Folsom Street Condo Fare: Plans for 955 Folsom
Plans to raze the J & J Tires and Suspension shop building at 955 Folsom Street, two doors down from Folsom Gulch, have been drawn. And as proposed, an nine-story…
New Plans for Old Country Western Club Site in Western SoMa
Once the site of Rawhide II, the only Country Western club in San Francisco, the owners and operators of the Café in the Castro purchased the 280 Seventh Street building…
Price Index for New Condos in San Francisco 2 Percent Higher YOY
Having ticked up 3 percent in April, the Mark Company’s Pricing Index for new construction condominiums in San Francisco is now running 2 percent higher versus the same time last…
Mission Bay Could Have Ferry Service Come 2022
The Port of San Francisco is preparing to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design of a ferry landing in Mission Bay. And based on the Port’s internal…
Price Reductions and Inventory Continue to Rise in San Francisco
With new listings continuing to outpace sales in San Francisco, the overall inventory of single-family homes and condos listed for sale in the city (728), which doesn’t include the vast…
Iconic Silicon Valley VC Selling His Marina Mansion and HQ
The Marina District mansion that PayPal co-founder, turned iconic Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Peter Thiel, purchased for $6.5 million in 2010 (and then spent a pretty penny to reconfigure and…
San Francisco Sues Academy of Art over Real Estate Misuse
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera filed suit against the Academy of Art University today, alleging that the institution “schemed to violate state and local laws in its aggressive acquisition…
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Mid-Market Micro Hotel Development at Risk
Approved for redevelopment as a 94-room hostel/hotel in 2010, the historic Joseph D. Grant Building at 1095 Market Street was subsequently sold to Synapse Capital. And in 2014, plans to…
Western SoMa Infill Project Positioned for a Quick Start
Leveraging the City’s adopted Western SoMa Community Plan, Equity Community Builders has been granted a plan-based exemption from having to complete a detailed environmental review for their proposed four-story development…
A Failed Dreambuilders Flip Returns
Purchased for $1.3 million in 2013 and permitted for a major remodel and expansion by “SS Dreambuilders LLC” (no relation to SocketSite) in 2014, the Potrero Hill home at 837…