AM Linkage: Buying Real Estate in Berkeley For $1.00; Hayes Valley Gets Some New Public Art; BART Weirdness; More!

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AM Linkage: Watch Out For the Whales; Love For the Dolores Park Rehab; New Mural In Hayes Valley; More!

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AM Linkage: Erotic Parklet; Chime In On the Ocean Beach Master Plan; Bikes In Hayes Valley; More!

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AM Linkage: Naming Hayes Valley Residents; Dolores Park Flyover; San Francisco in '64; More!

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Curbed Cup 2011: Curbed Cup Elite 8: (8) Hayes Valley vs. (16) The Presidio

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Monday, December 19, 2011, by Sally Kuchar

Half the field has already been eliminated in the Curbed Cup, our annual award to the San Francisco neighborhood of the year. This week we'll have one matchup per day—with the polls left open for 24 hours—and by Friday only four contenders will be left vying for the prestigious fake trophy. Let the eliminations continue![Photos: BRIGHTERFASTER via Sergio/american dream via Eric]

Hayes Valley secured its advancement in the Curbed Cup by defeating Noe Valley with 61.3% of the votes. The neighborhood's undergone severe gentrification to be the destination it is today, and it has no plans on slowing down. The Hayes Valley Farm needs to pack up shop and move so that condos can be developed. There's the Proxy Project, which one of the many reasons San Francisco's foodies are flocking to the pop-up installment. And as Nicole Grant put it, "if you live here, you will reside in a shoebox, shop too much, and order in all of the time - and you'll love it."

Certainly the biggest upset so far was the Presidio narrowly beating out Yerba Buena by a couple dozen votes. The Presidio is home to a full-sized replica of Yoda (it's a fountain!) in Lucasfilm Ltd.'s headquarters. We're also seriously digging the Presidio Trust's restoration of the park. And hey, even the famed Newsom clan contemplated renting a house in the nabe.

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On the Market: This Hayes Valley Queen Anne Awaits a Buyer

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Monday, April 11, 2011, by Sally Kuchar Would you like to live in a Queen Anne Victorian? Because a 4-bed, 2-bath, 2,000-square-foot top floor condo in one recently landed on the market. Asking price? $1,075,000. The Hayes Valley home is "so stunning it stops traffic," the listing reads. Although the exterior is certainly something to be seen, we'd be doing the condo a disservice if we didn't mention how gorgeous the interiors are. The entire living space has very tall ceilings and plenty of period details, like a turret in the living room, parlor doors separating the living room and den, and antique lighting fixtures. French doors in the kitchen lead out to a private southern sun room that looks over the garden. The backyard has a really nice patio area with contemporary seating, which is perfect for those sunny Summer afternoons we've been experiencing lately. Monthly HOA dues are a low $300 and there's 1-car parking in the garage.
· 857 Hayes [Redfin]

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