What $4,500/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: $4,500.
↑ You'll find this 1,100-square-foot loft across the street from AT&T Park in South Beach, which is either a blessing or a curse. The 1-bedroom, 2-bathroom abode has all sorts of fancy bells and whistles, like a built-in, lacquered cabinet that's backlit with color-changing LEDs. It's $4,500/month; comes with 1-car parking and in-unit laundry. There's no mention of a pets policy.
Sweet Alamo Square TIC With No Room for Privacy Asks $499K
Finding livable properties that qualify for membership in our Under $500K club is getting harder and harder as prices continue to rise, but the just-listed one-bedroom TIC at 931 Fulton Street squeezes in, although just barely. The unit is less than a block from Alamo Squareand is well-appointed, with new appliances and a fresh feeling. Its best quality, however, is a big private use deck. The TIC just hit the market asking $499,000.
Life is Sweet on Nob Hill's Pleasant St.; Condo Asks $985K
You could say Pleasant Street is short and sweet. Located at the top of Nob Hill, and just steps from Huntington Park and Grace Cathedral, the block-long byway is lined with charmingly detailed homes. That's where you will find 66 Pleasant Street, an Edwardian condo that's in the heart of the iconic San Francisco neighborhood. The home is a two-bedroom, one-bathroom unit. It weighs in at 1,159 square feet, but the light and bright interior makes it feel larger.
The Case of the Bernal Heights Rent Increase Heads to Court
Last spring, the ugly rent dispute between tenant Deb Follingstad and landlord Nadia Lama roiled through San Francisco like a minor earthquake. Now, San Francisco magazine's website is reporting that the dispute could be about to play out in court since Follingstad (an acupuncturist and onetime Airbnb host) has filed a wrongful eviction suit against Lama (who inherited the property from her father and is accused of trying to dance around the city's Rent Ordinance by drastically increasing her tenant's rent by 315 percent).
California residents slashed their water use by 31 percent in July from the same time in 2013, a mark well above Governor Jerry Brown's 25 percent target for the state. The Bay Area cut its water use by 32.3 percent. Although talk of an impending wet El Niño winter has been rampant lately, state officials have warned Californians that they can't abandon drought-time measures yet and should continue cutting water usage heading into the potentially rainier months. [SF Chronicle]10 Must-Follow Instagram Accounts for Design Obsessives
Ding dong, the square is dead! In honor of Instagram's most recent update—which allows users to (finally!) post full versions of vertical and horizontal photos without the secondary apps and white borders we've all come to know (and, for some, love)—here now are 10 Instagram accounts you've got to follow. From interiors and travel inspiration to keen-eyed (and flat-out gorgeous) photographic observation of the built environment, these 10 accounts will keep you scrolling for hours.
Lower Pac Heights Flip Loses Period Details, Adds $1.888M
Back in 2013, a tall, classic Victorian on Bush Street in Lower Pacific Heights struggled to find a buyer. The house hadn't been updated since 1948 and underwent two price cuts before finally selling for $1.492 million in cash. Although no interior pictures from that time remain, an agent from real estate company Redfin who toured the house at the time noted that the "great original details and fixtures could be restored to make this home majestic again." Instead, those details have all been torn out and the house has been left with a new, modern interior and a new $3.38 million price tag. 
Silicon Valley Eichler Has Original Details, Asks $1.4M
This Sunnyvale Eichler has many of the details it sported in 1959, the year it was built—in real estate speak, it's "beautifully maintained." And, to the dismay of the style's purists, that's a rare thing. If you love midcentury modern style and you are sick of commuting on CalTrain or the corporate bus, you'll want to check out 1120 Spinosa Dr.
Teensy Tiny Mid-Market Loft Gets $95K Over Its Asking Price
When a tiny little loft near Civic Center/Mid-Market came on the market in late July for $375,000, it seemed like a good deal despite its diminutive size and view of a wall next door. The loft, you see, was really quite sleek, and it was located in the landmark Book Concern building with amenities like a club room, a roof deck, and a gym. But nothing that is a good deal in San Francisco's real estate market seems to stay that way for long. This teensy little place ended up selling for $95,000 over asking, with a final price of $470,000. 
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Renovations to the south side of Dolores Park that started in June are on track to hit their planned completion date in early 2016, according to the San Francisco Rec & Parks department. Most of the work has either already begun or is about to kick off, with a new bathroom and revamped lookout already underway. Expect some sort of celebration to be held once the project, which cost $20.8 million for both the northern and southern portions, wraps up. [Hoodline]UC Berkeley Study Says Gentrification Just Getting Started
A new report from UC Berkeley researchers says that a wave of neighborhood gentrification and displacement of low-income households in the Bay Area is not even half over. In fact, it claims that the trend is just beginning. The comprehensive report features an interactive map that can help you figure out if your home is in the gentrification/displacement crosshairs, as well as items that disturb. In addition to claiming there's no end in sight to the trend, they offer insight on the neighborhoods most likely to slip into the category of impossible for many to afford.
Map: 25 Outrageous Celebrity Houses, Islands, and Even Tombs
Everyone is always going on about the wacky baby names celebrities choose, but what about the bizarre real estate celebrities buy? For instance, did you know that Paula Deen has a very serious shell obsession that can be seen throughout her Savannah abode? Or that Neil Patrick Harris has a man cave that is filled with magic and other tricks? If it wasn't for Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, Nic Cagewould be the king of the comical, with his castle (covered in "purple velvet fabric"), a haunted house too scary to sleep in, and even a tomb because why not. Below, Curbed's map of 25 of the weirdest and most wonderful real estate owned by American celebrities, from an island off the coast of Sweden to a shoe house in California. Think we left out any notable homes? Let us know in the comments!
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— Michelle Goldchain
There Was Actual Real Estate Porn On This Week's 'Million Dollar Listing' SF
This week's Million Dollar Listing brought a set of the best properties showcased yet, from a familiar renovated Cole Valley firehouse over to a sprawling $20 million Tiburon estate. The Cole Valley condo listing belonged to Justin, and it was being sold by Leslie Bahr, its designer and owner. The property is one that we know well from its time on the market over the past year. In real life, it went up for sale last October asking $3 million, left the market without selling, and reappeared in the spring with a tiny little $5,000 price cut. On the show, it just lists for $2.995 million. The condo, which is part of former Engine #40, is truly one of a kind, but it also has an utterly bizarre layout, with different rooms perched on different levels and sub-levels all over the place. Of course, Justin wastes no time in testing out the fire pole that runs from floor to floor. The Many Terrifying Ways Global Warming Will Soon Be Ravaging California
California's unabated drought (the one that's been going on for four long years) has parched the entire state and led to some frightening consequences (parts of the state are sinking), but the worst is yet to come and "there's no way out," according to climate scientists. Those were their literal words. They presented to regulators and reps from the Governor's Office at the California Climate Change Symposium this week, the Daily Breeze reports, telling them that the drought had been dramatically exacerbated by global warming, and that there's a lot worse in store: less water, more pollution, scarier weather, bigger storms, floods, and fires.
According to the latest market report from real estate website Zillow, the housing market in San Francisco may be starting to level off, with prices up just .6 percent between June and July. July's prices were still 11 percent higher than those of July 2014, but that rapid appreciation could finally be slowing. San Francisco's figures were in line with a national cooling-off trend in home prices that saw declining home values in 204 of the 517 metropolitan areas analyzed by Zillow. [SF Business Times]SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
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