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Apple's Revised Designs For A Flagship Store On Union Square 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
While Ruth Asawa's San Francisco Fountain will still be moved to make way for Apple's proposed flagship store on Union Square, it won't be moved off-site if the revised designs for Apple's store and t...
San Francisco's Top Tier Homes And Condos Within 8% Of Peak 27 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
While the pace of price increases has slowed from the record setting gains in April and May, single-family home and condo values in the San Francisco MSA continued to climb in June. According to the l...
Nearly Sixty Percent Over Asking And Highly Engineered 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Having been listed for $1,399,000, it shouldn't come as any surprise that sale of 367 Liberty Street sold for well "over asking" with eleven offers as the list price was at least $400,000 less than wh...
Proposed Waterfront Open Space Meeting Postponed 26 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
The meeting scheduled for August 28 to discuss the designs for the concrete triangle at the end of Howard between Steuart and Embarcadero has been postponed. From the team behind the proposed 31-story...
One Day Late So Now What's A Vacancy Worth? 26 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
With two of three units vacant, the triplex at 1281-1285 Filbert Street was listed for $1,499,000 this past April and sold for $2,000,000 within two weeks. Having occupied the top floor two-bedroom si...
Warriors Arena Plan Already Behind Schedule, Costs Piling Up 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
As we first wrote last year with respect to the plan to build an arena upon Pier 30-32: With San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee deeming it his legacy project, and the project sponsors lining the pockets of ne...
The Evolution Of Design And Odds Of Another For 399 Fremont 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
With the clock ticking to start construction and the project having been sold to a new developer, a number of readers wonder whether the approved design for the 400-foot tower to rise at 399 Fremont S...
Transbay Tower Watch: Approved But Not Permitted 23 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
While Hines and Boston Properties ceremonially broke ground for the 1,070-foot tall Transbay Tower to rise at the corner of First and Mission five months ago, nothing seems to have happened on the 101...
A "Fixer" That’s Not For The Faint Of Heart (Nor Pocketbook) 23 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The 1870’s era Victorian at 837 South Van Ness Avenue has seen better days. And while we do see the potential for a spectacular Mission District compound, calling it a "fixer" seems a bit gracious and...
New Rents Over Religion On 14th Street 22 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
With ten apartments on the top two floors and the ground floor and basement currently occupied by a church, the owner of the three-story building on the northwest corner of 14th and Belcher streets is...
