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Here's why a San Francisco landlord is purposely keeping commercial rents low for businesses
The old Rexall Drug Store on 9th and Irving Streets is a symbol of permanence in a forever-changing San Francisco."I think they all disappeared like 50 years ago," remembers one old-timer.Yet, this one remains.Businesses here in the Inner Sunset District like to stay put, that's if their landlord offers them stability by keeping rents reasonable."My rent hasn't been raised since the pandemic," said Alex Sinclair, owner of the Willow on the Green, a British fine foods and cheese store.MORE: Here's why San Francisco's art market continues to struggle against other big US citiesHis landlord lives in the neighborhood and that...
The curse of Sam Altman’s mega-mansion
On Lombard Street, just downhill from the corkscrew turns, a dozen tourists mill around and take photos. Parrots fly overhead as a sightseer poses in front of the apartment building where Kim Novak found Jimmy Stewart in “Vertigo.” In the middle of the block, trucks are parked at a gray-walled estate, and workers hammer away. They’re fixing Sam Altman’s place.
Iconic San Francisco Home with Rich History Hits the Market for $5.25 Million in Russian Hill
A slice of San Francisco's architectural history has entered the market with a $5.25 million price tag. In the heart of the Russian Hill neighborhood, the storied residence at 2-4 Montclair Terrace now seeks a new owner. Having once housed early California painter Rowena Fischer Meeks Abdy in the 1920s, this home's walls are steeped in the city's past.
The Find: Sizing up four SF home listings, from micro to mansion
This is “The Find,” an obsessive house hunter’s guide to four San Francisco real estate buys worthy of your consideration. To buy a home in San Francisco, you’ll need to make compromises. Every good feature adds to the price, so tradeoffs must be made if you’re...
Colliers Brokers Deal for Historic YWCA in Oakland
Colliers arranged the $22.5-million sale of the historic Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Building located at 1515 Webster in downtown Oakland. Dating from 1915, the 67,420 square foot Oakland landmark is a five-story property is the first of 17 YWCAs designed by famed Northern California architect Julia Morgan. SVP...
Lombard Street Home of Woman Who Fought to Save Redwood She Planted Hits Market For $5.2M
A house on SF's famous Lombard Street — the "crookedest" block of Lombard, in fact — has just hit the market, and it has some stories attached to it. The home at 4 Montclair Terrace — the one little side street that juts off of one of Lombard's switchbacks near the top of the hill — belonged to maritime architect and arts patron Meri Jaye, and she had lived there since the early 1960s. Jaye died in 2023 at age 102, and in recent years, she had been campaigning to save a towering redwood tree that she had planted next to the house in 1962 to commemorate the deaths of her husband and two children, who were killed in a plane crash.
San Rafael site proposed for 213 apartments
San Rafael has received a proposal for an eight-story downtown complex with 213 rental apartments. The project, dubbed Modera San Rafael, would redevelop three office buildings at 930 Irwin St., which is between Third and Fourth streets. It would include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom dwellings and studio apartments.
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