Words Of Planning Wisdom With Respect To 226 Cabrillo As Proposed
Purchased for $735,000 in October 2006, the 723 square foot fixer cottage on the back of a 25×110 foot lot at 226 Cabrillo returned to the market in July 2008…
Condo Conversion HIV Challenge Back In Front Of The Board
A tenant’s challenge of the condo conversion of 74-76 Castro based on his HIV positive status is back in front of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors this afternoon. As we…
S&P: San Francisco Home Values Fell Across The Board In November
According to the November 2010 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 1.2% from October ’10 to November ’10, down 37.2% from a peak…
Don’t Get Your Tutus In A Bunch: California At 17th Ave As Proposed
On one large 5,088 square foot lot at the corner of California and 17th Ave two buildings currently stand: a one-and-a-half-story commercial building fronting California (5499 California Street) and a…
Tales From The Courthouse Steps And Contrasts Across Town
Perhaps we missed a piece of the puzzle. But if not, and we don’t believe we did, these are the types of stories that are difficult to tell but important…
Noe’s “$3 Million Dream House” Drops To $2,325,000
With 110 days on the market at $2,595,000, the list price for 815 Alvarado has been reduced to $2,325,000. On the market in 2009 asking $2,965,000, the property went unclaimed…
Energy Audits And Twenty-Two Million In Rincon Hill Area Bonds
Amongst the items on San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development committee agenda this afternoon is an ordinance requiring owners of nonresidential buildings to conduct “Energy Efficiency Audits” of their…
A Restless Noe Neighbor Turns To Paint In Their Time Of Need
As J. Branch Development continues to beat the bushes for financing to build “The Lux” at the corner of Church and 28th Streets (“Living Modern in Noe Valley”), it’s a…
Remodeled Art Deco In Character At 1083 Clay (#302)
We’ve long been a fan of the Donald MacDonald designed Art Deco building at 1083 clay. And while it’s not exactly our style, nor our color palette, we can appreciate…
A Drop Atop The Hermitage (1020 Vallejo)
Listed for $3,725,000 last September but then withdrawn two months later, the Hermitage (1020 Vallejo) penthouse number six has returned to the market with a new brokerage and a new…