Russian Hill Hideaway Fails to Fetch Its 2015 Price
As we noted near the end of last year: Originally designed by William Wurster and perched on the eastern slope of Russian Hill, the three-bedroom home at 1116 Greenwich Street,…
Modern Silicon Valley Mansion Now Listed for Nearly $5 Million Less
Having been priced at $29.8 million early last year, touting nine Feng Shui selling points (including that the “grounded nature of the home will allow the owner to expand their…
Regal SF Residence Fetches 6 Percent over its Early 2014 Price
As we first reported near the end of 2017: When the hedge fund manager who lives in the 4,400-square-foot Presidio Heights home at the corner of Walnut and Jackson learned…
Penthouse BLUs, Take Two (And Three)
Purchased for $2.4 million in the third quarter of 2012, the 2,285-square-foot Penthouse Unit C (PHC) atop BLU at 631 Folsom Street has just resold for $2.89 million, representing total…
The Oakland A’s Proposed Gondola Route and Operations
In an attempt to mitigate the transportation/access issues surrounding the Oakland A’s proposed stadium development on the city’s 55-acre Howard Terminal site, adjacent to Jack London Square, the A’s have…
New Plans for Prominent Van Ness Corridor Site Progress
As we first reported last year: Plans to raze the former KRON TV building at 1001 Van Ness Avenue and develop a 14-story building, with 239 condos over 5,000 square…
Decline in Pace of Home Sales in the U.S. Accelerates
The seasonally adjusted pace of existing-home sales across the U.S. dropped 6.4 percent at the end of 2018 to an annual rate of 4.99 million sales, which is 10.3 percent…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Levels Off, Probability of a Hike Drops
Having dropped to a 9-month low two weeks ago, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage, which hit a 7-year high of 4.94 percent this past November, has been…
Development to Rise on Main Street Theater Site Closer to Reality
Having preliminary cleared a key environmental hurdle, the refined plans to raze the rustic Main Street Theater and develop apartments on its Excelsior District site at 915 Cayuga Avenue, which…
Monster Planning Meeting in the Mission Next Month, Take Two
As we first reported last year, with the legal battle between the family that held title to the 1979 Mission Street parcel and the development team behind the proposed 331-unit…