Six Page Street Murals May Be Inadvertently Destroyed
Art removal this morning at the old Boys & Girls club, current Fei Tian Academy pic.twitter.com/jCPPlMQZSE
— chris thacker (@alternapop) December 31, 2015
Plans to install new windows in the property at 1950 Page Street may inadvertently destroy six of San Francisco's tiled mosaic murals. Hoodline reported that the property owner, private arts school Fei Tian Academy, hopes to remove the artworks by December 31 due to concerns for students' safety. If the murals are not removed properly, they will crumble to pieces, according to Lower Haight Sharon Virtue, who installed the murals in 2007 and 2008 through funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission, according to Hoodline.
Which $12M San Francisco Manse is the Better Buy?
Imagine: you have about $12 million to drop on a place and you've narrowed it down to two listings. How do you make up your mind? The answer is simple: you shove them into a metaphorical cage and let them battle it out until one emerges victorious. It's time for Real Estate Deathmatch.
Address: 101 Maple St / 1032 Broadway
Price: $12 million / $12 million
Square Footage: 5,825 / 3,890
Beds, Baths: 5, 4 / 4, 4.5
Parking?: 2-car garage / 2-car garage
Yahoo Puts Big Santa Clara Development Site on the Market
Image via digitaltrends.comYahoo has held onto a 48.6-acre development site in Santa Clara for years despite the company's stalled growth, but now it is reportedly up for sale, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The site is near Levi's Stadium and has been part of Yahoo's real estate portfolio since 2006 when the company's revenues were still growing. Yahoo received approvals in 2010 to build enough office space for 12,000 employees, but construction never began.
$31M Manse is Now Officially the Most Expensive Sale of 2015
The fairytale-worthy mansion at 2701 Broadway sold for $31 million back in May with a price just beating out the $30 million penthouse at 2006 Washington to be the most expensive sale of the year so far. Now, as 2015 draws to a close, the 2701 Broadway sale can officially be proclaimed the year's biggest. The seven-bedroom, 16,000-square foot manse has two family rooms, two offices, three rooftop terracesand an indoor basketball court. 
30 Instagram Accounts We Loved in 2015
2015 was the year of Instagram. The social media platform was a favorite of designers, architects, photographers, florists, glassblowers… the list goes on. We especially loved all of the excellent interior design inspiration to be found on Instagram, from the effervescently bohemian rooms snapped by 'grammers like designer Justina Blakeney and photographer Dabito of the blog OldBrandNew, to the spare, Scandinavian cool of Muuto design manager Nina Bruun or ELLE Decoration Sweden editor Katarina Matsson. Here now, 30 Instagram accounts we loved in 2015 and can't wait to see more of in 2016.
Planning Asks for Density at Church of 8 Wheels Development
Photo via Drive the DistrictIt was September when news first came that the Church of 8 Wheels, a roller rink located in the old Sacred Heart Church building at Fell and Fillmore streets, may have to stop rolling to make way for a new development. Now, the Planning Department has responded to preliminary plans for the development with encouragement to build more units than the currently planned nine. Upping the density of the development would also mean triggering the requirement to include below-market-rate housing that begins with ten units.
For $2.8M, You Can Nab This Sky-High South Beach Condo
This South Beach listing was last sold in July 25, 2013 for $1.85 million, and it's now returned to the market almost $1 million more than that price. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit is located in The Infinity. With $933 monthly HOA dues, the development offers a variety of amenities, such as a 5,000-square-foot gym, 75-foot lap pool, sauna, and theater room. The condo, itself, offers a waterfront view through floor-to-ceiling windows and a fairly close location to Union Square. According to the listing, the hardwood flooring throughout is brand new and the window treatments are custom. The asking price totals to $2,799,000.
Curbed Cup Finals: (15) Bayview vs. (4) NoPa
And now, the conclusion of the Curbed Cup, our annual award to the San Francisco neighborhood of the year. Because this is the most important decision of all time, the polls will be left open until midnight on Thursday, December 31. Let the final battle begin!
[Bayview photo (left) via Fun Cheap SF; NoPa photo (right) via Pacific Union]
And then there were two. The Curbed Cup competition is almost complete, but first you need to pick a winner. This past week, Curbed readers decided that NoPa was a better choice than Excelsior with a difference of 67 votes, while Bayview was considered a better contender to the Tenderloin by a difference of 116 votes. With these two final opponents, readers will only have until the New Year to decide which deserves bragging rights as the top neighborhood of the year. Vote now!
Year in Curbed: The 12 Best Longreads of 2015
Bachman Wilson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Image copyright Tarantino Studio; courtesy Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas.
Once family time is over, that end-of-year holiday quiet period is a perfect time to catch up on some longreads. Curbed publishes longform features about architecture, real estate, design, and urban planning every week. Here, in no particular order, are a dozen of our favorites from 2015.
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SF's Average Millennial Can Buy Only a 135 Square-Foot Home
Millennials in San Francisco may be viewed as trendy techies who can afford the city's soaring real estate prices, but the truth is rather different, according to new research from personal finance company SmartAsset. The average millennial in San Francisco can afford a home of just 135 square feet—a size that we're pretty sure isn't even legal. The figures are based on calculation of millennials' median income and median net worth combined with the median home value in the city. Lyft's Top San Francisco Destinations of 2015 Are Very Techie
Photo via WikipediaRidesharing company Lyft has released data about its most popular drop-off destinations that shows it is working in tandem with local transit systems. Nationwide, Lyft cars take people most often to transit stops. The company also released more detailed data for San Francisco about the most popular restaurant, bar and workplace in the city. The winners are destinations popular with young tech workers in neighborhoods like the Mission and SoMa.
Funeral Home Redevelopment May Begin Sooner Than Expected
Renderings via Prado Group, Inc.This past February, Curbed reported that the planned redevelopment for Duboce Triangle's Sullivan's Funeral Home wouldn't begin for another two years, but, according to Hoodline, Prado Group, Inc.'s project has been fast-tracked. Along with the funeral home on 2254 Market Street, a parking lot east of the site will be redeveloped to make way for the planned residential units.
Smaller Office Space Proposed in Mission to Avoid Building Cap
Image via Google MapsSan Francisco's Proposition M places a cap on the amount of new office space that can be built in the city in any given year. The cap hasn't been an issue in many years, but it is likely to come into effect in 2016. There's just one exception: new office buildings under 50,000 square feet have their own, separate allowance. The San Francisco Business Times reports that plans for a new office at 2525 16th Street have just been filed that barely squeak in under this smaller cap at 49,999 square feet.
Curbed Cup Final Four: (11) Tenderloin v.s (15) Bayview
We're down to the final four in the Curbed Cup, our annual award to the San Francisco neighborhood of the year. There will be one matchup today and tomorrow, with the polls left open for 24 hours. The final showdown for the prestigious fake trophy will begin Wednesday. Let the eliminations continue!
Tenderloin photo (left) via SF Fun Cheap; Bayview photo (right) via Fun Cheap SF
With a difference of 67 votes, NoPa has moved on to the Curbed Cup finals. Now, it's time to decide if Tenderloin deserves to move forward in the contest or if Bayview should take the crown. There are only 24 hours to vote, so let's get to it.
12 Outstanding Tiny Homes From 2015
A glamorous tiny dwelling made of two trailers in Austin, Texas—Photo by Molly Wintersvia Lonny)
Another year, another vigorous parade of tiny homes, which have swarmed out from a small movement of people wanting to live more efficiently into a mainstream that, whether out of curiosity or necessity, is simply enamored by small-space design. From the super eco-friendly to the ultra-glam, from customized DIY masterpieces to clever designs manufactured to sell, 2015's best micro homes prove that there are endless, brilliant ways to live small.
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