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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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Bad News for Hemlock as Plans for Development Move Forward

November 3, 2017

Plans to level the three-story building which stretches from Hemlock to Sutter, on the west side of Polk Street, and develop a six-story building with 54 apartments averaging around 500…

Design & Architecture Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation San Jose (And South)

Former Yahoo CEO’s Mid-Century Modernized Home Fetches $18.6M

November 2, 2017

A true Mid-Century Modern home designed by John Cooper Funk was constructed on the 12-acre Los Altos Hills parcel at 12950 Robleda Road back in 1955. Listed as an implied…

Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods New Developments

$80M Affordable Development Ready to Rise in Mission Bay

November 2, 2017

A 75-year ground lease for the eastern half of Mission Bay Block 3 which fronts Third Street, between Mission Rock and Long Bridge, is slated to be approved next week.…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Breaking News Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Giants’ Development Pushed Back, Anchor Dropped from Plans

November 1, 2017

The San Francisco Giants have pushed back the anticipated ground breaking for the first phase of their proposed Mission Rock Development to rise on AT&T Park’s Parking Lot A to…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

The Missing Towers of Diamond Heights and Landmark Wall

November 1, 2017

Up until the 1960s, the total population of Diamond Heights, between Noe Valley and Glen Canyon, was under 400 people. Following a post-World War II population boom resultant housing shortage…

As Proposed Breaking News City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods New Developments

Massive Pier 70 Project Approved

October 31, 2017

The final approvals for the redevelopment of San Francisco’s 28-acre Pier 70 site, the height limits for which were increased by voters back in 2014, were secured by the development…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Industry Stuff Trends

Over Asking Sale for a ClockTower Loft Fails to Fetch 2015 Price

October 31, 2017

Purchased for an “over asking” price of $1.45 million in early 2015, the ClockTower loft unit #C322 at 461 2nd Street returned to the market this past April listed for…

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Index for Bay Area House Values Slips

October 31, 2017

Having gained up 0.6 percent in July, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay…

As Proposed City Planning East Bay Industry Stuff Neighborhoods New Developments

Plans to Deter Speculation around Oakland A’s Ballpark Site

October 30, 2017

With the Oakland Athletics having formally announced their plans to build a new Major League ballpark upon the 13-acre parcel of land that’s currently owned by the Peralta Community College…

Bay Buildings City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods New Developments

Iconic Goodwill Razed for First Hub District Tower to Rise

October 30, 2017

With the height and bulk limits for the proposed 550-unit apartment tower to rise on the former Goodwill site at the corner of Mission and South Van Ness Avenue having…

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  1. Notcom on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    And don't forget the simultaneous implosion of the The California College of the Arts (CCA)...guess that move to SF wasn't…

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

    The Academy of Art is a reminder of what the city has lost with the San Francisco Art Institute. The…

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

    Here we are, more than six years later, and in a story datelined May 11, 2026 (Academy of Art sells…

  4. Notcom on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

    Noted. But of course I'm more interested in (what passes for) journalism over at the 'Standard'": consider this remarkable -…

  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Coveted LEED Condo Listed Below its 2015 Price

    Wound up closing at asking 39 days after the above post. Then something happened which appeared on the MLS like…

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

    And 12 years and 8 months later, brought to market asking $35 million only to be removed 122 days after…

  7. Notcom on New Tower Tops Out, on Track for Delivery This Year

    I would diagnose this type of disconnect: Ass Burgher's Syndrome

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    Yes. You correctly understood the schtick. Business people can make up all kinds of rationalizations for their pecuniary interests that…

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    The Chron has some numbers to put to this: They just published a rundown of office occupancy by largest tenants.…

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