The San Francisco Board of Supervisors just unanimously passed legislation allowing for the addition of new in-law units throughout Districts 3 & 8. This affects the following neighborhoods: Chinatown, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, North Beach, Fisherman’s Wharf, Polk Street, the Financial District, Union Square, Castro, Eureka Valley, Upper Market, Noe Valley, Duboce Triangle, Diamond Heights, Glen Park, College Hill, Corona Heights, Buena Vista, Twin Peaks, Mission-Dolores, and parts of the Inner Mission. This comes in the wake of city-wide legislation passed earlier …
Month: July 2015
No San Francisco neighborhood has so squarely positioned itself at the epicenter of opposition to rising housing costs than the Mission District. Of course, housing un-affordability is but one of many rapid changes in the neighborhood, and seeking legislative action is but one response (sidebar: remember when protestors were blocking tech shuttles?) — and median home prices have soared 76% citywide since 2011! For now, let’s take a focused look at some of the real estate sales dynamics in the Mission. …
To live and play in our City by the Bay can feel like a surreal experience– an intersection where diverse peoples, foods, architecture, experience and dreams join together and overlap to create a magical whole much greater than the sum of its parts. Paul Kantner once wrote: San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality. We are fortunate to have a little bit of everything here; Living in San Francisco means we can get a taste of the world without leaving …
Guests are coming, the kids are out of school, or you just want to do something different than usual. Summer has arrived in one of the most beautiful and multi-dimensional places on earth, and here is a wide variety of ideas for making the most of it. Food & Drink Top 100 Restaurants Zagat’s Best Outdoor Dining & Drinking Best Meal Delivery Best Breakfast Best Brunch Best Burritos Best Sandwiches Best Pizza Best Hamburgers Best Dim Sum Best Bars …
I was recently introduced to an international all-cash home buyer who had come to San Francisco for one week on a mission to find housing for his two young adult children. Initially looking at rentals in the Infinity, Ritz Carlton and AVA Nob Hill in addition to some properties on Nob Hill and Russian Hill, it wasn’t long before I was asked the question: Does it make more sense to buy a place? Unless you are fortunate to live in a …
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