Green TIC’s in Noe Valley: Free Prius??!

Mid-Century swank Green Homes in Noe Valley with gorgeous views of The City, plus a chance for a free Prius!  Can’t you just imagine the view from your Eames Chair in the living room?

If you would like a private showing of these fabulous Green TIC’s, I can set it up and would be delighted to negotiate on your behalf to ensure a smooth transaction from start to finish.  Just fill out the contact form on the ‘About Me‘ page.  Don’t forget I give a $1000 gift certificate to The Green Home Center to all my closed buyers as a way of jumpstarting the greening of your new home.

Huge price reduction – PLUS a FREE PRIUS to the first buyer of any of the three 2BR units. Twilight Champage open this Thursday 10/16 from 6-8pm, and by appointment. If you have not seen these units, take a look at www.158Laidley.com

Three 2bd units $699-769K  -  1bd $509,000  -  Studio $359,000
All units feature:
• Sweeping views of Downtown & Bay Bridge
• 1 car garage parking – huge storage space - in-unit laundry
• CaesarStone counters, Bosch appliances, Maple cabinets
• Eco-friendly finishes and low VOC paint

PRICE REDUCTION. Remarkable eco-modern renovation of mid-century view property, finished to highest standards of any new construction you’ll find in the City. Fabulous neighborhood. Sweeping views. Eco-friendly bamboo & cork floors, wool carpet, low VOC paint. Bosch & FisherPaykel appliances, CaesarStone counters, maple kitchen cabinets. Massive picture windows. All building systems updated. Totally wired for cable and internet. State-of-the-art soundproofing. An extraordinary place to live.

Again, for a private showing, please contact me at 415.652.8161 and I’ll set it up.  Thanks for your business!

Just a Box of Rain…

San Francisco Adopts Rainwater Harvesting Rules: Thanks to the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, Department of Public Health, and Public Utilities Commission, homeowners may now legally divert untreated rainwater for irrigation, toilet flushing, and other non-potable uses. As far as we know, San Francisco is the first city in California to formally adopt this practice.

Be the proud owner of a new rain barrel – compliments of the SFPUC’s Rainwater Harvesting Program! Attend a rainwater harvesting workshop at the Big Blue Bucket Eco-Fair and enter a raffle to win a free rain barrel (San Francisco residents only — one hundred barrels will be given away at the event). In addition, you’ll learn how to attach a rain barrel to your roof downspout, and how to link several rain barrels together to increase storage volume.

Big Blue Bucket Eco-Fair: Saturday, October 11, 10am – 2pm, at the SFPUC Southeast Treatment Plant (entrance at Jerrold Avenue and Phelps Street).

Rainwater harvesting workshop times (fifty-person capasity limit per workshop):

10:30am
11:30am
12:30pm
1:30pm

Visit: http://www.bigbluebucket.org/ for details.

The Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Building Inspection have partnered to encourage the safe use of rainwater for irrigation and toilet flushing without requiring special treatment. Systems designed to collect and treat rainwater for any potable uses will be inspected and permitted on a case- by-case basis.

What is rainwater harvesting?
Rainwater harvesting is the practice of collecting and using rainwater from hard surfaces such as roofs. It is an age-old technology that is growing in popularity as people look for ways to use water resources more wisely. Communities in ancient Rome were designed with individual cisterns and paved courtyards, which captured rainwater to augment supply from the city’s aqueducts.

Until recently, urban areas served by municipal water have tended to overlook rainwater as a water resource. San Francisco would like to change that by raising awareness about rainwater harvesting and promoting its use.

Why harvest rainwater?
When you install a rainwater harvesting system at home, you are helping to maintain the health and beauty of San Francisco’s urban watershed in many ways. By harvesting rainwater you:

• Keep relatively clean water out of the combined sewer system and make it available for use
• Reduce the energy and chemicals needed to treat stormwater in San Francisco’s combined sewer and the energy expended transporting water from far away
• Reduce the volume and peak flows of stormwater entering the sewer, thereby reducing flooding and combined sewer overflows
• Reduce the volume of potable water used for non-potable applications such as irrigation and toilet flushing

Getting Started:
Click here to download our rainwater harvesting brochure.

Resources:
Green Dean TV:  Installing a Rain Harvester
YouTube:  Rain Water

Green Home in Potrero Hill for Sale

Yet another green home for sale in San Francisco.  It seems like Sellers are finally wising up to the growing demand for eco-friendly housing options.  In my opinion, there’s nothing more appealing than modern intelligent design and green building coupled with a facade that keeps its eye on the surrounding charm of one of San Francisco’s most beautiful neighborhoods.  It looks to have an amazing view as well.

If you’re interested in this property or others like it, contact me for exclusive Buyer’s representation.

This 2008 CH&D award winning eco-friendly home has an edgy modern style with traditional attributes offering 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, living & dining spaces, state-of-the-art kitchen, pentroom, 2 car parking. The outstanding entertainer’s view pentroom with walls of expansive windows; arched ceilings; two spacious terraces perfect for formal and informal gatherings, this dramatic space features picturesque views, wet bar, gas fireplace and powder room. The panoramic views fully encompass and span the downtown skyline, from Twin Peaks to the Marin Headlands and Golden Gate Bridge.

Listed at $2,195,000

This listing is courtesy of Mike Suyeishi at McGuire Real Estate