Curbed SF – The magical thing about 1925 Gough is that it’s the only residential building to project into Lafayette Park in Pacific Heights. San Francisco tarchitect C.A. Meussdorffer designed the building in 1908. According to the Encyclopedia of San Francisco, the “large apartments set a new standard for luxury,” and “the building was ahead of its time in its classical style… read more…

Curbed Sf – If San Francisco is Baghdad-by-the-Sea, its Sea Cliff neighborhood is Beverly Hills-on-the-Pacific. Sited west of the Golden Gate Bridge with views of the ocean, the Marin Headlands and the Golden Gate, the swank enclave exudes an other-worldly quality. And frankly, this listing does nothing to bring it back to earth. Which is not a bad thing. Built in 1927… read more…

Curbed SF – This week we’ll be heading up the hill to the Haight Ashbury neighborhood, with boundaries you can see above. There aren’t that many abodes currently for sale (especially when we don’t list pending sales), so we’re only sharing the top five least expensive homes currently for sale in the Upper Haight. As always, we won’t be including any property that has a sale that’s currently pending. Readers, have a… read more…

Curbed SF – Phased renovations for Dolores Park [Photo Credit: Uptown Almanac] It’s been too long since we’ve stopped to chat about the renovation rigamarole over at Dolores Park, so let’s catch you up to speed on all the happenings involving the park’s big renovation. Last we heard, the first phase of the reno was approved in late January, paving the way for some finessing of the design details. Since then, the… read more…

What used to be a small cottage is now a 3-bed, 2-bath contemporary house that’s being described as a “powerfully effective Modernist home.” Does this abode look familiar? Because it was on the 2011 AIA Home Tours. The home underwent an addition as well as a complete remodel by MaK Studio because the clients wanted a “modern house that… read more…

Curbed SF – It was just last week that we thought we had run out of larger nabes to comb through to find you the cheapest listings. While the Western Addition isn’t a huge neighborhood in the city, it’s rich with residential complexes and multi-unit buildings. We should point out that the majority of property for sale in the neighborhood are in the St. Francis Square Cooperative. Here now, the ten… read more…

Curbed Sf – While we’re big fans of sharing the ten cheapest abodes of a particular neighborhood with you, we’ve run out of large neighborhoods to comb through. For now, we’ll be sticking to small nabes, which means less listings. Today we’ll be sharing the top 5 least expensive properties for sale in the Lower Haight. As always, we won’t be including any property that has a sale that’s currently pending. We’re… read more…

[Photo va curtis locke] In last Friday’s Open Thread, we asked you what San Francisco buildings must be visited if guests are in town for only a weekend. As expected, many chimed in with some of SF’s best and most innovative buildings. We were so pleased with your favorites that we decided to turn them into a nifty map, which you can… read more…

As per the SF Business Times, there’s a hearing this morning at the Historic Preservation Commission to look over Gus Murad’s proposal to turn his landmark New Mission Theater into a 5-screen multiplex with Alamo Drafthouse as the operator. Like all things Murad, this one’s not simple, since the also plan calls for a lot split, ceding… read more…

Curbed SF - This week we’ll be exploring the cheapest properties currently for sale in Central Richmond. All the homes we’re sharing are up for grabs, meaning we didn’t include any listing that has a sale that’s currently pending. We’re showing properties between California and Fulton streets and Park Presidio Boulevard and 32nd Avenue. Let’s get this party started! 10) 755 25th Avenue… read more…