Maximum Overbid of the Week: Pacific Heights Condo Sells for $200,000 Over Asking


Here is another overbid in San Francisco to keep on your radar. The condo at 2539 Clay Street #1 just closed for $1,300,000, which is a solid $200,000 over the asking price… and it only took 13 days to get there. The listing agent noted that the home “oozes” character. We generally prefer our real … Continue reading Maximum Overbid of the Week: Pacific Heights Condo Sells for $200,000 Over Asking

Just Sold! 1828 Eddy St #101 | Western Addition | $955,000


That really cool loft/condo at 1828 Eddy St #101, with the 17-foot ceilings, is officially sold. I definitely had a bit of a panic on this one as it was crickets when we first came on the market at what I felt was a very fair price, while I had heard of other listings in … Continue reading Just Sold! 1828 Eddy St #101 | Western Addition | $955,000

Massive Underbid of the Week: A $300K Price Drop at 181 Fremont


We spend a lot of time talking about high overbids, so it’s always interesting when a significant property sells for the opposite. A unit at 181 Fremont Street (Residence 66A) just closed escrow for $6,000,000. The asking price for this one was $6,300,000. That’s a $300,000 discount for the buyer. For a property like this, … Continue reading Massive Underbid of the Week: A $300K Price Drop at 181 Fremont

Just Listed! 16 Jessie St #205 | Yerba Buena | $1,275,000


You see a lot of new construction around the city, and after a while, all the floor-to-ceiling glass and flat-panel cabinets start to look the same. They’re nice, but they don’t have much of a story. Then a place like 16 Jessie Street comes along and reminds you that some buildings have real character built … Continue reading Just Listed! 16 Jessie St #205 | Yerba Buena | $1,275,000

Just Listed! 16 Jessie St #205 | Yerba Buena | $1,275,000 | Off-Market


You see a lot of new construction around the city, and after a while, all the floor-to-ceiling glass and flat-panel cabinets start to look the same. They’re nice, but they don’t have much of a story. Then a place like 16 Jessie Street comes along and reminds you that some buildings have real character built … Continue reading Just Listed! 16 Jessie St #205 | Yerba Buena | $1,275,000 | Off-Market

2458 Great Highway | Outer Sunset | Off Market Opportunity!


by Bryce Adams Turn Key 2 bed, 1 bath Condo on the Great Highway and Taraval. Both the living and dining room feature snippet views of Ocean Beach and the recently remodeled kitchen and bathroom feature quartz countertops and glass backsplashes. Hardwood and bamboo flooring throughout. A serene, low maintenance backyard is complemented with a … Continue reading 2458 Great Highway | Outer Sunset | Off Market Opportunity!

Soaring Eichler Condo Sales Kinda-Sorta Breaks Record


Back in June we gandered at these mammoth penthouses roosting atop an Eichler tower at 999 Green Street, on sale after the deaths of previous owners Charles and George Shultz–more on that here if those names don’t ring an immediate bell. Now both of those penthouses have a buyer and even a record to go … Continue reading Soaring Eichler Condo Sales Kinda-Sorta Breaks Record

SF Condos Are Taking Longer To Sell. Does It Matter?


We keep hearing that SF condos are in decline. It’s a plausible idea; as we’ve noted already, condos are virtually all the city has built these last ten years, and they’ve proven fairly sensitive to market ups and downs in the past. That said, anecdotes and speculation don’t punch the clock, so let’s see what … Continue reading SF Condos Are Taking Longer To Sell. Does It Matter?

Maximum Luxury: Soaring Eichler Penthouses For Sale After Decades


In our comprehensive history of Bay Area developer Joseph Eichler’s legacy, we wrote that Eichler was an everyman builder who created attainable homes for middle class buyers. And indeed he was. However. Everyone’s got to branch out now and then, which is how we ended up with the top floor units at 999 Green Street, … Continue reading Maximum Luxury: Soaring Eichler Penthouses For Sale After Decades

Maximum Luxury: Inside The Not-Quite Record-Setting Pac Heights Penthouse of the Year


This is Maximum Luxury, a column where we nose around listings for some of the most expensive properties in San Francisco history, for no other reason than that we simply can’t resist. You probably remember the penthouse over at 2006 Washington Street, which if sold for asking would be the most expensive sale in SF … Continue reading Maximum Luxury: Inside The Not-Quite Record-Setting Pac Heights Penthouse of the Year

Are “Leaning Tower” Condos Worth Top Dollar?


“Millennium Towers [sic] is one of the most luxurious condominium buildings in San Francisco,” this new listing boasts, and in all fairness that is actually true; we’ve been in that building a lot, it runs like a self-contained, vertical neighborhood, the hype is definitely real. But that of course is not what people associate this … Continue reading Are “Leaning Tower” Condos Worth Top Dollar?

Onetime Mission Church Converts For $1.55M


Former churches and other houses of worship can be tricky housing development prospects: They’re often located on prime residential real estate in popular neighborhoods, but they they also often need a lot of work, and in many cases are historically protected properties in SF. Because of their spacious interiors, churches-turned-condos frequently end up looking like … Continue reading Onetime Mission Church Converts For $1.55M

Maximum Luxury: Classic ’20s Double-Decker Penthouse Asks $15M


This is Maximum Luxury, a weekly column peering at listings for some of San Francisco’s most expensive homes, purely for the sake of indulgence. Quite honestly, there are not very many things in the world that are actually worth $15 million; if you had to spend that much money for some reason, it can be … Continue reading Maximum Luxury: Classic ’20s Double-Decker Penthouse Asks $15M

Shipyard Condo Sells for Half Million, Instantly Goes Back Up For Sale


Some homes you just can’t bear the thought of parting with. But 550 Innes Avenue #101 is evidently not one of them, at least not in the eyes of the guy who just bought it. This one bed, one bath Shipyard condo just sold three days after Christmas for a tidy $525,000 (about normal for … Continue reading Shipyard Condo Sells for Half Million, Instantly Goes Back Up For Sale

Maximum Luxury: Big-Time East Cut Building Finally Makes Big Sale


Welcome back to Maximum Luxury, the weekly column where we peer at some of San Francisco’s most expensive homes, just for the heck of it. Ordinarily we feature listings still on the market in this space, but sometimes a unit we’ve had our eye on up and sells out from under us before we can … Continue reading Maximum Luxury: Big-Time East Cut Building Finally Makes Big Sale

Explaining Cubix, the SoMa Building With Tiny $379K Condos


Start packing very, very small bags, because there’s a new listing at Cubix, San Francisco’s most economically sized condo development. The unit at 766 Harrison Street, #506 is a 279 square foot studio, retailing for $379,000; that of course is a tiny sum of money in SF condo terms, so little that usually only subsidized … Continue reading Explaining Cubix, the SoMa Building With Tiny $379K Condos