A Record-Smashing Deal on San Francisco’s Waterfront
The Hong Kong-based SRE Group has purchased an 80 percent stake in the eight-story parking garage at 75 Howard Street, a waterfront site which is fully approved and permitted for…
Punk Rocker’s Noe Valley Pad Sells for $2.8 Million
Listed for $3.6 million, or roughly $1,180 per square foot, in January, the sale of Eric Melvin’s Noe Valley home at 665 29th Street has closed escrow with a $2.8…
San Francisco Files Suit Against Affordable Housing Scofflaws
Catherine Bailey bought a below market rate (BMR) condominium at 888 7th Street for $270,500 back in 2008. And at the time of her purchase, Bailey signed an affidavit acknowledging…
Take Two for a Tenderloin Development That’s Headed Market Rate
Originally approved for the development of five stories of affordable housing back in 2004, the entitlement to build upon the undeveloped Tenderloin parcel at 519 Ellis Street, adjacent to the…
The Impact of a Transformative Market Street Project and New Park
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed 584-unit development to rise up to ten stories in height across the Market Street parcels upon which the Civic Center Hotel…
Kevin Durant’s $3 Million OKC Home Sells for $1.9 Million Less
Having invested an estimated $3 million in buying, combining and renovating a pair adjacent Downtown Oklahoma City townhomes into a 7,000-square-foot pad, with six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, elevator and a…
Playing the Illegal Housing Card for a Holdout in Central SoMa
Responding to a complaint about the illegal addition of a residential unit above the Central City Glass shop at 759 Harrison Street back in 2003, a city inspector met with…
Plans for Building up on Potrero Hill and Foreshadowing a Fight
Purchased for $1.25 million last July, plans to raze the little 1,196-square-foot, two-story home at 714 Rhode Island Street, on the north slope of Potrero Hill, are in the works.…
City Survey Says: San Franciscans Are Feeling Less Safe
According to the City’s biennial survey of over 2,000 residents, which was just released, while the perceived performance of San Francisco’s local government has maintained a “B-” rating overall, the…
Opposition to 117-Unit Development in the Mission Paid Off
While approved for the development of 117 apartments last year, including 23 units which are to be provided at below market rates (BMRs), the 2675 Folsom Street project has been…