In San Francisco, Two High-End Housing Projects Are Making a Long-Awaited Debut – Mansion Global

Two new amenity-rich developments—Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island—are redefining the luxury housing market in San Francisco, a space-limited city that has a reputation for making it exceedingly difficult to get projects approved. A mile from downtown San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island and neighboring Treasure Island are the largest new development sites in the city. Decades in the making, the… Read More

Four Seasons Embarcadero Owner Reportedly Defaulting on Loan, Bank Might Foreclose – SFist

You know it’s hard times in the luxury hospitality racket when even the owner of a Four Seasons hotel can’t pay their bills, as the Four Seasons Embarcadero owner reportedly hasn’t made their loan payments in three months. The Florida-based real estate investment form Westbrook Partners would probably like a do-over on their $126.6 million purchase of the downtown San… Read More

High-End Vegan Spot Baia, Which Took Over the Storied Former Jardiniere Space, Is Closing After Three and a Half … – SFist

A major piece of San Francisco restaurant real estate will be back in play again this year, as upscale vegan Italian spot Baia is closing its doors at the end of the month. Baia, the first San Francisco outpost of LA-based vegan chef Matthew Kenney’s empire, debuted in August 2020 in the former Jardiniere space in Hayes Valley, and held… Read More

Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins Lists Victorian San Francisco Home for $3.6 Million – Hoodline

Stephan Jenkins, the lead singer of iconic alternative rock band Third Eye Blind, has reportedly listed his Victorian home in San Francisco for a cool $3.6 million. Third Eye Blind, known for their late ’90s hits including “Semi-Charmed Life,” has sold over 12 million records worldwide. Jenkins, a University of California, Berkeley English lit graduate, is parting with the historic… Read More