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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
Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Glen Park View Manor Fetches a Record $9.7M

February 6, 2018

Dubbed “Laidley Manor,” the 5,300-square-foot Glen Park home which sits upon a double-lot at 143 Laidley Street hit the market priced at $10 million three months ago having taken four…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Design & Architecture East Bay Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

New Timing and Density for Oakland Tower Approved in 2015

February 6, 2018

While approved to rise up to 330 feet in height and yield 345 residential units back in 2015, the ground for the Uptown Oakland tower at 1900 Broadway has yet…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Plans for Ghirardelli Garage Demo and Development Formalized

February 5, 2018

Plans to level the two-story Ghirardelli garage at 915 North Point have been in the works since 2016. And as now formally proposed, two four-story buildings could rise up to…

As Proposed City Planning Neighborhoods

Mayor Approves Acquisition of Controversial McDonald’s Site

February 5, 2018

The proposed purchase agreement for the City’s acquisition of the beleaguered McDonald’s at the corner of Stayan and Haight Streets, which includes the entirety of the restaurant’s parking lot which…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Bubble (Or Not) Neighborhoods

Mission District Penthouse Dropped over $350K

February 5, 2018

Having been withdrawn from the MLS in August and quietly de-stagged, we missed it when the Inner Mission penthouse unit #504 at 3590 20th and Valencia (a.k.a. the “V20” building)…

Bay Buildings Breaking News Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Plan to Fix Sinking SF Tower About to Be Tested

February 2, 2018

Plans to permanently right the sinking Millennium Tower by retrofitting the building’s foundation with a series of new compression micropiles which would be drilled down to the bedrock below are…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation

Take Two for a Modernized Inner Mission Home with a 2015 Price Tag

February 2, 2018

Having been taken “down to the studs and masterfully redesigned,” with four (or five) bedrooms, three full bathrooms, an open chef’s kitchen and great room, and a penthouse media room…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

New Timing for RADical Oakland Tower

February 2, 2018

Having been redesigned by RAD Urban last year, the plans for a 29-story building to rise up to 360 feet in height at 1433 Webster Street in Downtown Oakland have…

East Bay Marin (And Points North) San Jose (And South) Trends

Bay Area Home Sales and Median Price Drop

February 1, 2018

The number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands across the greater Bay Area totaled 6,825 in December, down 5.9 percent from a downwardly revised 7,250 sales in November…

As Proposed City Planning Transit

The Vision for Connecting SF and the City’s Future

February 1, 2018

The City’s proposed vision to guide the future planning and development of transportation in San Francisco is about to be formally released. As we first reported last year, the “ConnectSF”…

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  2. The Milkshake of Despair on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

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  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

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  6. Brahma (incensed renter) on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

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