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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
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The Hotelless Plans for the San Francisco Armory

March 7, 2018

While the developer who recently paid $65 million for the landmark San Francisco Armory in the Mission has ties to the Soho House chain of private clubs and hotels, the…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Plans to Raze Mission District Garage for Housing and Retail to Rise

March 6, 2018

Plans to level the Mission District garage at 1721 15th Street, between Little Star Pizza and The Monastery, are in the works. And as proposed, a five-story building, with twenty-four…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Modern Glen Park Home Listed Below 2014 Price Now in Contract

March 6, 2018

Designed by architect Strachan Forgan and built for himself in 2007, the 1,850-square-foot Glen Park home at 1223 Bosworth Street was featured on the American Institute of Architects (AIA) tour…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Matt Cain’s Piece of Paradise Now Listed at a Loss

March 6, 2018

As we reported two years ago, prior to Matt Cain’s retirement last year: Purchased for $5.5 million in 2013, San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain has put his 11,000-square-foot pad…

Apples To Apples Tech

Startup Mansion Fetches its 2015 Price

March 5, 2018

Purchased by a venture capitalist for $3.98 million in August of 2015, the 7,500-square-foot Victorian at 1880 Turk Street has been serving as the headquarters and crash pad for a…

Trends

Index for Bay Area Home Values Ended 2017 at an All-Time High

March 5, 2018

Having ticked up 1.4 percent this past November, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Planning Recommends Rejection of Affordable Housing Appeal

March 2, 2018

As we first reported earlier this year: With the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development having formally determined that the proposed development of 178 affordable apartments to rise up…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Fixtures & Furnishings Neighborhoods

Best One-Bedroom at The Brannan Effectively Fetches Its 2016 Price

March 2, 2018

Purchased for $1.16 million in March of 2016, “the BEST one bedroom unit at the Brannan with panoramic breathtaking views of the City, Twin Peaks & Bay Bridge along with…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

The Latest Plans and Timing for This Van Ness Corridor Site

March 1, 2018

While the former McDonald’s site on the northeast corner of Van Ness and Golden Gate Avenue is likely to remain a construction staging area for the Van Ness Bus Rapid…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Plans for a new Community Center, Open Space and Advancement

March 1, 2018

Plans to level the five-acre Bayview site at 1550 Evans Avenue, at the corner of Third, are in the works. And as envisioned and rendered below, a new Southeast Community…

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