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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Curbed SF

CURBED MAPS

Updated! Mapping the 25 Most Expensive Homes for Sale in SF

CURBED COMPARISONS 

What $2,500/Month Rents You in San Francisco

FLIP WATCH

Total Disaster Lists for $799K, Sells for $1.21M in Outer Sunset

EATER TASTINGS

Chinese Restaurant Busts Dishonest Yelper; SF's 12 Most Anticipated Spring Restaurants; Alton Brown's Bay Area Eats; More!

Welcome to Eater Tastings, where Eater SF editor Allie Pape shares the best restaurant and bar news of the week. 
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MILLBRAE—The staff Chinese restaurant Wonderful became heroes to restaurateurs everywhere by using surveillance footage to call out a Yelper who lied about his experience there
SAN FRANCISCO—Spring is here! And new restaurants are blooming left and right. Here are the 12 we're anticipating the most as June approaches.
BAY AREA—The amazing Alton Brown passed on his complete SF and Napa itinerary to Eater after bringing his Edible Inevitable tour through our part of the world. Find out where the Food Network favorite ate when he was in town
More restaurant and bar news this way >>
SOLD STUFF

Stanley Saitowitz-Spruced iPad Nabs $9.75M in Cow Hollow

2555 Union has been on the market since September, giving the seller ample time to waffle on the price, and us ample time to figure out whether it looks more like an iPad or an especially high-end Apple Store. As much as the metallic border around the patio doors reminds us of an early tablet, we must admit that that sliding glass is an awfully good premonition of the mega-doors going in at the new Union Square Apple Store. (The house, which was built as a spec home in the 1970s, got a sprucing in 2008 from Saitowitz, who configured it around the contemporary art collection of his clients.) After taking a price chop from $10.5 million down to $9.895 million, the home officially sold yesterday for $9.75 million. Perhaps disappointing—then again, the resale values on iPads just aren't keeping up with the times.
Behind the slidey doors >>
CURBED MAPS

Updated! Mapping the 25 Most Expensive Homes for Sale in SF

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It's been more than three months since we last checked in on the most expensive homes for sale in San Francisco, and in that time a lot has happened. An under-construction penthouse at the wildly popular Lumina building has taken over the top slot with a $49 million ask. It's the first time in a very long time that the No. 1 spot has been located somewhere outside of Pacific Heights. It's also part of a major trend toward very expensive condos—in fact, there are now eight condos on the list (and there would be nine, if the $30M condo at 2006 Washington weren't about to change hands). 
Lots of movement on the list >> 
DOWNSIZING

Tenderloin Affordable Housing Project Drops 6 Stories, 50 Units

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A decade ago, the nonprofit housing developer Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) bought a parking lot at the corner of Taylor and Eddy streets and hatched plans to put up a 14-story residential building. The project, located at 168-186 Eddy Street, was to have 153 affordable apartments over a ground-floor grocery—a scarcity in this part of the Tenderloin. But funding ran dry as California slashed its spending on affordable housing and the redevelopment agencies dissolved. Now, as TNDC still searches for funding for the project, the developer has won approval from the Planning Department to downsize 168-186 Eddy to eight stories and 103 units, the San Francisco Business Times reports. The grocery will also shrink, to 5,500 square feet.
More renderings of the downsized project >>
OPEN HOUSE REPORT

Weekend Open House Report: Marina Edition

3-27-151.jpgLocation: 1424 Chestnut St. at Franklin St.
Size: 2-bed, 1-bath, 1,296-square-foot condo
Price: $1.45M
Pitch: "Class Edwardian-style condo in the Marina. Pristinely finished oak floors, high inset ceilings, thick crown molding, wood wainscoting, and picture-hanging rails. Traditional design with uniquely open living spaces, excellent for entertaining. Updated kitchen features granite counters, custom cabinetry, stainless steel refrigerator, and a double oven. Indoor-outdoor living-broad deck and a large shared backyard perfect for BBQs and family fun. Walk-score = 93-Walker's Paradise! Two blocks from Fort Mason, and just a couple more to Marina Greens and the corner of Fillmore and Chestnut. Coveted location! Tech buses pick up nearby. 2 storage areas and 2-car tandem deeded parking. Amazing opportunity! NOT ON LANDFILL!"
Open House: Saturday, 2 to 4pm; Sunday, 2 to 4:30pm
More Marina abodes for your browsing pleasure >>
FLIPPING OUT

Dolores Heights Flip Quadruples Price After 5-Year Makeover

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The location of 4085 20th Street has always been fantastic. It sits atop Dolores Heights and boasts views out across the hills of the city to Twin Peaks. However, the house itself used to be a bit shabby. The boxy three-bedroom sold for $1.05 million back in 2010, and by 2011 it was on its way to being completely rebuilt. The overhaul didn't wrap up until late last year, when the home re-emerged as a glossy, white—albeit still boxy—modern house. It is now back up on the market asking $4.995 million, well more than four times its previous price. 
The home looks like a classic fancy flip >>
CURBED NATIONAL

Come Join Us for an All-Day Celebration of Mies van der Rohe!

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Today is the 129th birthday of Mies van der Rohe, the great 20th-century architect whose pioneering work with glass and steel helped define modern architecture as we know it. So obviously we're celebrating. All over the Curbediverse today, we'll be taking a fervent look at Mies and his legacy, a party you can also follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #MiesDay. But first, here are five important, fun, or otherwise intriguing facts about Mies to get the day started: 
5. Mies served as the last director of Bauhaus, the famous German school for experimental art and design, before closing it down under Nazi pressure in 1933 and immigrating to the U.S. in 1937.
AM LINKAGE

Mayor's Indiana Travel Ban; Pot Cultivation Bad for Drought

CARDS AGAINST URBANITY

Contribute to Curbed's Unofficial San Francisco-Themed Expansion Pack for Cards Against Humanity

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An enterprising millennial by the name of Josh Barrientes recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a Bay Area-themed expansion pack for Cards Against Humanity, which is just like Apples to Apples, except for terrible, horrible people. He set out to raise $1,500; today, thanks to 692 filthy-minded backers, the campaign was funded with a grand total of $13,168. We expect Barrientes' pack to be brilliant, but we kind of can't wait to play. Which is why we're asking for your help to create a crowdsourced (and very, very unofficial) expansion pack for Cards Against Humanity. Our sister site Curbed DC recently came out with a hilarious expansion pack of its own, and frankly, we're a little jealous. So! We'll be including anything and everything related to San Francisco, from local celebrities to brunch lines to fancier-than-thou coffee to BART and Muni woes. If you want your Cards Against Humanity deck to feel more at home, email us at our tipline with your suggestions.
CURBED COMPARISONS 

What $2,500/Month Rents You in San Francisco

Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a column that explores what one can rent for a set dollar amount in various San Francisco neighborhoods. Is one man's studio another man's townhouse? Let's find out! Today's price: $2,500.
↑ A charming studio adjacent to Twin Peaks and near UCSF in Diamond Heights just came onto the rental market asking $2,495/month. The apartment has what appears to be a sunny and spacious (and private) patio, as well as new stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. We're especially digging all the brick and floor-to-ceiling wood paneling. Pets are OK, and there's laundry in the building and parking on the street.
More rentals this way >>

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