San Francisco Are Ticking Up, But… Benchmark Mortgage Rate Poised to Inch Down Asking Rents in Oakland Tick Up, Down Year-Over-Year Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
As Proposed Design & Architecture East Bay Neighborhoods

Important Berkeley Infill Project Closer to Reality

January 21, 2020

As we outlined early last year, the refined plans for a seven-story building to rise up to 75 feet in height upon the Berkeley Touchless Car Wash and gas station…

As Proposed City Planning Commercial Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Massive Potrero Power Plant Project Refined, Slated for Approval

January 17, 2020

The refined plans, development agreement and final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed redevelopment of the 29-acre Potrero Power Plant site could be approved and certified by San Francisco’s…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Commercial Design & Architecture Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation

Plans for Condos Atop Iconic Union Square Building (And More)

January 16, 2020

Purchased from Macy’s for $250 million early last year, plans to redevelop the iconic I. Magnin Building on the southwest corner of Geary and Stockton, across from Union Square, have…

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Landmark Howden Building on the Market in Oakland

January 16, 2020

Designated an official Landmark in 1984, the ornately tiled and muraled “Howden Building” at 337 17th Street in Uptown Oakland was designed by McWethy and Greenleaf and built as a…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Bonus Plans for Building Up Clement Street

January 15, 2020

Plans to raze the single-story China Dance School & Theater building on the southeast corner of Clement and 32nd Avenue are in the works. And as proposed, a six-story building…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Neighborhoods

Long-Term Plans for Prominent Gas Station Site Revealed

January 14, 2020

Plans to raze the Standard station’s 200-square-foot kiosk on the northwest corner of Van Ness and Pine and remove the four underground storage tanks on the site, which is zoned…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Modern Infill on the Boards: Geary Boulevard Edition

January 13, 2020

Plans to raze the shuttered Quan Bac building(s) at 4110-4116 Geary Boulevard, a perennially challenged restaurant and lounge space with a second floor residential unit, are in the works. And…

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Cow Hollow View Condo Closes Below Its “Buy Now” Price

January 13, 2020

Purchased for $2.2 million in June of 2014, the top floor Cow Hollow condo at 2820 Greenwich Street is outfitted with three bedrooms two baths, and two car parking, with…

Real Estate Economics Trends

Inventory Levels Start Ticking Up in San Francisco

January 13, 2020

The number of homes for sale in San Francisco ticked up an above-average 25 percent over the past week for a current listed inventory count of around 400 homes, which…

Bay Buildings City Planning Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Port Seeking Proposals for Two Historic Piers

January 10, 2020

The Port of San Francisco is now officially soliciting proposals from teams interested in redeveloping Piers 38 and 40 along the Embarcadero. While plans for Pier 38 had been drawn…

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