theFrontSteps – San Francisco

I’ve been resisting the urge to continually share the opportunities popping up in San Francisco on my new venture, PocketListings.net, but I can’t hold back. Here is a summary of what is going on “behind the scenes” in San Francisco real estate that we’re gradually bringing to center stage. -Thirty-three hundred square feet in Pacific [...]

Inner-Sunset, home to much good food, a few good bars, a few bad bars, the prohibitively expensive Andronico’s, and UCSF, will soon be home to new condos. On my block alone (9th Ave., past Moraga St.) there are two sites going up or planned to go up. One is adjacent to my deck, where I [...]

We’ve had a fair bit of interest for the exact list of 51 properties Lembis have “deeded” back to the bank (deeds in lieu of foreclosure), so we did a little digging and are pleased to say we found it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments below, or better [...]

We love to get tips and comments from all y’all, so keep sending them either to thefrontsteps@gmail.com or use the contact form This from “44yo hipster”: Apparently some big time landlords were smoking a lot of crack in 2006. Apparently these NY landlords didn’t get the memo that rent control is real, and unfortunately, one [...]

Coming Soon (1460-68 Broadway @ Polk) From this: To this: These TIC units at 1460-68 Broadway are expected to hit the market this weekend. We’re still waiting to hear back from the developer on pricing and details. For now, imagine how much better your food will taste cooked in the new kitchen as opposed to [...]

If you, or anyone you know, are interested in any of the following, please contact us: -Lake Street SFR 6 bed, 3.5 Bath, 2 car parking $2.6M -Russian Hill Condo on Polk St. 2 bed, 1 bath, no parking $995k -South Beach Condo (88 King), 3 bed, 2.5 bath, pano view, 1 car parking, $2M [...]

From sfnewsletter. Jackson Pacific Ventures has secured financing for One Hawthorne, a 24-story, 165-unit luxury condominium project located at 645 Howard (think Thirsty Bear, W Hotel, MOMA, Yerba Buena, that area), and ground breaking is expected for this month. [image source: Jackson Pacific Ventures] Project completion is expected for spring 2010, and will include 165 [...]

Not too long ago, a reader asked us, what’s up with the Lembis? If you had seen our response, you’d pretty much know that our “source” nailed it. For those that aren’t familiar with the Lembis and the impact they had/have on our multi-unit residential market, we invite you to read the article below. In [...]

Where readers ask and we try to answer: I work on Harrison between 3rd and 4th. For the past year+, there’s been massive construction at 766 Harrison. What’s the building going to be? And will it have an affect on the homeless/mentally ill/substance abusers who camp outside of the substance abuse/mental clinic next door? As [...]

As we reported not too long ago, Chelsea Park, a new development located in Mission Dolores at 3620 19th Street and 29 Oakwood is coming soon…as in this weekend. We’re happy to tell you, we have a tiny bit more information for you. [Bloomsbury floor plan pictured. Image courtesy of chelseaparksf.com] Of the 39 units [...]