Ted O'Connell, Realtor

03/26/2026

I’m very pleased to present this super attractive affordable housing opportunity in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development.

This high-rise condominium building at Beale & Harrison offers a world-class location as Rincon Hill eases into South Beach, just 3 blocks off the vibrant waterfront promenade of The Embarcadero, and in close proximity to the Bay Bridge, Oracle Park, Ferry Building, Financial District, restaurants, transit, and parks.

BridgeView is a full-service community with 24-hr doorperson & security, concierge service, on-site management, heated outdoor lap pool & spa, rooftop terrace and BBQ area with Bay Bridge views, and fitness center.

Unit #701 is a spacious 2BR, 2BA corner unit with a private balcony overlooking the downtown skyline, primary suite with walk-in closet, in-unit laundry, and garage parking, offered at $429,351.

You may be more qualified than you think with MOHCD’s increased eligibility standards to appeal to a wider pool of Buyers at 120% Area Median Income (AMI): maximum income for a 1-person household = $130,900; 2 = $149,650; 3 = $168,300; 4 = $187,000, etc.

See the links in the Comments for program info for this Fair Housing Opportunity including additional Temporary Waivers to Applicant’s Eligibility Requirements, Open House dates, Application Deadline & Lottery Date.

And please get in touch with any questions!

Ted O'Connell, Realtor | Lic #02052985
The Farallon Group | Corcoran Icon Properties

03/24/2026

Here’s a point of interest for Eichler fans — I’m sure lots of folks pass by Diamond Heights without appreciating the influential design of this era. This property was sold by a team at my brokerage, and it’s just one of the many examples of the staggering sale prices we’ve seen in recent weeks in this red-hot, upswinging market.

As someone who’s analyzed our local market activity for the past three decades, it’s fascinating when the trends move so quickly that you see the numbers changing in real time.

Get in touch if you’d like to find out what’s happening in your specific pocket area!

Ted O'Connell, Realtor | Lic #02052985
The Farallon Group | Corcoran Icon Properties

The home received 11 offers within days of hitting the market.

01/13/2026

By now you’re no doubt familiar with California’s housing element law which will require San Francisco to add tens of thousands of new units of housing in the next several years.

Here’s a potential project that looks pretty interesting. And it’s not a high-rise stuck in the middle of an area with four stories or less. As a big fan of Sutro Heights Park, my first thought was to how this proposed development of would impact this serene corner of the city. As it is, the location is relatively off the beaten path for these partially landlocked parcels as this block runs one-way only and the sites slope downward on the severe hillside above the Great Highway.

A review of the San Francisco Property Information Map published by the Planning Dept. indicates preliminary plans for the project were submitted at the end of December, detailing a proposed four-story building (spread across 9 adjacent parcels) with 20 units of various occupancy/room count. The proposal includes demolition of the existing structures totaling 6,800 sq.ft. of living space for creation of 49,340 sq.ft. of living space in the form of 18 market rate units & 2 affordable rate units, with famed architect Stanley Saitowitz as the design lead.

The application for 20 units includes 18 parking spaces which should reduce the impact of many additional cars in this little neighborhood pocket area — in my opinion this is uniquely appealing as current planning standards no longer require a minimum number of offstreet parking spaces for new development. That, along with its striking, low-profile design, gives me hope that this will achieve the goal of adding needed housing units without significantly altering the low-key charm and appeal of the tract ✌️

The project would replace two existing single-family homes.

10/02/2025

This month San Francisco Heritage focuses on the often overlooked but fascinating history of the South of Market district — that’s “South of the Slot” for you real oldtimers 🤓

Over the whole month of October 2025, San Francisco Heritage’s Heritage in the Neighborhoods program will spotlight the South of Market Street area (SOMA). For most of the city’s history South of Market was a warehouse, industrial, and manufacturing district, home to machinists, iron workers, lo...

09/03/2025

The San Francisco Examiner has a new series on SF landmarks with some fascinating history info. And this article features our city’s hardest working preservationist, Woody LaBounty of San Francisco Heritage. (Sharp-eared local radio listeners may recognize the author’s name from his 5 years on KCBS Radio prior to coming to the Examiner a couple years ago.)

Activists fight to keep link to 1906 earthquake

08/07/2025

I was talking to my rental agent colleague the other day and asked whether these reports were hyped or not - they confirmed that the SF rental market is indeed very competitive at the moment with increased demand and increased supply prices, largely driven an influx of AI tech workers.

“You can ask for anything,” agent says.

07/31/2025

In honor of the GD60 celebration and this weekend‘s concerts at the Polo fields, here’s a look at the connection between the Dead and Golden Gate Park, as their adjacent neighborhood of the Haight-Ashbury became the center of the musical and cultural universe in the era.

The article starts with the precursor to the Summer of Love, the Human Be-In in January 1967 which was held at the Polo Fields (the site of this weekend’s concerts). Curiously, my father was in attendance, and while not a hippie in the slightest, he was getting his Masters down at Stanford when he saw the flyer on a telephone pole and he and his friend decided to drive up and see what it was all about. Meanwhile just a few blocks away, my Mom was attending San Francisco College for Women (now the Lone Mountain campus of USF), oblivious to the whole thing 😆

What it’s not included in this feature are the band’s many performances in the Panhandle extension of Golden Gate Park (or their shows on Haight Street at the entrance to the eastern end of the park).

The beauty and magic of Golden Gate Park continues to enchant locals and tourists alike 155 years after its creation. We are so fortunate to get to enjoy it every day, and it’s at the top of the list for attractive property features for Buyers and Sellers in the adjacent neighborhoods of the Haight, Sunset, and Richmond districts. See ya’ in the park this weekend! 

A Grateful Dead scholar explores the band's long history with Golden Gate Park.

07/28/2025

Last week I was discussing this with a new client who lives (and invests) in a different part of the country, and they were trying to wrap their head around the strength of the Bay Area housing market - and San Francisco in particular, which continues to outpace national trends due to a surplus of qualified buyers and a uniquely strong job market.

From the article:

“San Francisco had a similarly successful second quarter relative to the rest of the country. Median home sales were up 8% from the first quarter of the year and up 3.5% since the same time period in 2024. Even the condo market, which had been struggling since the pandemic, was up 10% year over year according to Compass data.

‘The Bay Area is still one of the richest, most educated, most diverse areas in the world. Its housing market has a tendency to continue to chug along,’ Carlisle said.”

Alarm bells are ringing about the U.S. housing market.

06/05/2025

This Below Market Rate (BMR) Condo listing at 1 Federal St #46 is now available on a First Come, First Served basis!

This means there's no lottery process - applications can be submitted directly to the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development beginning June 10 at 8 AM.

This unit is also eligible for one or more Temporary Waivers related to an Applicant's Eligibility, instituted by MOHCD in order to stimulate sales of BMR properties in this era of higher interest rates - you could be more qualified than you think!

Open Houses:
• Thursday, 6/5, 5-7p
• Sunday, 6/8, 11a-1p
• Wednesday, 6/11, 5-7p

Please see the Property Info attached, and links in the Comments for the MLS listing, info on Temporary Waivers, and the Application, and get in touch for more info!

Ted O'Connell, Realtor
Lic #02052985
The Farallon Group
Corcoran Icon Properties

1 Federal Street, San Francisco, CA 94107. Application Deadline Jun 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM

05/14/2025

DID YOU KNOW it was none other than Barry Manilow that wrote the famous jingle, "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there" in 1971.

State Farm, California’s largest property insurer, won a first-of-its-kind emergency approval on Tuesday to quickly hike rates on more than a million homeowners and renters insurance policies.

05/01/2025

I’m always excited to hear about preservation news, especially for the tiny alleys highlighted here. I have a special appreciation for Chula Lane - not only as it houses the only cemetery still in the City & County of San Francisco adjacent to the historic Mission Dolores (the oldest intact building in the City), which was featured in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, and for being among the most narrow residential streets in SF - but also because it was the location of my first listing & sale, and as my good friend Dexter Garnier resides on that tiny block. 

Dozens of homes could soon have added protections.