Curbed SF: All Posts by Cristina CerulloLove where you live2015-11-25T09:30:00-08:00https://sf.curbed.com/authors/cristinacerullo/rss2015-11-25T09:30:00-08:002015-11-25T09:30:00-08:00Check Out Michael Grova's Airy Mission Duplex, Where Airbnb Brings the World to Him
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<p> Michael Grova spent seven years in Africa, working on clean energy projects. Work brought him back to the States, but he's still an avid traveler. But he's also found that Airbnb can help keep him connected to global culture: He has hosted more than 100 guests in a loft space within his light-filled apartment in San Francisco's Mission district, half of whom he estimates are international.</p>
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<p> "Now the world comes to me," he says. "Hosting is a way to share cultures and experiences." For visitors from the US or abroad, Grova believes his home allows for an up-close view of the unique contemporary culture in the City by the Bay. "What makes this place special is the dynamic nature of the Mission," he says. With technology companies reshaping the Bay Area, the Mission is going through rapid transformation. "Love it or hate it, it's what's happening," he says. "It's a moment in history.</p>
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<p><br>Grova enjoys creating itineraries for his guests, from urban parkland bike rides to neighborhood walks punctuated with stops at shops and restaurants. He'll even tell his visitors with whom they should strike up conversations, as he knows many of his neighborhood's shopkeepers and restaurant owners. "The great thing about the Mission is you can just walk down Valencia Street and make a day of it," he said.</p>
<p> He recommends Linea Cafe, for the best espresso in the city, and Tartine Bakery, for the pain au chocolate. He sends visitors to check out Dolores Park, best enjoyed with the fantastic ice cream at Bi-Rite Creamery. Come cocktail hour, he likes Tacolicious for happy-hour margaritas and can't-miss guacamole.</p>
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<p><br>Back at his duplex, visitors have the option of full privacy in the loft penthouse bedroom, which features a private deck and dramatic city views. Guests are also welcome on the lower level, which features a comfortable living area and a large kitchen and dining area for those who like to cook.</p>
<p>Upstairs, the setting is romantic enough to have prompted Grova's favorite moment as a host: the engagement of a couple staying in the guest suite. "It was unplanned," he says. "He was just enjoying the view and decided to propose right there. I ran up to take a picture of them. I was just so honored to be a part of it."</p>
<p><br><a href="http://www.airbnb-marketing.com/sanfrancisco/index.html">Learn more about how you can share your extra space in San Francisco.</a></p>
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<p> In New Orleans, it's not uncommon for an impromptu jazz performance to break out on the street with music and dancing echoing around the block. The city hosts festivals every month of the year highlighting the food, culture, and music that make New Orleans great. There's no question that it's a social city where a festivity is always welcome. However a short ride on the Saint Charles Avenue Streetcar uptown reveals a different side of the city. Everything quiets down, homes quadruple in size, and greenery grows over every surface like a scene from <em>Jumanji</em>. Welcome to the Garden District.</p>
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<p> First developed in the early 19th century by wealthy merchants and plantation owners, the Garden District is now an inviting and walkable neighborhood known for its Antebellum masterpieces — a well-preserved living museum of quintessential New Orleans architecture. The opulent homes lining these idyllic streets reflect both the economic boom that followed the Louisiana Purchase and the subsequent establishment by the newly-rich American elite of an exclusive enclave. The neighborhood remains posh, and many of its residents are just as famous as the houses they inhabit.</p>
<p> Each new structure opens a window into the city's rich and varied history. Spanish courtyards hide inside Italianate facades, while ornate iron gates surround Greek Revival mansions — every block holds its share of architectural triumphs and insights into a bygone era. Best of all, it's easy to walk from landmark to landmark.</p>
<p> Here are ten of our favorite buildings in the neighborhood:</p>
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<p> <strong>1. Coliseum Street Row "The Seven Sisters" in the 2300s of Coliseum Street</strong></p>
<p><br>Hidden among the stately mansions in the Garden District is a row of cozy one-story side-hall "shotgun" style townhouses. Despite their small stature, their Henry Howard pedigree gives them enough cred to make our tour. Their floor plans are narrow, and designed to keep air circulating. Likely identical when they were built by John Hall in 1869, they've each assumed their own individual style over time.</p>
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<p> <strong>2. Joseph Carroll House at 1315 First Street</strong></p>
<p><br>Bold, extravagant, and — most noticeably — pink, it's no wonder the namesake of this Italianate villa was known for throwing elaborate parties. Visitors like Mark Twain entered through the center hall and sipped cocktails on the double-galleries laced with iron filigree. Don't miss the well-preserved carriage house around the corner.</p>
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<p> <strong>3. Brevard House at 1239 First Street</strong></p>
<p><br>This Greek Revival home was built in 1847 and is known as "Anne's house" for its previous occupant, gothic novelist Anne Rice, who made it the setting for her novel "The Witching Hour." An iron fence with casted rosettes inspired another nickname: "Rosegate." Some visitors believe the original owner, Albert Brevard, haunts the expansive double galleries on moonless nights; we can vouch for its well-preserved charm in the daylight.</p>
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<p> <strong>4. Payne-Strachan House at 1134 First Street</strong></p>
<p><br>This Greek Revival center-hall-design stands proudly on the corner just as it did in 1849 for Judge Jacob Payne. It's best known as the home where Jefferson Davis, a friend of Payne's, died. A plaque sits outside to commemorate the event. Peek at the blue painted gallery ceilings; the color is believed to keep winged insects and evil spirits at bay.</p>
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<p> <strong>5. Montgomery-Hero House at 1213 Third Street</strong></p>
<p><br>Originally built in the 1860s for a railroad magnate, this two-story Gothic Italianate home is something of a Garden District fixture for locals. Just three prominent New Orleans families occupied the grand structure before its current residents moved in. The grandeur of high society is still alive and well in the soaring parlor ceilings and leisurely atmosphere of the sprawling front porch. Inside, the home has been subtly adapted to stay true to its roots while modernizing in both style and functionality.</p>
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<p> <strong>6. Commander's Palace at 1403 Washington Avenue</strong></p>
<p><br>Yelp can serve you up a slew of artisanal five star restaurants to sate your walking-induced hunger, but none hold the iconic weight of this historic landmark. In 1890 Emile Commander turned this turreted Victorian structure into a saloon for the families who occupied the surrounding mansions. In 1974 the Brennan family gave it its bold aqua color and mixed a bright blue martini to match. To this day, it remains the city's most famous restaurant.</p>
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<p> <strong>7. Colonel Short's Villa at 1448 Fourth Street</strong></p>
<p><br>Another Henry Howard-designed gem, this Italianate villa was built around 1860 for Colonel Short and is credited with establishing the wrought iron tradition in the area. The fence's corn stalk design was chosen by the Colonel to soothe his homesick wife who missed Iowa, her native state. Less romantic historians say that he simply chose the design from a catalogue. We like a good story so we're going to stick with the romantic Colonel on this one.</p>
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<p> <strong>8. Briggs-Staub House at 2605 Prytania Street</strong></p>
<p><br>It seems odd that any architectural style would be "off-limits" in the varied Garden District, but such was the case when this Neo-Gothic cottage was constructed in 1849. Protestant neighbors complained that its steeply pitched roof and pointed arch windows recalled Catholic traditions they had hoped to leave behind in the French Quarter. Despite their grumbles, this distinctive home has stood its ground and has aged considerably well over time.</p>
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<p> <strong>9. Our Mother of Perpetual Help at 2582 Prytania Street</strong></p>
<p><br>Designed by famed New Orleans architect Henry Howard, this mansion's intricate cast iron gallery and marble entrance exudes European elegance, though its most distinctive characteristic might be its lineage of owners. After the Civil War the Catholic Church converted it into a chapel, adorning it with its most iconic feature: an intricate cast iron pavilion bearing its name in gold. Anne Rice dipped her quill here, and Nicolas Cage once held the deed.</p>
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<p> <strong>10. Louise S. McGehee School at 2343 Prytania Street</strong></p>
<p><br>Of the nine buildings that comprise the campus of this all-girls prep school, the most impressive is the main house. Inspired by the neoclassical Beaux-Arts architectural style, the building was designed by the famous New Orleans architect James Freret. Currently a library and office, it was once the home of sugar baron Bradish Johnson. Built for $100,000 in 1872, the current per student cost averages $15,735/year. Sure, that might sound pricy — but we'd like to go to school in a landmark, too.</p>
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<p><br>The Sharon Hills community — where the property sits — consists of just 77 townhomes set amidst the foothills and includes its own pool and tennis court. HOA fees include community landscaping, exterior home painting, roof/rain gutters, and pool/tennis court privileges and maintenance. </p>
<p><br>Take a peek inside <a href="http://f.curbed.cc/f/PacificUnion_SP_CSF_022615">this three-year-old, new construction townhome</a>: an elegant, modern structure located in prime Silicon Valley, just a few minutes from the entrepreneurial hubs on the Peninsula, from Stanford University to downtown Palo Alto to Facebook. Featuring open, <strong>gallery-like interiors, soaring ceilings, floating walkways, and expansive views of the Peninsula's western hills</strong>, the property is truly one-of-a-kind. Other notable features include Wolf, Sub-Zero and Miele stainless steel appliances and a 9' "waterfall" island clad in basaltina stone; a deck that can be accessed from both the living area and dining room, as well as an additional private deck accessible from the Master bedroom. </p>
https://sf.curbed.com/2015/2/26/9988404/step-inside-a-stunning-silicon-valley-townhomeCristina Cerullo2015-01-28T12:12:00-08:002015-01-28T12:12:00-08:00Building Cities from Scratch
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<div><span class="credit">Inspired by BP gasoline with Invigorate®, <a href="http://f.curbed.cc/f/TheNextMile-Curbed-Cities-012815">The Next Mile</a> explores the stories of trends, products and people who go a little farther than the norm. The series is a collaboration between BP Fuels and Vox Creative.</span></div>
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https://sf.curbed.com/2015/1/28/9998020/building-cities-from-scratchCristina Cerullo2015-01-09T12:10:00-08:002015-01-09T12:10:00-08:00Bring New Life to Your Old Furniture
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<div><span class="credit">Inspired by BP gasoline with Invigorate®, <a href="http://f.curbed.cc/f/TheNextMile-Curbed-Video-010915">The Next Mile</a> explores the stories of trends, products and people who go a little farther than the norm. The series is a collaboration between BP Fuels and Vox Creative.</span></div>
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<br><script>OO.ready(function() { OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer5', 'Nsa2Jvcjow6SxsMY6W3jL_I9Eg7T3hRT'); });</script><br><div>Finding inexpensive furniture can sometimes come with a price. Visiting a flea market or antique store is a great way to find deals on furniture, but why stop there? Why not bring new life into those old finds? From removing scratches to adding polish, we'll show you how you can easily restore antique furniture and give it more than just a fresh coat of paint.<br><p><a href="http://f.curbed.cc/f/TheNextMile-Curbed-Video-010915">Head this way for more from The Next Mile. >></a><img src="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/adServer.bs?cn=tf&c=19&mc=imp&pli=10523086&PluID=0&ord=[timestamp]&rtu=-1" height="1" width="1" border="1"></p>
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https://sf.curbed.com/2015/1/9/10003976/bring-new-life-to-your-old-furnitureCristina Cerullo2014-12-20T12:30:00-08:002014-12-20T12:30:00-08:00Big Things Come in Small Packages
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<p> Many of these homes measure less than 500 square feet!</p>
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<p> Utilizing every bit of space possible, these micro kitchens often have the same amount of storage space you'd find in full-size models.</p>
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<p> Micro homes are pushing developers to find new and creative ways to open up the space and bring in more natural light. And the size means they are leaving a smaller carbon footprint. Many homes feature solar panels and this one is heated and cooled by just a single HVAC unit. Lightening up your life doesn't mean you can't be energy-efficient.</p>
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<p> That same mentality extends to the road. The <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516509&xs=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fddm%2Fclk%2F286068773%3B111724674%3Bp%3Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ford.com%3Fbannerid%3D8170880%257C1266797%257C111724674%257C0%257C286068773&referrer=archive.curbed.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fsf.curbed.com%2F2014%2F12%2F20%2F10011528%2Fbig-things-come-in-small-packages" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2015 Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid</a> features a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery, allowing drivers to easily switch between all-electric and gas power or a combination of both. In addition, folding seats and in-floor storage compartments make use of all available space in the Ford C-Max Hybrid Energi, while the available panoramic roof brings in plenty of natural light. </p>
<p> Big things truly can come in small packages.</p>
https://sf.curbed.com/2014/12/20/10011528/big-things-come-in-small-packagesCristina Cerullo2014-12-19T12:15:00-08:002014-12-19T12:15:00-08:00A Q&A with Architect Michael Chen
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<div><div> <p><br>We recently <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/11/14/the-microliving-guru.php">sat down with</a> designer and micro-living expert Michael Chen of <a href="http://mkca.com/">MKCA</a> and gave readers the chance to ask him their most burning questions. Here now, Chen gives us his answers.</p> <p><strong>Who is your favorite artist to work with?</strong><br>As you can imagine, every artist brings an entirely different perspective to a collaborative project, so it's hard to identify a single favorite. I will say that the work that we're currently doing with Sarah Oppenheimer has definitely been the most integrated and instrumental to the overall design of the project. It has impacted the form of elements around it, and has really impacted our design process, as well. It's both independent and thoroughly married to the building in a very interesting way, and that has been tremendously exciting for both of us. I think the best collaborations reflect that kind of exchange.<img src="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/adServer.bs?cn=tf&c=20&mc=click&pli=9700507&PluID=0&ord=[timestamp]" height="1" width="1" border="1"></p> </div></div>
<p> <strong>Where do you source your hardware—castors, pneumatics, etc?</strong><br>We use hardware from everywhere, ranging from typical sources like Hafele and McMaster, to high-end sources like Nanz and Accurate, to industrial grade hardware for material handling. We almost always adapt or hack the hardware that we buy for our purposes, and we often find that we have to design and fabricate custom machined hardware to get the kind of motion that we're looking for. <strong>What would your dream architectural project be?</strong><br>Honestly, we look for every conceivable opportunity for design innovation in each project that we take on. So I don't spend a lot of time dreaming about others. And, we are obliged to serve our clients to the best of our ability. The best clients make the best architecture, and I can say that the dreamiest client is someone who has a project with some complexity, an open mind and a healthy budget.</p>
<p> <strong>What is the next project you're slated to work on?</strong><br>We're just starting work on two more ultra high-performing small spaces projects in Manhattan: one a little over 500sf and one that is around 300sf. And, we've also just begun on the interior design of a townhouse project for which we are also the architects. So we've got several thousand square feet of high-end interiors to design. A little further out, we are in talks with a few developers about housing at all scales – micro to macro. </p>
<p> We are also just beginning a project on the impact of nighttime illumination and certain ranges of the light spectrum on insomnia and health. We've been tinkering with custom LED lighting arrays for a while and looking at a range of sensitivities that people have to their electromagnetic environment.</p>
<p> <strong>If you weren't an architect, what would you do?</strong><br>If I weren't a designer, I would probably be a chef. Cuisine and design are like fraternal twins. I love everything about cooking, from the close proximity between effort and pleasure, to the way that the best chefs are changing what we eat, how it's created and where it comes from. I think it's totally fascinating on every level.</p>
<p> <strong>If you couldn't build and design in New York, where would you want to work?</strong><br>That's a tough one. We work all over, and I think that being based in New York has in many ways enabled that. And even with our local projects, we frequently have international clients. New York definitely has its difficulties – I could use a lot more space — but I can't imagine a better working environment.</p>
<p> <strong>What is your favorite design city?</strong><br>Tokyo.</p>
<p> <strong>What's your advice for someone living in a micro-apartment who wants to maximize their space on a budget?</strong><br>Declutter and edit. It's amazing what reducing visual noise and clutter will do for a space.</p>
<p> <a href="http://mkca.com/"><strong>MCKA</strong></a><strong> does more than just design. What are your hopes for the research arm of your business?</strong><br>Our research is instrumental to our design work, so I don't think of them as separate from one another. We're very careful about setting aside resources to fund speculative work. And, most of the time, what was once research comes back as design work later. And, much of what we might otherwise call research is actually enabled by clients, as with our explorations into ever-larger-scale 3D printing. So it's an ongoing thing. </p>
<p> I would like to expand our data analysis and visualization practice area, which has been mostly speculative up to this point (with some research grants along the way). But, I think that finding new ways for the wealth of information about the city that we can now access to inform the way that we design is going to thoroughly transform architecture as we know it.</p>
<p> <strong>What is your favorite building in New York? The world?</strong><br>I've never seen it in person, but for several years the building that I am the most fascinated with is a house that Gio Ponti designed in Caracas, Villa Planchart. Ponti was such a incredible designer, and one of the few who moved effortlessly across multiple scales and media from buildings to magazines to products to industrial processes, sometimes all in the same project. Villa Planchard is a total work — Ponti was responsible for everything from the architecture to the landscape to the décor — and it's almost entirely intact. </p>
<p> My favorites in New York are numerous, but one that is very special is the Chatham Towers complex in Lower Manhattan. It's a fantastically good work of 1960s residential architecture and very under appreciated.</p>
<p> <strong>What is your opinion of the major developments that are taking over the NYC skyline?</strong><br>I'm not especially troubled by it as a trend. Some of the buildings are shaping up to be genuinely remarkable works of architecture and are worth celebrating — 56 Leonard looks to be one. 111 West 57th may be another. I wish that some of the others were better buildings, but the same is true everywhere. It's important that the city changes, and frequently. The skyline is no different. </p>
<p> I do think that it's terribly important for the city to grow intelligently and I think that efforts on the part of the city to secure units for affordable housing, infrastructure improvements and increased tax revenue as part of this kind of development are all positive.</p>
<p> <strong>What, in your opinion, does the future of architecture and design look like?</strong><br>It's clear that the future is going to be even more urban. That's a trend worldwide. Close to 68% of people will be urban by midcentury according to all of the projections that I've seen. So the future of architecture is tied to the future of cities. I can't tell you what it will look like, but the best architecture of the future will serve our global cosmopolitanism. I think that it will have to be smart about energy and will unquestionably be loaded with communications and computing technology. </p>
<p> These are speculations that drive much of our design sensibilities, from thinking about new ways of living, to new types of building craft and technology, to research on electromagnetism and environmental health. They're all aspects of our work that I would anticipate being important — and more widely distributed — in the not too distant future.</p>
<p> <strong>What do you hope to accomplish in the next 10 years?</strong><br>We are just beginning to get opportunities that reflect expertise that the office has been building for the past few years. I hope it's a trend that that continues. We are able to demonstrate that we can handle larger and increasingly more complex projects and buildings, and that has been tremendously gratifying. So I'd like for us to work on larger buildings, and public, institutional and infrastructural projects as well. I'm also very interested in developing both our product design work and our data visualization and analysis work further.</p>
<p> <strong>What is the first thing you do when you sit down to sketch?</strong><br>I clear my desk. I like a clean surface.</p>
<p> <strong>Where do you get your inspiration?</strong><br>From all around. The truth is stranger than fiction.</p>
https://sf.curbed.com/2014/12/19/10009794/a-q-a-with-architect-michael-chenCristina Cerullo2014-12-18T12:13:00-08:002014-12-18T12:13:00-08:00Buildings Designed to Beat the Cold
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<div><span class="credit">Inspired by BP gasoline with Invigorate®, <a href="http://f.curbed.cc/f/BP_TheNextMile_Curbed_Cold_121814">The Next Mile</a> explores the stories of trends, products and people who go a little farther than the norm. The series is a collaboration between BP Fuels and Vox Creative.</span></div>
<br><script src="//player.ooyala.com/v3/d07a9f8a5294fbc994df39592008ac0?platform=html5-fallback"></script><br><div id="ooyalaplayer9" style="height:281px"></div>
<br><script>OO.ready(function() { OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer9', 'xvbzRjcjoZw_Cfp4YOqfLtVkrOak7NX6'); });</script><br><div>Nobody likes a cold home, but what do you do if you're living in Antarctica? In this video, we'll showcase some of the continent's most unique research centers. From buildings with hydraulic legs to ones running solely on wind and solar power, these buildings go farther when it comes to beating the cold.<br><p><a href="http://f.curbed.cc/f/BP_TheNextMile_Curbed_Cold_121814">Head this way for more from The Next Mile. >></a><img src="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/adServer.bs?cn=tf&c=19&mc=imp&pli=10523086&PluID=0&ord=[timestamp]&rtu=-1" height="1" width="1" border="1"></p>
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https://sf.curbed.com/2014/12/18/10010348/buildings-designed-to-beat-the-coldCristina Cerullo2014-12-17T12:12:00-08:002014-12-17T12:12:00-08:00The Stadium of the Future
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<div><span class="credit">Inspired by BP gasoline with Invigorate®, <a href="http://f.curbed.cc/f/BP_Thenextmile_Curbed_Stadium_121714">The Next Mile</a> explores the stories of trends, products and people who go a little farther than the norm. The series is a collaboration between BP Fuels and Vox Creative.</span></div>
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<br><script>OO.ready(function() { OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer9', 'ppc2Y3cjpxn9KNOjBm6oj9UEgfk2ECg-'); });</script><br><div>Luxury lofts, fine dining and football aren't typically synonymous, but in San Francisco, that has officially changed Levi Stadium, home to the San Francisco 49ers, takes the football stadium farther. With its high-end steakhouse, 165 luxury suites and renewable energy, this stadium shows us what the stadium of the future will look like.<br><p><a href="http://f.curbed.cc/f/BP_Thenextmile_Curbed_Stadium_121714">Head this way for more from The Next Mile. >></a><img src="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/adServer.bs?cn=tf&c=19&mc=imp&pli=10523086&PluID=0&ord=[timestamp]&rtu=-1" height="1" width="1" border="1"></p>
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https://sf.curbed.com/2014/12/17/10010762/the-stadium-of-the-futureCristina Cerullo2014-12-12T12:13:00-08:002014-12-12T12:13:00-08:00Stress-Free Apartment Hunting
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https://sf.curbed.com/2014/12/12/10012268/stress-free-apartment-huntingCristina Cerullo