Monday, November 30, 2015

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HOUSE CALLS

For Home Decor, This Lifestyle Guru Keeps It Easy Peasy

SOLD STUFF

Solar System Victorian Closes at $2.674M, Less Than Asking

SOLD STUFF

Cow Hollow Home Sells for $5.995M, $1M More Than Last Year

HOUSE CALLS

For Home Decor, This Lifestyle Guru Keeps It Easy Peasy

Welcome to House Calls, a recurring feature in which Curbed tours lovely, offbeat, or otherwise awesome homes in the Bay Area. Think your space should be featured next? Here's how to submit.
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Jennine Jacob turned her love of entertaining at home into a business, photos by Patricia Chang
When Jennine Jacob landed in San Francisco in 2013, she had been away for several years and felt like she didn't know anyone anymore. She and her husband, Rocky, had lived in SF previously, but they spent several years in Germany and on the East Coast for school and work, and the city seemed new again. She decided to rekindle friendships by throwing a series of parties, and the decision yielded something unexpected: a new career. The backdrop for all this is her Potrero Hill home.
Two aesthetics, one family-friendly home >>
SOLD STUFF

Solar System Victorian Closes at $2.674M, Less Than Asking

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The Victorian at 956 S. Van Ness Ave. is known for its murals (including a rendering of the solar system on the garage) has sold for $2.674 million, that's a little less than the $2.995 million the owners sought when it went on the market in late October. For people following the sale, the first question that comes to mind is: Will the new owners keep the eye-popping murals?
The answer may surprise you >>
SOLD STUFF

Cow Hollow Home Sells for $5.995M, $1M More Than Last Year

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With all of the recent rumblings about the slowing down of the super-hot San Francisco luxury market, we wondered how the four-bedroom home at 2374 Greenwich Avenue would fare when it hit the market at the beginning of November. The home had sold just last year for $4.9995 million, but its tech exec owner quickly decided to move on to a Tiburon estate and put it back on the market for $5.495 million. The ask was a jump of about half a million in a year. The luxury market must not be dead yet, because not only did the place go into contract in just five days, it sold for $5.995 million. Yes, that's nearly a million more than last year even though the house underwent few changes in that time.
Sunset views were a selling point >> 
THAT'S RATHER UNUSUAL

Spiked Baseball Bats Puzzle SF Residents and Police

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Photo by Chuck S via Hoodline
Christmas decorations weren't the only things going up around the city this holiday weekend. Police told Hoodline that as many as 27 spiked baseball bats have mysteriously appeared around the city, each one chained to a parking meter or a sign pole. The strange happening has people wondering: Is it art or...something else? No one seems to know exactly what (if anything) to make of it.
The spikes make it a felony >>
TIS THE SEASON

On Frosty! On Holiday! Dash Away to the Top of Cal Academy!

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When the reindeer arrive at Cal Academy, they traditionally graze on the living roof and are visited by St. Nick; photo courtesy California Academy of Sciences
Santa's sleigh is said to have eight tiny reindeer, but until January 3, the California Academy of Sciences will have two large ones: Frosty and Holiday. The reindeer duo landed there yesterday to much fanfare.The viewing of caribou at Cal Academy is something of a holiday tradition for many in the Bay Area. We asked the elves at natural history museum some burning reindeer questions.
They dig carwash brushes, and other interesting facts this way >>
BAY BRIDGE BLAST

No Longfin Smelt Were Harmed in the Old Bay Bridge Blast

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Screen grab via Bay Bridge Implosion in Slow Motion!, YouTube
Looking at video of the event, it's hard to believe, but Caltrans officials told Bay Area media that no endangered longfin smelt were injured (or worse) in the implosion of a large pier from the old Bay Bridge on November 14. A Caltrans spokesperson told the San Francisco Chroniclethat although they are waiting for a full report, it appears all of the three-inch fish came out of the incident unscathed.
Let's watch that video one more time >>
CURBED NATIONAL

Curbed Gift Guide: 193 Ideas for Everyone On Your List

For Curbed's very first holiday gift guide, the editors sought to round up interesting gifts for all the interesting characters in your life. Architecture-loving child? Check! Dog-obsessed neighbor? Check! Sister with a burgeoning green thumb? Check, check, check. With nearly 200 ideas spanning tech, toys, textiles, books, and more, these gift guides should provide endless inspiration for everyone you might be shopping for this holiday season.
TURF WARS

Palo Alto Trailer Park Owners and City Headed for Court

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Photo via ABC 7 News
The owners of Buena Vista Moblie Home Park, the 400 residents on the site, and the city of Palo Alto are locked in a dispute that has landed in federal court, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. It boils down to this: The owners (Tim and Eva Jisser) want to sell the site. The city is requiring them to pay a relocation fee of about $20,000 apiece to the occupants. That works out to $8 million, a fee the owners say is too high.
The battle has been going on for two years >>
SPONSORED POST

Check Out Michael Grova's Airy Mission Duplex, Where Airbnb Brings the World to Him

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This feature was produced in collaboration between Vox Creative and Airbnb. Curbed editorial staff was not involved in the creation or production of this content.
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.
Read more >>
THANKSGIVING COUNTDOWN

Turkey Day Travel: By Land or Air, It's Crowded Out There

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Photo via Tensepresent
new study confirms what we already know: Bay Area roadways are crowded on Thanksgiving eve. But we were a bit surprised to find out that San Francisco is number one on the list of the busiest travel cities in America just before Turkey Day. Data from the study says traffic congestion is at its worst starting at noon, so it's time to hit the holiday road, people. And, should you be headed to the airport, prepare to stand in line.
Worst traffic from 2:30 to 4:30 >>
THAT'S RATHER LOVELY

An SF Property Owner Who Put Community Before Big Profits

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Photo via Zillow
Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, we have a heart-warming tale via San Francisco magazine. It's the incredible story of a homeowner who cares more about her community than profits. The magazine reports that when Catherine Lee, a long-time resident of SF's Mission District, sold her condo, she capped the price at $650,000 and added stipulations to the deal designed to preserve the character of the neighborhood. Readers, this is the kind of thing holiday specials are made of.
No renting, no complaining, and a promise to give back >>
ATHLETE PADS

Steph Curry Wins a $3.2M Mansion in Walnut Creek

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Photos via Realtor.com
Tonight, the Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry will try to land the team a place in the record books for the most consecutive wins to start a season, but he's made a personal score already by buying a mansion in the East Bay. The Los Angeles Times is reporting the point guard has paid $3.2 million for a Walnut Creek manse. You would expect a glam house for a star athlete, and this one fits the bill.
Check out the 8,000-square-foot house with a Mediterranean style >>
THANKSGIVING COUNTDOWN

A Map of the Best Places to Get Your Skate On in the Bay Area

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Photo via Holiday Ice Rink in Union Square
A long holiday weekend is before us, and what better way to get in the spirit than to go ice skating? Whether you are staying in San Francisco for the holiday or visiting relatives in outlying suburbs, we have the coolest rinks to visit. Go on and hit the ice and let your inner Kristi Yamaguchi shine.
Bring out the blades this way >>
COOL MAP THING

GIFed: Watch El NiƱo's Rainy March Across North America


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Images via NOAA
We know El NiƱo will bring wet weather and warmer than averagetemperatures to parts of North America this winter, but it's really the timing of how those two interact that will determine just how successful this season is for ski areas. To get a sense of how that might play out over the course of the winter, Curbed Ski took long-range forecast maps from NOAA and put them together into animations. The precipitation map above shows how the likelihood of above average precipitation shifts across the southern U.S. through the heart of winter and into spring.
To the temperature map >>
CURBED NATIONAL

20 Charming Midcentury Kitchens, Ranked from Virtually Untouched to Fully Renovated

The open kitchen in a revamped and expanded 1966 home designed by Pierre Koenig—Photo by Cameron Carothers, courtesy of Architecture for Sale
When it comes to midcentury houses, how well the design has been maintained, restored, or updated is always a point of fervent discussion. In honor of Thanksgiving, during which copious amounts of food will be consumed, we're focusing the ogling and debate on midcentury kitchens. As the part of the home that both demands up-to-date amenities and is steeped in tradition, the kitchen often strikes an intriguing balance between authenticity and a contemporary sway. Here now, 20 rad kitchens that range from those deserving total time-capsule status to those thoroughly remodeled for modern living

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