Built by the McSheehy Brothers in 1909, 3816 22nd Street served as home to San Francisco’s Engine Company No. 44 and their horses for fifty years. In 1959 the firehouse was sold to Mark and Beth Adams who maintained the firehouse in relatively original condition but employed the space as a private residence and artists’ Read More »
282 Pixley: A truly green house hidden down an alleyway in Cow Hollow. Think it’s time to add a category for Exceptional Garage Doors™ (although this picture doesn’t really do them justice). ∙ The Dirt on Green Housecleaners: How Well Do They Tidy Up? ∙ San Francisco gets greener than ever Read More »
104 Collins: Natural wood, earth tones, and succulents; equally at home in Sao Palo or Rio de Janeiro. (view full facade) Read More »
“The current market is driven by cash. It has a solid footing. If it were pure speculation you would have to wait for the music to stop to see prices go back to normal. SF has gotten more expensive ...” [more]
“The idea behind these "affordable" units is that housing is decoupled from speculation and investment. You are not allowed to sell for profit so these units literally become nothing except a place to ...” [more]
“Project looks good with its mix of Retail & Residential , But I want to see the 2 corner lots redone also , though no idea how long the Mcdonalds lease has left , and Gas Stations are a pain to bu...” [more]
“There is some requirement that new buildings provide some ratio of new public open space (in relationship to total building square footage). I don't know the exact percentage, but maybe this is the de...” [more]
“I don't know much about the current park workers, but agree that in the past it seemed like they were really stewards of the parks and plantings. The story of how a park gardener transformed Cayuga Pa...” [more]
“This building, the Emporium/Capwell/Sears, and the I Magnin building all suffer from owners with ZERO vision. In the case of the I Magnin building they salvaged one interior wall of the original palac...” [more]
“At $4.2 its hard to imagine this is a flipper. Not to say some home owner will not "improve" it. But I have to think that someone who paid up for this place did so hoping the value of the design was...” [more]
“One has to wonder....there is a fully entitled hotel site on King street mid-block between 2nd and 3rd directly across from AT&T park. If the hotel market is so hot how come no hotel? (see nam...” [more]
“Well well well.....let's hear three cheers for the President Obama economic recovery policy.......drum roll please (see name link)...” [more]
“I like the idea of an observation deck... tired of sneaking tourist friends into the Mandarin to go up to the sky bridge, LOL. But disagree re: floor plates - though this building does threaten t...” [more]