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Business & Tech

Reddit Relocates Its Headquarters to Mid-Market Home of Uber and Square

Reddit has just leased a bunch of new office space at 1455 Market Street, a.k.a. the building where Square and Uber both occupy a fair amount of square footage.

Arts & Entertainment

Glass Stairs and an Indoor Pool Set This $2.8M 90s Gem In The Castro Apart

If you have a cool, near three million in your proverbial back pocket begging to be spent, look no further than this thriftless 80s/90s-retro home in the Castro that just came on the market.

Luxury Downtown SF Condo Sells For $200,000 Less Than Its 2014 Sale Price

While the circumstances around this one two-bedroom condo in downtown's Infinity building may be specific, a price slashing may point to a larger issue for similar properties.

Construction Set To Begin Next Year On 3,900-Unit Development at SF's Southern Border

The long-awaited, long-delayed, enormous Baylands development in the southeastern corner of San Francisco — and across the county line in Brisbane — has finally gotten a start date.

Arts & Entertainment

Apartment Sadness: A Teeny Tiny Studio With Toilet-Shower For $2300/Mo

The holy grail of SF apartment living remains being able to live by oneself without breaking the bank, and a newly listed studio in Lower Nob Hill will let you do just that, for the not-quite bargain price of $2295 per month.

Have You Heard About the $15 Million Teardown In Hillsborough?

Yeah, barf. 21st Century American decadence, real estate insanity, and hate-reads about the wealthy all combine in a story about a recently constructed 6,400-square-foot modern Tuscan villa on the Peninsula that some new owners intend to demolish in order build something bigger and more "them."

Wiener Wages Rhetorical War on Cupertino’s Plan B For Giant ‘Dead Mall’

Cupertino’s enormous and empty Vallco shopping mall has seen a zigzag of fortunes in the quest to turn it into a large housing development, and state Senator Scott Wiener is furious over the latest compromise.

58-Unit Building Approved For Cesar Chavez Street Includes Low-Income Units

At Thursday’s Planning Commission Meeting, SF's seven commissioners gave the green light to a mixed use, multi-story building project perched at 3314 Cesar Chavez Street.

Massive New West Oakland Development With 32-Story Tower Moves Forward

A huge new residential development encompassing an entire city block in West Oakland — with over 1,000 units and 35,000 square feet of retail — was unanimously approved by Oakland's Planning Commission on Thursday, with plenty of community support.

Alameda Landlord Claims She Is Not Greedy As She Attempts To Evict 87-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor

A landlord in Alameda has been trying for a year to evict an elderly Holocaust survivor — and previously his terminally ill son, who has now died — reportedly over a $700/month rent hike.

Transamerica Pyramid Hits Market For a Reported $600 Million

The once controversial, now beloved, 48-story Transamerica Pyramid is going up for sale for the first time since its 1972 completion, along with two nearby buildings on Sansome Street, for an estimated $600-$625 million.

Oakland Landlords Lose Case Over Paying Tenants $6,500 To Leave

The first legal challenge to Oakland’s new tenant relocation payment law has been denied, but an appeal could undo San Francisco’s version of the measure.

SF's Median Home Prices Have Quadrupled Since The 1990s

While the national average price for a new home did not quite double between 1999 and 2019, SF's home values have skyrocketed in that period thanks to two tech booms and a housing shortage.

Day Around The Bay: $5.2 Million Dolores Park Condo In Old Church Won't Sell

The victims in last night's shooting were 21 and 19, an Emeryville man has been charged in a child porn case, and a couple more Gilroy shooting survivors have emerged from the hospital.

City Attorney Fines Local House-Flipper $1.2 Million For Unpermitted Construction

A local developer whom the City Attorney's office accused of being "unscrupulous" is having to cough up a $1.2 million fine for forging ahead with major construction at seven residential properties around the city without the proper permits.

Church and Market 'Corporate Rental' Sparks Anger From Planning Commission

Given that it's technically legal, there may not be any recourse for the city at this point, but both District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman and at least one Planning Commissioner are mad about this project.

7-Story Building At Church And Market Will Be Furnished Airbnb-Type Rentals With 30-Day Minimum Stays

Ugh. The 52-unit development that's nearly complete at the prominent flatiron corner of Church and Market, whose design was the subject of lengthy hems and haws by the neighborhood, isn't even going to be regular housing.

Arts & Entertainment

Multi-Building Carmel Estate Featured In 'Big Little Lies' and 'Basic Instinct' Hits Market For $52M

A massive Carmel compound with dramatic ocean views has just hit the market, in case you or someone you know has $52 million lying around.

The Award For the Highest Rents In the Bay Area Goes To... Menlo Park

One of the thousand or so rental data sources out there has called our attention to how "average rents" around the Bay Area currently compare.

Large New 'Co-Living' Dorm Going Up On Minna Street, With 270 Beds

A 16-story, 270-bedroom tower catering to both market-rate and below-market tenants is starting construction at 457 Minna Street after developer Starcity has secured funding for the ambitious project.

If You Bought A Home In SF 10 Years Ago Chances Are It's Worth Double

It's hardly a surprising bit of data, but some new real estate sales data provides a sobering new fact for you to throw around over dinner — and one that strikes bitter envy in the hearts of everyone who couldn't afford to buy property 10 years ago but now would maybe like to.

Two-Unit Building Next Door to Beaux In Castro Hits Market For $4 Million

The building that used to house Streetlight Records at 2350 Market Street, which has undergone a major remodel inside and out over the last several years, is on the market for $3,989,000, and it's a featured property on the Wall Street Journal site today.

Juul Just Bought A 28-Story Office Tower On Mission Street Worth an Estimated $400 Million

If you had any doubt as to whether tobacco was still a winning business proposition in America in 2019, you should look no further than Juul. The SF-based e-cigarette brand just inked a deal to buy 123 Mission Street, a 28-story office tower with 363,000 square feet of highly valuable real estate.

Jack Dorsey Splurges On $22 Million Sea Cliff House (Next To His House) In Record-Setting Sale

The Twitter and Square co-founder already owns the place next door, and the combined compounds are worth an estimated $31.9 million.

Potrero Hill Shack (Or the Land Under It) Hits Market For $2.5 Million

A literal shack on Potrero Hill has joined the annals of ridiculous real estate listings that make for great sensational news headlines. And yes, it's an obvious tear-down.