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Hopefully they paid somewhere in the 700s for it.

[Editor's Note: The last sale of which we know (and was recorded) was for $875,000 in September of 2008.]

what a piece of garbage the new building will be...thank you planning department and thank you all you historical preservation nuts.

On the same day the Blue Church went down as well!

wow, that was quick. and i didn't even hear it half a block away.

@ noearch -

I agree completely. Will you go so far as to say you prefer the Saitowitz at Mission/17th to this... execrable example?

Blandtastic!

The wind must have knocked it down.

That small, blue building in the upper photo....will that be part of the new structure?

I like it. All the greenery really makes it pop.

The Vic brackets (corbels?) make this building historically accurate. Seems to take its queue from a remuddled neighbor to the right (alum windows shingles -- whatever). Marina style with a touch of Vic for that San Francisco thing they do ove there.

"I agree completely. Will you go so far as to say you prefer the Saitowitz at Mission/17th to this... execrable example?"

I for one happen to love concrete and glass. Not everyone is into synthetic stucco and siding. Trends come and go, quality materials and unique design, however, will always be welcome in my book. Love it or hate it, it makes the City better. Enough with the pseudo intellectualism and the Saitowitz bashing. If you people have issues with the quality of his work or its functionality, than describe such issues specifically and intelligently. If you simply feel that concrete appears "cold" then its nothing more than a personal taste which doesn't have to be expressed daily. What next, a discussion of shoe fashion? Move on.

There was a 0% chance for creativity at this location. I did a tear down 2 blocks from there, and had to do a complete redesign of the facade to make it look victorian to match the neighborhood. The block I was on had mostly craftsmen, and I was bringing in some of those details. No way, not allowed, it needs to be a fake VIC. I even told planning that these things look good on paper and then cheap in person, they don't care.

@ Natalie -

We're in complete agreement. Look at the thread about the Saitowitz building - which I love. I think any Victorian built after Queen Victoria died is a tragedy.

"I for one happen to love concrete and glass." Sounds like an emotional argument to me, much like a "discussion of shoe fashion". How about an intellectual discussion describing what you find so intriguing about Saitowitz?

(To the editor, sorry for fo hijacking the thread.)

1. No, I dont particularly like any of Saitowitz's work..sterile, not humane, terribly regimented, bland, and basically an extension of his inflated ego. ok?

2. sparky-b: are you a licensed architect? I think your statement is 100% in error. There is always room for creativity, in the right hands of the right architect..and no, I dont put contractors who have a draftsman on hand in that category. While the drawing we see is just a crude drawing, it is a dismal attempt at a 2 unit building that attempts to conform to the LOWEST standards of the residential design guidelines, in an attempt to "just get it built"..Plenty of clients and contractors alike prefer this gutter mentality.

Unfortunately.

Well, as long as all the exterior window trim, etc is made of that fake wood/blown styrafoam, then perhaps we can call it post-modern-ironic-tacky architecture, something you'd perhaps see in Vegas. Hell, in the art world this would fly...Jeff Koons Michael and Bubbles sculpture anyone? (but at least it's hidden inside a museum, and you're not forced to see it like a building.)

@jonj. Eeewww ! I know, those mobile potty / "johns" are gross, aren't they.

They stink up the whole neighbourhood until the construction is (if ?) completed...

Very unhygienic too. We put a man on the moon, but we still haven't invented a better system for Construction Workers to "go" ?

Blah, Blah, Blah... PUKE!

It's not so noticeable in the diagram, but the new design is a lot larger than its neighbors. In the diagram it shows the sections that are set far back as if they were right on the street. That alone marks it as being a 'fake', but then I guess everyone wants to maximize square footage.