Corner of (Broken) Dreams Foreclosed Upon, Again
For the second time since 2012, the verdant Russian Hill parcel on the northwest corner of Broadway and Taylor, big plans for which have been drawn, has been taken back…
Home Sales in San Francisco Remain at an 8-Year Low
With July home sales in San Francisco having slipped on a year-over-year basis, sales through the first seven months of 2019 now total a little under 3,200, which is down…
Price Cut(s) for the Cheapest Single-Family Home in San Francisco
Purchased for $285,000 in September of 2007, the 580-square-foot single-family home with a recently remodeled kitchen, bath and facade at 17 Laidley Street, which sits “within walking distance of…Billy Goat…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Nearing a Six-Year Low
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped 9 basis points over the past week to 3.49 percent, which is down 145 basis points (1.45 percentage points or 29.4 percent)…
Storied North Beach Venue in Play
Built for an Italian men’s club in 1919, complete with a gym, boxing ring, and private social/supper club space, the ornate “Garibaldi Hall” at 435/443 Broadway, which is now on…
The Grand Plan for Oakland’s Downtown
Having released a “preliminary draft” of its comprehensive plan to transform Downtown Oakland earlier this year, Oakland’s Planning Department will present its official Draft of the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan…
Embattled Navigation Center on Track for a December Opening
Having survived an appeal and dodged a requested restraining order and stay, construction on the hotly contested plans for a temporary Navigation Center to pop-up on the Port’s parking lot…
Remarkable Two-Bedroom Now Listed for Well Below Its 2014 Price
As we outlined last October: Priced at $2.345 million in early 2014, the “remarkable” two-bedroom, two-bath unit #29A with a 200-square-foot terrace near the top of the Infinity tower at…
Sub-2016 Pricing for a Luxury Two-Bedroom with Views
Purchased for $2.425 million in April of 2016, the two-bedroom unit #22E in the LUMINA tower at 338 Main Street returned to the market looking nearly new and priced at…
Calling All Billionaires, or Deep-Pocketed Developers, Take Two
Having sat vacant since the former house which had occupied the prime Russian Hill parcel on the northwest corner of Broadway and Taylor was demolished back in 1910, big plans…