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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
As Proposed Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Plans to Raze a Few Restaurants for Housing to Rise Progress

August 9, 2017

The formal application to level the four buildings on the northwest corner of Folsom and Russ (including the current homes of Deli Board, Fondue Cowboy and Alchemy/Catalyst) and construct a…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings

A Lack of Appreciation for the Largest Penthouse atop BLU

August 8, 2017

Purchased for $2.8 million back in February of 2011, the 2,623-square-foot “Penthouse D” atop BLU at 631 Folsom Street returned to the market in April of last year priced at…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions San Jose (And South)

Woodside Estate Drops to 34 Percent of 2012 Price

August 8, 2017

As we wrote earlier this year: Originally marketed by Sotheby’s for $47.5 million in 2012, the 3.4-acre Woodside estate dubbed “Woodhaven Manor” at 700 Kings Mountain Road – which was…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Breaking News Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods

Historic Market Street Bar and Plans for Development in Play

August 7, 2017

With plans to level the historic Lucky 13 bar and develop a new five-story building upon its 2140 Market Street parcel having been approved, and the demolition and building permits…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Commercial Design & Architecture East Bay Neighborhoods

Proposed Uptown Oakland Hotel and Apartments Closer to Reality

August 7, 2017

The refined designs for a 159-unit hotel, 72 apartments and 16,000 square feet of ground floor retail space to rise up to six stories in height at 2401 Broadway, stretching…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods

Designer $2.1 Million Barn Back on the Market, Listed for $140K Less

August 7, 2017

The former Eureka Valley barn behind the streetside home at 229 Douglass Street was converted into a designer single-family home by Group 41 five years ago. And the Douglass Barn…

Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods

Another Tenderloin Development in Play

August 4, 2017

With the asking price for its sister project at 430 Eddy Street having just been reduced 27 percent, the Tenderloin parcel at 519 Ellis Street, which was recently entitled for…

Apples To Apples East Bay Remodeling and Renovation

Steph and Ayesha Curry’s $3.6 Million Home Resells for $600K Less

August 4, 2017

While last listed for $3.195 million, which was down from $3.7 million last year, the final contract price for the 7,520-square-foot Walnut Creek pad which Steph and Ayesha Curry purchased…

City Planning East Bay Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

West Oakland Acreage to Be Auctioned next Month

August 4, 2017

The formerly developed Caltrans site between lower Pine Street and Frontage Road, on the western edge of West Oakland and its Prescott neighborhood, is slated to hit the auction block…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions Trends

Big Cut for Approved Development in the Tenderloin

August 4, 2017

Purchased as an un-entitled Tenderloin parcel for $1.6 million three years ago, plans for an eight-story, market-rate building with 23 sub-500-square-foot residential units to rise on the 430 Eddy Street…

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