SocketSite™2010-03-20T17:51:17ZSan Francisco real estate tips, trends and the local scoop: "Plug In" to SocketSite™tag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1Movable TypeCopyright (c) 2010, socketadminMillennium Tower Trivia (And One Bedroom Resale)2010-03-20T17:51:17Z2010-03-19T23:00:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47602010-03-19T23:00:00Z 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?...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comBay Buildings
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 Down2010-03-19T22:41:53Z2010-03-19T22:00:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47592010-03-19T22:00:00Z 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...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comApples To Apples
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)2010-03-20T01:26:28Z2010-03-19T21:30:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47582010-03-19T21:30:00ZPurchased 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...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comListings (for sale)
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% YOY2010-03-19T19:18:34Z2010-03-19T18:15:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47572010-03-19T18:15:00Z 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....socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comTrends
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…2010-03-19T17:38:10Z2010-03-19T17:15:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47562010-03-19T17:15:00Z 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...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comAs Proposed
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 Play2010-03-19T18:38:22Z2010-03-19T16:30:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47552010-03-19T16:30:00Z 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...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comAs Proposed
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"2010-03-19T17:20:41Z2010-03-18T21:15:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47542010-03-18T21:15:00ZThe 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:...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comAs Proposed
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 Bank2010-03-18T19:10:47Z2010-03-18T19:15:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47532010-03-18T19:15:00ZA 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...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comSocketSite Readers Report
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"2010-03-18T18:30:34Z2010-03-18T18:00:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47522010-03-18T18:00:00Z 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...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comNeighborhoods
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...
Relaxing BMR Rules At Mission Walk To Compete With Bank-Owned2010-03-18T23:56:34Z2010-03-18T16:30:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47512010-03-18T16:30:00Z Plugged-in people should have seen this coming (others simply scoffed at our noting reductions on BMR re-sales and comparisons of bank-owned and BMR price points). From the Examiner today: Purchasing rules that govern scores of San Francisco Redevelopment Agency...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comBay Buildings
Plugged-in people should have seen this coming (others simply scoffed at our noting reductions on BMR re-sales and comparisons of bank-owned and BMR price points). From the Examiner today: Purchasing rules that govern scores of San Francisco Redevelopment Agency...
1817 California Street #2E: The Circle Of (Bubble) Life Continues2010-03-17T21:41:38Z2010-03-17T20:45:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47502010-03-17T20:45:00Z The circle of life for 1817 California Street #2E as plugged-in readers outlined in 2008: 9/23/05: Property purchased for $650,000 11/18/05: property listed at $750,000 1/11/06: listing expires 2/08/06: listing comes back on, now up to $799,000 7/08/06: listing...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comListings (for sale)
The circle of life for 1817 California Street #2E as plugged-in readers outlined in 2008: 9/23/05: Property purchased for $650,000 11/18/05: property listed at $750,000 1/11/06: listing expires 2/08/06: listing comes back on, now up to $799,000 7/08/06: listing...
A Bayshore Boulevard Corridor Conundrum As Lowe's Leads The Way2010-03-17T18:22:15Z2010-03-17T18:15:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47492010-03-17T18:15:00Z"The Board of Supervisors is poised to approve interim zoning rules that would force large retail stores or chain stores to secure a conditional use permit before opening a location along the [Bayshore Boulevard] corridor." ∙ Temporary restrictions to be...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comNeighborhoods
"The Board of Supervisors is poised to approve interim zoning rules that would force large retail stores or chain stores to secure a conditional use permit before opening a location along the [Bayshore Boulevard] corridor." ∙ Temporary restrictions to be...
Ding Dong The Druggies Are Gone (31 Clipper Closes)2010-03-17T20:16:33Z2010-03-17T17:30:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47482010-03-17T17:30:00Z As we wrote this past December about Noe Valley’s one-time drug house on Clipper: Purchased for $675,000 in March 2003, public records would suggest 31 Clipper has actually been bank owned for the past two years (and taken back...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comNeighborhoods
As we wrote this past December about Noe Valley’s one-time drug house on Clipper: Purchased for $675,000 in March 2003, public records would suggest 31 Clipper has actually been bank owned for the past two years (and taken back...
San Francisco County Unemployment Up To 10.3 Percent In January2010-03-17T17:05:24Z2010-03-17T17:00:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47472010-03-17T17:00:00ZPreliminary January labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties puts the unemployment rate at 10.3%, 8.9% and 9.7% respectively, up 1.0 percentage points in San Francisco, 0.7 percentage points in Marin, and 0.8 percentage points...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comTrends
Preliminary January labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties puts the unemployment rate at 10.3%, 8.9% and 9.7% respectively, up 1.0 percentage points in San Francisco, 0.7 percentage points in Marin, and 0.8 percentage points...
464 Tehama Returns (As Does The Drool)2010-03-17T16:55:36Z2010-03-17T14:00:00Ztag:www.socketsite.com,2010://1.47462010-03-17T14:00:00Z As we wrote in 2007 when 464 Tehama last hit the market and our post was originally simply titled, "No Words (Just Drool)": Okay, so we’re adding a couple of words. As a number of plugged-in readers have noted,...socketadminwww.socketsite.comadmin@socketsite.comListings (for sale)
As we wrote in 2007 when 464 Tehama last hit the market and our post was originally simply titled, "No Words (Just Drool)": Okay, so we’re adding a couple of words. As a number of plugged-in readers have noted,...