Julia Morgan Carriage House Wants $3.5M in Pacific Heights
A carriage house Julia Morgan built in 1917 for Edwin and Jane Newhall has just landed on the market seeking $3.5 million. The two-story brick abode originally served as a garage and chauffeur's quarters for the Newhalls' Dutch Colonial that was tucked away from the street, backing up onto Billionaires' Row (better known today as the home of Zynga founder Mark Pincus). No interior pictures accompany the Morgan listing, sadly, but it's got to be lovely, if the latticed casement windows and festive flower boxes on the facade are any indication.
The Final Two Units at M@1875 in the Mission Are Up for S@le
The former storage building at 15th and Mission completed its conversion into condos late last year, and now all but two of the building's 39 units have been snapped up. The development was spearheaded by Vanguard broker Rusty Wadatz, of Rusty Wadatz Design, and a private developer. Wadatz wanted the condos to feel like a boutique hotel with a Euro and possibly LA vibe, although Wadatz himself seems a bit divided on how much of an LA influence he really wants to cop to. (He could have meant L@?) 
Weekend Open House Report: Dogpatch Edition
Location: 808 Minnesota St. at 20th St.Size: 2-bed, 2.5-bath, 1,670-square-foot condo
Price: $1.598M
Pitch: "Stunning top-Floor, two level, end unit in the Esprit Park Development. Bright and spacious this Penthouse property features bay and bridge views, two private decks, remodeled chef's kitchen with Caesarstone Counter tops and Stainless appliances, Brooklyn hand glazed subway tiles, distressed custom kitchen island, custom lighting throughout, hardwood flooring with radiant heat, in unit washer and dryer. The property comes with one car parking and storage. Located in the desirable Dogpatch neighborhood with easy access to 280 and 101, the Third Street T, the new UCSF Campus and Hospitals. Walking distance to shops and restaurants and right next to the Esprit Park."
Open House: Saturday and Sunday, 2 to 4pm
Fascinating Maps Prove San Francisco Is Just As Hilly Underwater As It Is on Land
Image via US Geological SurveyStunning new maps of the seafloor off of California's coastline have emerged from a years-long effort to chart our coast's underwater depths using all manner of technologies, from swath sonar data to something called acoustic backscatter to regular old photos and video. According to Wired, the maps have the potential to be used to study things like coastal erosion, sea-level rise, and earthquake hazards, and they've already told us that the San Andreas fault is located about 800 meters from where everyone always thought it was.
San Francisco's Median Rent Climbs to a Whopping $4,225
Photo via Markus SpieringRents in San Francisco continued their upward march in April 2015, according to the just-released Zillow Rent Index. When we last checked in with Zillow's index after the first quarter of the year, it showed rents up 15.5 percent over the same time last year. That number nudged upward in April, with rents now up 16 percent over April 2014 and 1.1 percent over March of this year. If that growth rate continues, San Francisco will easily be on track to hit double-digit rent increases again in 2015. The median rent in San Francisco, according to the index, now sits at a terrifying $4,225/month.
The Castro is probably getting less gay, according to a survey of the area's residents. Of 600 residents who responded to a question asking if they identified as LGBTQ, 72.5 percent said that they did, but newer residents of the neighborhood were much less likely than longtime residents to answer in the affirmative. However, a high number of shoppers surveyed along the Castro's commercial corridor continued to identify as LGBTQ. [Hoodline]Embattled Mission Rentals Win Approval, with Affordable Units Added On-Site
Renderings via Leavitt ArchitectureThe 27 rentals planned for 600 South Van Ness, on the site of a Mission District auto-repair shop, are officially a go. Yesterday the Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project. The plans, from developer Toboni Group and architect Leavitt Architecture, originally called for an all-market-rate building; the developer had planned to pay an in-lieu fee of roughly $2 million, enough to build eight units off-site rather than four on-site. The project faced opposition from neighborhood groups that wanted the project to be 100 percent affordable. The developers reversed course, though, and elected to include the four below-market-rate rentals on-site.
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Someone on Craigslist is offering a "furnished studio type room" in a Burlingame cottage for $1,250/month. The catch? There is, well, a bathroom, but no shower. The landlord is instead offering credit toward a membership at a gym one block away, where there is not only a shower but also a sauna, steam room, and towel service—which, though welcome, would not quite take the edge off having to live like a homeless person in one's own home. [Craigslist; H/t Susie Cagle]This Video Tour of an Abandoned Asylum Looks Straight Out of a Horror Film
Screenshot via VimeoRuin porn goes cinematic in "Project Senium," a debut release from a group of filmmakers determined to preserve the experience of incredible abandoned spaces through elaborate short films. This video, just under 10 minutes, takes you through the ruins of a massive asylum that's been left to decay for nearly 20 years. Compared with similar projects documenting an abandoned seminary or an entire city, "Project Senium" involves a more dramatic sound track and more panic-inducing fast-forwarded shots, plus a haunting narrative voiceover.
Mission Bay Boom Overshadowing Biotech; Whale Buried at Sea
Photo of the Conservatory of Flowers exhibit "Stranded! Tropical Island Survival" via Charlie & Melody Wambeke· Mission Bay real estate frenzy dashes biotech-hub dreams [Chronicle]
· Writer Broke-Ass Stuart running for mayor in 'journalistic experiment' [SFist]
· San Francisco's Doyle Drive closure postponed [CBS]
· Latest dead whale to wash up gets towed, dumped at sea [SFGate]
· Glen Park neighbor proposes simple plan to de-uglify the Bernal Cut with green makeover [Bernalwood]
· Cannabis dispensary the Hemp Center moving to lounge location further down Geary; will offer delivery service [Richmond SF]
· Relive Batkid fever with the trailer for Batkid Begins [CityLab]
· When were most people with your name born? [Co.Design]
San Francisco's Planning Department is flirting with the idea of allowing taller buildings in the city in order to boost affordable housing. The concept is limited to areas like Mid-Market and SoMa, but would represent a big move toward building more housing in a city where height limits have been traditionally restrictive. Even supervisors like Jane Kim and David Campos, both of whom are often critical of developer motives, have said that they wouldn't be against upzoning if it increases affordability. [SF Business Times]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.
New Condos Break Ground on Opposite Sides of Potrero
Rendering of Rowan, which breaks ground todayGroundbreaking ceremonies will be held this afternoon for two big new condo projects on the south side of the city from developer Trumark Urban. You may recall both of these projects, which sit at 645 Texas Street and 346 Potrero Avenue, from their respective journeys through Planning Commission approvals, but they've now both been given names, websites, and future sales dates. Now named Knox, 645 Texas Street sits on the edge of Potrero Hill. It's also just a stone's throw away from the 22nd Street Caltrain. 346 Potrero Avenue is now known as Rowan and straddles the edge of the Mission and Potrero, near 16th Street.
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