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Millennium Tower Trivia (And One Bedroom Resale)

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

From the resale listing for 301 Mission #25B: “The 25th floor is one of the most desirable in the building, providing extraordinarily high ceilings found on only one other floor.” Can you name that one other Millennium Tower floor?…

A Comstock (1333 Jones) View Comp Closes A Little Bit Down

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

As we wrote this past November: A tax assessed value of $2,393,000 would suggest a sale price not too far from the $2,350,000 asking price for 1333 Jones Street #505 when last on the market. Back on the market…

San Francisco’s Fabled Home ATM In Action? (704 Wisconsin)

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

Purchased for $540,000 in 1998, the single-family home at 704 Wisconsin was refinanced in 2003 with $765,000 in loans and then again in 2004 for $870,000. This past January, the home was foreclosed upon with what appears to have been…

San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In February: Up 20.2% YOY

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

According to DataQuick, recorded home sales volume in San Francisco was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis last month (327 recorded sales in February ’10 versus 272 sales in February ‘09) and up 5.1% compared to the month prior….

555 Washington Round Two Vote Redux: EIR Approved But…

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

We should have been much more clear in yesterday’s post with respect to the Planning Commission’s voting on the proposed 555 Washington project. While the EIR for the project was approved by the Planning Commission 4-3, votes on the…

706 Mission Tower (And Mexican Museum) Back In Play

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

From the San Francisco Business Times: Millennium Partners is dusting off plans for a highrise condo tower at 706 Mission St. in San Francisco after two years in which the financial crisis brought planning to a virtual halt. The…

Full 555 Washington Vote Delayed (Again) By "Administrative Error"

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

The scheduled vote at today’s Planning Commission Special Hearing with respect to the fate of the proposed 555 Washington project was delayed (once again) until April 15 due to “an administrative error.” UPDATE (3/19): 555 Washington Round Two Vote Redux:…

Collateral Damage: 52 Rausch Goes Back To The Bank

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

A plugged-in tipster reports: Yesterday, 52 Rausch Street was taken back by Redwood Mortgage, which held a $850,000 2nd. It has a senior loan for $2,550,000 to First National Bank of Northern California (South SF). This property also was cross-collateral…

Mojo Parklet Opens Up, Divsiadero Street Improvements "Unveiled"

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

As the sun comes up, the police barricades around Mojo Café’s parklet are down. And in about an hour, Mayor Newsom will officially “unveil” the parklet, street improvements, and new median strip green along lower Divisadero. We give both…

Linkage: Building Green Skyscrapers, and an Expedition to California City

March 23, 2010 in Uncategorized

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["High rise," via Curbed SF Flickr photog Justin.Beck]

· Number crunching: sales dip, but prices are up [Housing Wire]
· Lennar wins Builder of Integrity award! In Maryland anyway [pitchengine]
· The pitfalls of renting to own [Forbes]
· Making skyscrapers green? [WSJ]
· An expedition to California City, unfinished development [BLDGBLOG]