Maher Muhawieh’s “Winning” Ways (And Federal Prison Sentence)
From the Grand Jury Indictment that a plugged-in reader delivered back in 2010: Beginning at a time unknown to the Grand Jury, but no later than January 2006, and continuing…
If You Think You Know Contemporary Noe, Now’s The Time To Tell
Purchased as new construction for $3,038,000 ($760 per square) in early 2008, the 4,000 square foot Noe home at 2212 Castro is back on the market and listed for $3,149,000.…
Will Wells Profit On This Condo’s Foreclosure?
Purchased for $610,000 in 2004, the two-bedroom Pacific Heights condo #409 at 1945 Washington Street was refinanced in 2007 with a first mortgage for $615,000. Having fallen $13,274 behind on…
Hoop(er) It Up
With 12,826 square feet of production, distribution, and repair (PDR) in the works at the corner of 8th and 16th Streets, another developer is quietly testing the waters to build…
Existing U.S. Sales Pace And Supply Slip In May, Median Ticks Up
The pace of seasonally adjusted existing-home sales in the U.S. declined 1.5 percent from an upwardly revised 4.62 million in April to a 4.55 million pace in May, up 9.6…
Pier 29 on Fire: Teams Racing to Save the America’s Cup Site
A tipster delivers a photo of the four alarm fire in progress at Pier 29, one of the key piers upon which the America’s Cup Village venue is being constructed.
Oh, The Humanity! (Habitat Acquires One Capitol Avenue Site)
As we first reported in early 2010, the one acre field bounded by Capitol Avenue, Sagamore, Alemany Boulevard and I-280 was acquired from Caltrans as a surplus right-of-way purchase and…
Designer Remnants on Vallejo
Having served as the Decorator Showcase canvas in 2011, and refuge for a Nazi spy long ago, 2950 Vallejo is back on the market and listed for $19,500,000 versus an…
The Buyer Who Swiped 830 El Camino Del Mar For $9,990,000
As we first reported in March: It would appear as though 830 El Camino Del Mar quietly sold for $9,990,000 last month with a listing that was “withdrawn” a week…
Playing The Preservation Card To Block Building Atop 601 Dolores
An attempt to block the conversion of the 17,000 square foot Castle on the Park from private residence into a school and building of a roof deck and garden atop…