The Financial District
The boundaries of the Financial District are Grant Avenue east of Union Square, Sacramento and Columbus Street south of Chinatown and North Beach, and the Embarcadero, which runs along the waterfront. The district is home to the city’s tallest buildings and as you can see is bordered by some of the brightest neighborhoods San Francisco [...]
Read moreSouth of Market
The borders of SOMA are Market Street to the north-northwest, the San Francisco Bay to the east, Townsend Street to the south-southeast, and U.S. Route 101 (Central Freeway) to the west-southwest. It is the part of the city in which the street grid runs parallel and perpendicular to Market Street.
During the mid-19th century, SOMA was [...]
Realtors Warned Not to Hire Unmanned Aircraft
The California Association of Realtors(CAR) was warned that aerial photos of properties have shown up on websites and appear to be taken by un-permitted unmanned aircraft. CAR has sent out a warning to Realtors not to hire unmanned aircraft as it may violate local and federal statutes. First of all, I can’t believe someone is [...]
Read moreTelegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill is one of the original “Seven Hills” referred to when people compare San Francisco to Rome. The neighborhood is bounded by Vallejo Street to the south, Sansome Street to the east, Francisco Street to the north and Powell Street and Columbus Avenue to the west, where the neighborhood overlaps North Beach.
The neighborhood became [...]
Sea Cliff
Sea Cliff is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and Baker Beach, southwest of the Presidio of San Francisco and east of Lincoln Park. The neighborhood is extremely affluent, houses are large and many of the estates offer views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands and the Pacific Ocean.
The neighborhood was originally part of [...]
Sales Strategy Update: Off Market Sales
“Off Market’ or selling a property without it ever hitting the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) is commanding more and more attention in San Francisco as the market is in a state of lower than needed inventory and higher buyer activity. Yet, buyers are looking for a ‘value’ and sellers want their price – even if [...]
Read moreNorth Beach
North Beach is San Francisco’s Little Italy. The neighborhood is bounded by the Financial District, Chinatown, Russian Hill, Telegraph Hill and Fisherman’s Wharf. The neighborhood is one of San Francisco’s main nightlife areas as well as a residential neighborhood with a mixture of young urban professionals, families and immigrants.
The neighborhood is filled with restaurants [...]
Nob Hill
Nob Hill is bordered by Union Square, the Tenderloin, Market Street and Chinatown. The actual peak of Nob hill lies approximately at the intersection of Jones St. and Sacramento St.
Nob Hill has expansive views, these along with the central position it occupies made this and enclave of the wealthy during the development of the late [...]
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights is situated on an east-west oriented ridge in San Francisco. The ridge rises sharply from the Marina District / Cow Hollow neighborhoods affording Pacific Heights panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz the Presidio and the Marin Headlands. The neighborhood was first developed in the 1870’s and suffered [...]
Read moreCow Hollow
Cow Hollow is a generally affluent neighborhood located between The Presidio and Russian Hill with Pacific Heights on one side and the Marina District on the other.
Cow Hollow was once a settlement for fisherman as the coast was much closer than it is now. In 1849 Cow Hollow was a valley filled with grazing cattle, [...]