Archive for December, 2009
In the go-go years of the housing boom, in one of Washington’s hippest neighborhoods, Scott Pannick built more than 300 loft-style condos, many of them attracting fevered bids even before their gourmet kitchens were installed.
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Francisco Osler’s 2,700-square-foot home in Brasília is made up of two glass-and-concrete boxes.
The “extra large studio” the Sutterfield in Lower Pac Heights is really of two minds: there are the classical flourishes — check out that fireplace, the red doorway awning, the Christmasy lobby with hotel furniture. Then look up from the street, and there are the square bay windows, torn straight from a Mission Bay listing. The building was done in 1993, which might explain the split personality. In any case, sauna, gym, doorman, and all that stuff for a $490 monthly HOA. Asking price for the 567 square foot studio is $389,000.
· 1483 Sutter Street #709 [Climb SF]
[Via Whole Wheat Toast]
Photog and blogger Whole Wheat Toast went all “Paranormal Activity” and stuck his camera lens into the deserted Nam Yuen building in Chinatown. Maybe the possible future home for seniors isn’t so deserted! Says Toast: “it looks like someone was inside when I took this…” The ellipsis seems to suggest a GHOST. Or just a squatter.
· The Creepiness of Nam Yuen [Toasted Blog]
· Senior Center in Chinatown Needs to Demolish a Historic Building [Curbed SF]
A 19th-century hacienda in Pomona, Calif., a condo with a parking spot in Boston, and a craftsman house in Dallas.