Reader Versus Realtor: Did 2151 Green Street Just Sell At Auction?
October 21st, 2009
If a reader is correct, 2151 Green Street ended up selling at auction on 10/15 for $3,066,001, one dollar over its opening bid. That being said, 2151 Green Street is still listed as an active short sale seeking $6,900,000...
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One Hawthorne: Close To Being Closed In But Without Its Crown?
October 21st, 2009
Topped out in June, the 24-story and 165-unit One Hawthorne is close to be closed in. And as a plugged-in reader notes, the building would likely be one of the biggest indirect beneficiaries of a relocated Fire Station Number...
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A Higher Watermark Than Some Expected...Only 23% Under ‘06 Price
October 21st, 2009
The bank-owned sale of the two bedroom Watermark (501 Beale) #12G closed escrow on 10/13/09 with a reported contract price of $750,000 ($727 per square foot), that's $10,000 less than what was owned on the first mortgage at the time...
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Looking Back And Out Over South Park Via 10 South Park #1 (And #3)
October 21st, 2009
Purchased for $760,100 in November of 2004 but then taken back by the bank in July, the sale of 10 South Park #1 closed escrow on 10/16/09 with a reported contract price of $611,300 ($511 per square foot). That's...
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104 Collins: This Time It's <strike>Personal</strike> On The Market
October 21st, 2009
Added to our Curb Appeal archives in 2005, and answering questions about the architect (Brad Polvorosa) and landscape designer (Peter Kline) in 2006, the Laurel Heights home wasn't on the market at the time. But now 104 Collins is...
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San Francisco's Pier 70 Financing Bill Gets Our Governor's Veto
October 21st, 2009
While a legislative bill that would have allowed the Port of San Francisco to raise funds for the cleanup of Pier 70 and its preparation for development passed in both houses, Governor Schwarzenegger has vetoed the bill. ∙ JustQuotes:...
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Conservation Of Land When Cash Is King
October 21st, 2009
"The [595 acres] of chaparral-covered land 15 miles outside of Marysville had been slated to be bulldozed for homes. But the bottom dropped out of the economy and the plan to build homes was yanked, allowing the [the San Francisco-based...
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Laying Down The Lawton For 2005 Neighborhood Comp Number 335
October 21st, 2009
Unfortunately neither the kitchen nor baths match the condition of the living, dining or entry hall. And don't get us started on those replacement windows. Purchased for $1,175,000 in July of 2005, 335 Lawton is back on the market...
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Monday PM Linkage
October 21st, 2009
["Grrr Ahhh!" via Curbed SF Flickr photog davitydave]
· Tenderloin: fear, art, mural [THE LOIN]
· eBay findings: Muni bus for sale! [SFist]
· Cayucos: one of America's coolest small towns [CNN]
· Police chief: bring back the intelligence unit [SFGate]
· Noted: Boston condo auction fails hard [Curbed NYC]
· Great hometowns: exploitation and the glow of nostalgia [Observer]
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