Armistead Maupin’s Storied San Francisco Home Hitting The Market
From Armistead Maupin‘s novel “The Night Listener”: Out of habit, I approached the house from the sidewalk across the street, where I could see it in context: three narrow stories…
Seeking Twenty-Five Million, 2808 Broadway Sells for Seventeen
As we first reported last year: As plugged-in people know, the Willis Polk designed home at 2808 Broadway has quietly been on the market with a $25,000,000 price tag. Last…
U.S. Housing Starts Up 23.6% Year-Over-Year But Half Historic Pace
Housing starts in the U.S. increased 6.9 percent from May to June as construction of structures with five or more units jumped 17.0 percent (up 29.1 percent year-over-year) and single-family…
Coming Soon And Testing The Remodeled Market On Sixth Avenue
Acquired for $1,000,000 in 2010 as a four-bedroom home with 2,040 finished square feet and 950 unfinished, the Edwardian at 1350 6th Avenue is in the process of being remodeled…
Upward Ho Atop 100 California
The construction of a six-story vertical addition atop the 13-story office building at 100 California Street is another approved project that was waylaid by “weakness in the real estate market…
Fresh Groceries In The Tenderloin Stymied By Poor Fiscal Conditions
Approved for development in 2009 but stymied by “the continuing poor fiscal conditions of local, State, and Federal government, and the associated difficulties in securing financing for an affordable housing…
Over Asking Over In Noe, But Less Expensive Than Late 2010
The sale of 946 Elizabeth Street closed escrow on Friday with a reported contract price of $2,260,000. While officially “over asking,” and perhaps even with “multiple offers,” on an apples-to-apples…
One Rincon Hill: The Ground Has Been Broken For Tower Two
The ground has been broken for tower two at One Rincon Hill to rise. As we first reported earlier this year with respect to the 299-unit Phase II: “For the…
Refaced, Renovated And Returned To The Market On Portola
Having sold for $1,325,000 in 2002, the Saint Francis Woods border home at 1365 Portola Drive was foreclosed upon in 2010 with $1,795,000 in mortgage debt and re-sold for $1,180,000…
The Story Behind The Modern Little Dwelling At 368 Vallejo
Dwell’s summary (and slideshow) for their piece on the 900 square foot home at 368 Vallejo which hit the market last week listed for $999,000: More than half a decade…