Apples-To-Apples Appreciation For A Remodeled Noe Home
Purchased as a total fixer in need of everything for $759,000 in 2009, the 2,461 square foot Noe Valley home at 913 Alvarado was rebuilt, remodeled, and resold for $1,613,000…
A Designer’s Russian Hill Digs And Discreet $4.4M Sale
Interior designer Arthur McLaughlin spent the past decade restoring and updating the Russian Hill home at 1154 Chestnut Street which was purchased in a neglected state for $1,500,000 in 2003.…
Measure To Limit Waterfront Building Heights Qualifies For June Ballot
The proposed Waterfront Height Limit Right to Vote Act has qualified for the June ballot. If passed, the ballot measure would prohibit increasing the existing maximum building heights for parcels…
Affordable Apartments And Retail To Rise On Grand Avenue
Bridge Housing and the Oakland Housing Authority will officially break ground for 68 affordable apartments to rise at 460 Grand Avenue in Oakland next week. Located at the corner of…
Plans To Raze The Elbo Room Are More Than Preliminary
As we first reported last week, the owners of the Valencia Street building which is currently leased to the Elbo Room have filed their preliminary plans to raze the Mission…
Charming 6,000 Square Foot Noe Home Hits The Market For $6.75M
It was five months ago that we first reported that the modern 6,000 square foot Noe home at 625 Duncan might soon hit the market. As we reported at the…
America’s Cup Organizers Threaten To Sail Away From SF’s Bay
Perhaps they’re just playing hardball, but with the City requesting rent payments for pier space rather than incentives for holding the race in San Francisco, organizers for the America’s Cup…
Planning Commission Approves Plans For Apple’s Flagship SF Store
Apple’s plans for a flagship store on Union Square have been approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission by a vote of 5 to 1. It’s now on to San Francisco’s…
Mortgage Rates Continue To Fall Along With Home Sales
With weaker housing data continuing to weigh on the market, the average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage fell from 4.32 to 4.23 percent over the past week and is…
Apple’s Flagship Store With 45-Foot Doors Up For Approval
As we first reported and revealed last week, the façade for Apple’s proposed flagship store on Union Square has been redesigned by Foster + Partners to incorporate a pair of…