Friday, September 27, 2013

Yo prosperous artists! and artistic history buff lookie loos!



I have walked down Francisco in North Beach and wondered so many times what was behind the orange door... so when it was open on Zephyr tour this week I was so happy to look inside- and find high ceiling-ed side by side art studios, with a little yard that opens onto the cute alley behind.

        

So I must diverge from the earth based real estate and rave a little about this place, alas not my listing, go Stephano) which was "built by Henry Temple Howard for renowned local artists Adaline Kent and Robert Boardman Howard. The studios remained the creative hub for their painting, sculpture, family and community for over four decades."  
         

"The fireplace chimney reliefs are the actual plaster models for the large bronze fireplace-in-the round made by Howard, originally for the Badger Pass Lodge, and now located at Yosemite Lodge". He also painted the mural in the mural room.
                                                                    

Such a high bright wonderful space, a large scale sculptor or painters dream. It's open 2-4 Sunday, Sept 29, if you want to see a special piece of SF history while you can, it should be a gorgeous weekend in North Beach.

Oh, and if you are even more prosperous, here's another amazing space for art...

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

San Francisco Property History and What Is This "3R Report"?

SF Building Dept

The "3R Report" is the Report of Residential Building Record, (get it? 3 R's). Sellers are required to include this report in a residential sale, unless the building is brand spanking new.

Metapicture.com


Here and here are some comments on the 3R and what it means to home buyers and sellers. Here is the San Francisco Property Information Map, which is super cool and useful for your property history research, and here is a place to search for permit and complaint information related to a particular address. The San Francisco Public Library also has helpful resources, and occasionally they hold workshops on researching buildings.

RichmondSFBlog


Isn't modern life wonderful?  Marin is less centralized, I'll save that for another post.