Height of Old Oakland Development and Evolution Challenged
In the works since 2015 and approved for development late last year, the plans for an eight-story building with 25 residential units and a 23-car garage to rise upon the…
Pending U.S. Home Sales Tick Up, Back above Average in the West
Having shed 3.4 percent over the previous three months, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, for which 100 denotes an average level of activity, ticked up 1.5…
Bay Area Home Sales and Prices Moved Rather Unevenly in June
The number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands in San Francisco inched up 0.7 percent from 566 in May to 570 in June versus a typical seasonal gain…
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Clearance Sale for the Restoration Hardware Residence
Reduced by two million in April, the asking price for the “Eight Palms” wine country estate at 347 South Crane Avenue in St. Helena has just been reduced another $800k…
Tower to Rise over Historic Key System Building Closer to Reality
In a move which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in people by surprise the plans for an 18-story building to rise at 1100 Broadway in Downtown Oakland, the top floors of which…
Plans to Shutter the Opera Plaza Cinemas
Plans to shutter the Opera Plaza Cinemas at 601 Van Ness Avenue, which has been operated by Landmark Theaters since 1991 and is known for screening independent, foreign and avant-garde…
Market Street Development Back in Play
While approved for development at the end of 2015, the paperwork to secure the demolition and building permits for an 8-story Hub District building to rise upon the two-story FastFrame…
Alternatives for Redevelopment of Iconic Tenderloin Site Outlined
The environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed development of over 100 affordable apartments at the corner of Turk and Larkin is being prepared. And as we first reported last…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Back Below 4 Percent
Having ticked up to 4.03 percent two weeks ago, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage is now back down to 3.92 percent but remains 44 basis points above…
Positioning for 130 Feet in Height and Office Space Right Here
The second floor of the 32,000-square-foot ABC Imaging building at 679 Bryant Street, which is also known as 168 Welsh Street, has been recently remodeled to look more upscale and…