Timing for That Twisty Bay Tower Now Rising on Folsom
While aiming for an opening in the first quarter of 2020, the expected overall completion date for the twisty 400-foot-tall “Bay Tower” designed by Jeanne Gang rising at 100/160 Folsom…
Bay Area Unemployment Drops, but Employment Drops as Well
While the unemployment rate in San Francisco has just dropped to a record low 2.1 percent, the number of people living in the city with job has actually dropped by…
Owner and Operator of Dungeon-Like Death Trap Settle for $3.2M
The owner and operator of a warren of illegally constructed rental units discovered in the basement of the Clean Wash Center building at 4680-4690 Mission Street, on the border of…
Pricing Index for New Condos in S.F. Ticks Up, Sales Drop
Having inched up 0.5 percent in March, the Mark Company’s pricing index for new condos in San Francisco ticked up 4.5 percent in April and is now running 0.6 percent…
Conversion of Historic Convalescent Home Closer to Reality
With the owner having retired and the former convalescent home having been shuttered, plans to convert the historic three-story building at 331 Pennsylvania Avenue, which was designed by Frederick H.…
Mortgage Rates Hit Seven-Year Highs, Odds of a Rate Hike Hold
Having ticked up 6 basis points over the past week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage now measures 4.61 percent, which is 59 basis points higher than the…
Proposed Development in San Francisco Tracking a Six-Year Low
Having peaked at 116 in 2014, the number of newly proposed plans for major developments in San Francisco has been trending down ever since, a trend which shouldn’t catch any…
Pac Heights Apartment Quietly on the Market for $25 Million
While it hasn’t officially been listed for sale, unit #2 in the überexclusive Pacific Heights building at 2006 Washington Street is now quietly on the market with a $25 million…
Complaints Related to Illegal Airbnb-Ing in S.F. Cut in Half
While the number of complaints related to illegal short-term rental activity in San Francisco hasn’t dropped to zero following the implementation of the City’s new short-term rental law (which restricts…
Plans for Building Up Geary Boulevard: Grand Hot Pot Edition
Plans to raze the one-and-a-half-story building at 3565 Geary Boulevard, which is currently home to Grand Hot Pot Lounge, are in the works. And as envisioned, a seven-story building will…