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<title>Julius &amp; Julia On The Wall</title>
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<modified>2012-05-17T03:41:56Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-16T23:00:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7021</id>
<created>2012-05-16T23:00:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Julia Morgan designed in 1908 overlooking the Presidio (and Julius Kahn playground today), the six bedroom home at 3377 Pacific Avenue has returned to the market listed for $11,500,000 having last traded for $4,750,000 in 1998 and remodeled in-between....</summary>
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<dc:subject>Listings (for sale)</dc:subject>
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 Julia Morgan designed in 1908 overlooking the Presidio (and Julius Kahn playground today), the six bedroom home at 3377 Pacific Avenue has returned to the market listed for $11,500,000 having last traded for $4,750,000 in 1998 and remodeled in-between....
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<entry>
<title>North Beach Pagoda Theater Set To Be Sold To New Yorkers Today?</title>
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<modified>2012-05-16T19:56:29Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-16T18:30:30Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7019</id>
<created>2012-05-16T18:30:30Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> According to a tipster, Joel Campos who purchased the long shuttered North Beach Pagoda Theater in 2004 and waged a long battle to secure approvals to develop the blighted building is in contract to sell the shell to a...</summary>
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<dc:subject>RandomRumors</dc:subject>
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 According to a tipster, Joel Campos who purchased the long shuttered North Beach Pagoda Theater in 2004 and waged a long battle to secure approvals to develop the blighted building is in contract to sell the shell to a...
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<entry>
<title>555 Mission In Contract At $800 Per Foot, Highest Price Since 2007</title>
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<modified>2012-05-16T21:29:33Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-16T18:30:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7020</id>
<created>2012-05-16T18:30:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Having leased the 14,718 square foot penthouse atop 555 Mission Street for seven years at a rate of $84 per square foot in 2008, in 2009 Sequoia Capital subleased the penthouse to Novak Druce Quigg for the remainder of...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Commercial</dc:subject>
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 Having leased the 14,718 square foot penthouse atop 555 Mission Street for seven years at a rate of $84 per square foot in 2008, in 2009 Sequoia Capital subleased the penthouse to Novak Druce Quigg for the remainder of...
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<entry>
<title>8 Washington Watch: Development Approved!</title>
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<modified>2012-05-16T17:48:17Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-15T23:05:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7018</id>
<created>2012-05-15T23:05:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> In just under an hour at 4pm, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the appeals and either uphold or overturn the Planning Commission’s approvals for the 8 Washington Street development. Feel free to plug in and...</summary>
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<dc:subject>As Proposed</dc:subject>
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 In just under an hour at 4pm, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the appeals and either uphold or overturn the Planning Commission’s approvals for the 8 Washington Street development. Feel free to plug in and...
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bay Area NIMBY’s Take Note (Golden Gate Bridge Edition)</title>
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<modified>2012-05-15T23:14:34Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-15T22:30:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7017</id>
<created>2012-05-15T22:30:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">As John King and a reader note: &quot;Critics depicted the [Golden Gate Bridge] as financially unsound, legally dubious, an aesthetic blight and an engineering hazard in the decade before the start of construction in 1933.&quot; ∙ Golden Gate Bridge construction...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Design &amp; Architecture</dc:subject>
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As John King and a reader note: &quot;Critics depicted the [Golden Gate Bridge] as financially unsound, legally dubious, an aesthetic blight and an engineering hazard in the decade before the start of construction in 1933.&quot; ∙ Golden Gate Bridge construction...
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<entry>
<title>The 380 14th Street (AKA 299 Valencia) Sales Scoop </title>
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<modified>2012-05-15T19:59:13Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-15T20:00:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7016</id>
<created>2012-05-15T20:00:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> A plugged-in tipster reports with respect to 299 Valencia: My friend just opened escrow on a unit there. The models aren’t even open to the public yet, elevator isn’t installed, lobby still under construction...just agents bringing clients in through...</summary>
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<dc:subject>New Developments</dc:subject>
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 A plugged-in tipster reports with respect to 299 Valencia: My friend just opened escrow on a unit there. The models aren’t even open to the public yet, elevator isn’t installed, lobby still under construction...just agents bringing clients in through...
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<entry>
<title>Is A Lack Of Density Cooking San Francisco&apos;s Golden Tech Goose?</title>
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<modified>2012-05-15T18:26:46Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-15T18:15:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7015</id>
<created>2012-05-15T18:15:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">As we first wrote back in 2007: Going green might be trendy (and we’re all for it), but as far as we’re concerned it’s a focus on density (and infill) that will define the next era in San Francisco’s development,...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Real Estate Economics</dc:subject>
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As we first wrote back in 2007: Going green might be trendy (and we’re all for it), but as far as we’re concerned it’s a focus on density (and infill) that will define the next era in San Francisco’s development,...
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<entry>
<title>The Vision (And Financing) For SF’s Wholesale Produce Market</title>
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<modified>2012-05-15T17:16:10Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-15T17:00:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7014</id>
<created>2012-05-15T17:00:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> With a vision for reinventing the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market that&apos;s been on the boards, the city of San Francisco is preparing to back the $96 million initiative. Under legislation that Lee and Supervisor Malia Cohen will introduce...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Commercial</dc:subject>
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 With a vision for reinventing the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market that&apos;s been on the boards, the city of San Francisco is preparing to back the $96 million initiative. Under legislation that Lee and Supervisor Malia Cohen will introduce...
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<entry>
<title>55 Laguna: The Latest Rehabilitation Plans And Progress</title>
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<modified>2012-05-14T18:50:52Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-14T18:15:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7013</id>
<created>2012-05-14T18:15:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Having purchased the former UC Berekely Extension campus at 55 Laguna last year, the new owners have filed an application to rehabilitate Richardson and Woods halls. The proposal is to rehabilitate Richardson Hall for use as senior services, senior...</summary>
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<dc:subject>New Developments</dc:subject>
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 Having purchased the former UC Berekely Extension campus at 55 Laguna last year, the new owners have filed an application to rehabilitate Richardson and Woods halls. The proposal is to rehabilitate Richardson Hall for use as senior services, senior...
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Behind Salesforce&apos;s San Francisco Campus Debacle</title>
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<modified>2012-05-14T17:07:04Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-14T15:15:30Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7011</id>
<created>2012-05-14T15:15:30Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> A few days before Salesforce.com was poised to receive the City&apos;s approval, Salesfoce pulled the plug on their plans for a 14-acre campus in San Francisco’s Mission Bay. From Reuters on Friday: The company&apos;s stated reason for changing course...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Commercial</dc:subject>
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 A few days before Salesforce.com was poised to receive the City&apos;s approval, Salesfoce pulled the plug on their plans for a 14-acre campus in San Francisco’s Mission Bay. From Reuters on Friday: The company&apos;s stated reason for changing course...
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<title>Facilitating Development Of The Chinese Hospital Project</title>
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<modified>2012-05-14T18:40:12Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-14T15:15:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7012</id>
<created>2012-05-14T15:15:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Amongst the items on the agenda for San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee this afternoon, a proposed ordinance amending San Francisco’s Planning Code and Zoning Map to create a Special Use District which would facilitate the development...</summary>
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<dc:subject>As Proposed</dc:subject>
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 Amongst the items on the agenda for San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee this afternoon, a proposed ordinance amending San Francisco’s Planning Code and Zoning Map to create a Special Use District which would facilitate the development...
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<entry>
<title>229 Douglass: Remodeled, Split And Returned</title>
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<modified>2012-05-14T06:49:58Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-11T22:30:45Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7010</id>
<created>2012-05-11T22:30:45Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> The property at 229 Douglass was purchased for $1,063,000 in 2004 with an abused duplex sitting on the front half of the lot, an unrenovated barn at the rear, and an expired permit to convert both buildings to single-family...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Listings (for sale)</dc:subject>
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 The property at 229 Douglass was purchased for $1,063,000 in 2004 with an abused duplex sitting on the front half of the lot, an unrenovated barn at the rear, and an expired permit to convert both buildings to single-family...
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<title>8 Washington Could Be Approved, Financial Deal And All, Next Week</title>
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<modified>2012-05-12T07:18:21Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-11T22:30:30Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7008</id>
<created>2012-05-11T22:30:30Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission in March, next Tuesday, May 15, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will hear the appeals against the proposed 8 Washington Development and vote on whether or not to green-light the project. Having participated...</summary>
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<dc:subject>As Proposed</dc:subject>
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 Approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission in March, next Tuesday, May 15, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors will hear the appeals against the proposed 8 Washington Development and vote on whether or not to green-light the project. Having participated...
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<entry>
<title>From Contractors Special To Reborn Contemporary Home On Alabama</title>
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<modified>2012-05-11T21:39:33Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-11T14:30:30Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7007</id>
<created>2012-05-11T14:30:30Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Purchased for $465,000 this past October as a Contractors Special which wasn’t habitable, didn’t have a functioning roof, and required a liability release to enter, 1687 Alabama has just returned to the market as a &quot;light infused&quot; North Bernal...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Listings (for sale)</dc:subject>
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 Purchased for $465,000 this past October as a Contractors Special which wasn’t habitable, didn’t have a functioning roof, and required a liability release to enter, 1687 Alabama has just returned to the market as a &quot;light infused&quot; North Bernal...
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<entry>
<title>Bonus Points For Number Of Offers In Addition To Price</title>
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<modified>2012-05-11T21:40:39Z</modified>
<issued>2012-05-11T14:30:00Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.socketsite.com,2012://1.7009</id>
<created>2012-05-11T14:30:00Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain"> Listed for $2,195,000 in 2008 and $1,895,000 in 2010, the single-family Noe Valley home at 1430 Diamond has returned to the market in 2012 listed for $1,795,000. In general, the smaller the home the higher the price per square...</summary>
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<dc:subject>Listings (for sale)</dc:subject>
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 Listed for $2,195,000 in 2008 and $1,895,000 in 2010, the single-family Noe Valley home at 1430 Diamond has returned to the market in 2012 listed for $1,795,000. In general, the smaller the home the higher the price per square...
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