Craigslist Czar Jim Buckmaster just released some staggering statistics that, if anything, proved that print advertising is crashing and burning, Kamikaze style. Housing ads are up 85 percent, with rental ads up 120 percent and real estate up 70 percent. RE listings are humming along at such a fine rate, that CL is considering hitting agents Atlanta, Austin, Denver, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia and Phoenix with the same fees that apply here in SF. [Silicon Valley Insider]
[Image courtesy Flickr photog Jef Poskanzer]
· No joke: yes, the market really is that bad [NYT]
· Blah, blah blah... more Victory Garden propaganda [Time]
· Man protests development demo with self-decapitation. No joke [Daily Mail]
· Not-so-great moments in landscaping, Rincon Hill edition [SFist]
Tell us what you really think, why don't you? An anonymous guest disses another anonymous guest over the Whole Foods condo dev on Stanyan: Guest No. 1: It is NOT YOUR property. If you re that refined and high faluting, why don't you buy the lot and build an epic palace of pure San Francisco splendor. Heck, copy a Victorian using organic wood and indigenous workers ... Go for it."
Hard. Core. Transbay blog has drawn up a map of the BART tracks— yes, the tracks, color coded according to whether they're elevated, at-grade, or in a tunnel. Useful for planning on-BART iPhone usage which, as we all know, is crucial. [Transbay Blog]
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We're speechless. You? "Triangles" courtesy Flickr photog Octoferret.
Asante Real Estate Group's CEO wrote the following op-ed after losing two homes to foreclosure (in San Jose and Los Gatos, respectively): "Elected officials, like Senator Dianne Feinstein, claim that they want to help homeowners facing foreclosure. However, both of these homeowners went to Senator Feinstein's San Francisco office and requested her help only to be dismissed by her staff and referred to HUD counselors. Senator Feinstein's staff refused to help convince American Home Mortgage Servicing Corporation to reconsider the short sale offers for the above-described homes. In the end, these constituents were told to leave and they were physically shown the door by Senator Feinstein's security guard." [Market Watch]
Jesus. Do these kids ever stop? No, no they do not. In a move cribbed from [insert name of FBI/ CIA/ war-themed movie here] a Berkeley treesitter sympathizer rigged a freaking zip line across Piedmont Avenue to shuttle supplies to those still installed in the oak grove. While the university called the act "dangerous and desperate," the treesitters still won't give up until they have a legally binding document that insures the grove will be protected "in perpetuity." Around 11 last night, said zipster finally turned himself in; the remaining treesitters are still holding down the fort, however. [ABC5]
Cloaked in velvet curtains, with staging straight out of a Tim Burton movie, 49 Missouri St #7's potential has been, shall we say, obscured. But with 2000 square feet, there's plenty of room for improvement— and renovation, seeing as the unit is currently divided into two separate space, each with their own entry. $899,000 asking.
· 49 Missouri St #7 [MLS]
Ever-green Arterra is opening its on-site sales center this weekend, and unveiling two model units, a one bedroom and a two-bedroom. The building will also swing open its doors to homeowners, who should be moving in by late this week (which is now!) or early next.
A little paint a few well-chosen pieces of furniture can go a long way. 1510 York Street is a small 2 bedroom home in Bernal Heights. Nice enough as-is but the listing assures us "expansion potential highly favorable both up and down... Opportunity to finish restoring this Grand little lady to your taste." Asking? $749,000. Greyhound? Not included.
· 1510 York St. [MLS]
Haight NIMBYs are so not having 690 Stanyan, a condominium development set to occupy the defunct Cala Foods at Haight and Stanyan Streets. Remarkably enough, Whole Foods is marketing the plan— not the other way, as is usually the case with residential developments. The plan calls for the construction of a four-story, 115,400 square foot mixed-use building with a Whole Foods at ground level and 62 condos situated above it— 26 studios, 20 one-bedrooms, and 15 two-bedroom units. One lucky buyer will score a three-bedroom penthouse (and a much-coveted view of the drum circle in Golden Gate Park. Whole Foods is, of course, taking the "positive economic impact" and "pedestrian friendly" angles in their marketing campaign— they've even preempted the hates by publishing a comparative study of WF's likely effect on the nabe. Now, what to do about the gutterpunk magnet McDonald's across the way?
· 690 Stanyan [website]
· Haight Neighbors Make Compelling Argument Despite Lack of Design Skills [SFist]
The director of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection—he who helped "reform" the system—has resigned after less than 18 months on the job. It seems that the building department isn't only tough on people who those people trying to get permits, it also seems to be a bit difficult for those who work there. [SF Gate]
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