We’re happy to report the successful purchase of this four bed, six bath Steiner Street classic circa 1900 (or so–pre-1906 dates in the city are always a little spotty). This true Victorian classic sits right across the street from Alamo Square and right down the block from the world famous Postcard Row and its Painted … Continue reading Sold: 848-850 Steiner St, $4.6M
Category: San Francisco Real Estate
SOLD: 943 York St, $1,54M
This sale presented an incredible opportunity to own a truly unique property in San Francisco’s ultra vibrant and hip Mission District. The packaged included a desirable open floorplan that flows from front to back, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and office space on the main level, a two bedroom, one bathroom with kitchenette, office, laundry, a … Continue reading SOLD: 943 York St, $1,54M
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?
Maximum Overbid: The Weirdest Sale of the Year?
If you’ve been reading Maximum Overbid for a while then you know that you can’t take every home sale at face value. Case in point, our top overbid of the week is a choice three bed, three bath house at 929 Diamond Street in the Noe Valley Hills, which was only on the market for … Continue reading Maximum Overbid: The Weirdest Sale of the Year?
No, SF Home Prices Did Not Really Skyrocket 20 Percent
The headlines at some other outlets last week (ostensibly based on some Zillow numbers) had it that home prices in SF are up 20 percent just since January. We’ll admit, that does sound dramatic; problem is, it’s just not true, although the actual statistic is kind of within that ballpark. We’ll just look at the … Continue reading No, SF Home Prices Did Not Really Skyrocket 20 Percent
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 Overbid: Easy Street
Sometimes no news really is good news. Oftentimes our weekly top overbid has something remarkable going for it: A recent renovation, a hot trend, a strategic price change or recent sale that marks this home as a prime mover. But the number one spot this week, a lovely Marina-esque number from 1931 with three beds … Continue reading Maximum Overbid: Easy Street
Maximum Overbid: A House Flip That’s Still Flipping
This week’s top overbid is a three-bedroom Parkside house at 1923 30th Avenue that sold after just 10 days on the market, netted $2.1 million, and hit more than 175 percent of the original list price. That sentence would turn people’s brains into solid blocks of chalk in most markets, but it’s just another week … Continue reading Maximum Overbid: A House Flip That’s Still Flipping
Maximum Luxury: Hot Potato Saitowitz Home Seeks $12.3 Million
Welcome back to Maximum Luxury, a column where we gander at the most expensive homes in San Francisco, simply because we can’t resist. You can’t keep a designer home down, and the sprawling Stanley Saitowitz-designed house at 2555 Union is one again for sale, seeking a princely $12.3 million in yet another bid on the … Continue reading Maximum Luxury: Hot Potato Saitowitz Home Seeks $12.3 Million
“Godfather of the Beats'” Potrero Hill Home Asks $1.995M
***NEW PRICE: $1,995,000*** In a certain sense, every home is a piece of San Francisco history–but some of those histories are admittedly going to furnish you with more to read up on than others. For example, take the Front Steps’ newest listing at 690-692 Wisconsin Street, a pair of flats on a deep Potrero Hill … Continue reading “Godfather of the Beats’” Potrero Hill Home Asks $1.995M
‘Maximum Overbid’: The Sunset’s Millions
Over on the Richmond Review, we wrote this week about how San Franciscans, both homeowners and renters alike, tend to stay in one place in the western neighborhoods more often than for the city at large. But that’s got to be getting harder for at least some of the home-owning class, because the temptation to … Continue reading ‘Maximum Overbid’: The Sunset’s Millions
Maximum Overbid: From $27K to $1.65M
This week’s top overbid really is a product of another time: The two-week Parkside sale at 2626 26th Avenue listed for just under $1 million but ended up clearing $1.65 million, making the initial offer look downright naive. But maybe that’s because this true blue, two bed, one bath cottage really hasn’t been sold in … Continue reading Maximum Overbid: From $27K to $1.65M
Extremely 90s Telegraph Hill Cylinder House Asks $12.9M
Just wait until you get a load of this place. The house at 340 Lombard is five beds, six baths, and four stories; the lot is deceptively large, with the bulk of the space set far back from the street and concealed behind a curb-facing wall and gate. The best word for the design would … Continue reading Extremely 90s Telegraph Hill Cylinder House Asks $12.9M
Maximum Overbid: A Sunset Home For a Pac Heights Price
Today’s lesson: How to make $3 million in just ten easy days. Or was it actually five years? Or more than that? It depends on your perspective. Certainly the number is right: Our top overbid for the week, a four bed, three bath Outer Sunset setup at 1591 43rd Avenue closed a deal this week … Continue reading Maximum Overbid: A Sunset Home For a Pac Heights Price
Painted Ladies’ Corner Cousin Is Yours For $5.75M
Ah those Painted Ladies, there’s just no escaping them. Usually when people think of the ladies of Alamo Square they’re imagining one of six homes on Steiner Street, but there is a seventh member of the family: The larger, slightly out-of-place home at 722 Steiner Street, right on the corner. Mind you when we call … Continue reading Painted Ladies’ Corner Cousin Is Yours For $5.75M
What’s The Deal With Hearst Avenue?
Have you been to Hearst Avenue? Odds are you haven’t–or if you have, you didn’t notice. And that’s a little odd, isn’t it? First, let’s talk about the deal: 327 Hearst Avenue went on the market this week, a true blue three bed, two bath setup with an extremely cute yard and lovely curb appeal, … Continue reading What’s The Deal With Hearst Avenue?