San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 30, 2012

The first development on our radar is Millwheel South, the first of a two phase construction project to begin this Spring. Located at Indiana and 23rd Street, Millwheel South (and its counterpart Millwheel North, scheduled to open in 2013) offers incredible convenience to commuters with access to the 3rd street MUNI rail line, the 280 and 101 freeways, and local Dogpatch mainstays like Piccino Café, Kitchenette, and The Sandwich Shop (highly recommended). Phase 1 will offer buyers 32 new 1200-1500 square foot units that should be priced between $500-800k. Millwheel South’s sales office just opened, so call us today for more info.

Next on the list is the buzz worthy Homes on Espirit Park development. These Dogpatch homes feature over 25 different floor plans with large 1 and 2 bedroom flats and town-homes. With city, water, and park views, these luxurious condos will feature amenities like large patios, landscaped courtyards, a fitness center, theatre room, and all buildings are dog-friendly. Prices will likely be in the $600,000-$1.1m range, meaning options are available for all interested parties.

1029 Natoma is the third proposed new development in 2012. Building on the success of 1028 Natoma, located right across the street, this development will fill a long empty lot with 4 new residential units. With condos priced at around $800k, these convenient homes would make a perfect fit for San Franciscan urbanites looking for short commute times and neighborhood convenience. More info to come soon on this exciting new development.

Our resident One Hawthorne superstar, Todd Montgomery, offered some key insights into buying in the new construction market. “We are standing at an interesting crossroads at the moment – with more buyers in the SOMA and South Beach markets than ever and a limited supply, a new game is being played this year, and it looks like the sellers are holding all the cards. With the current state of the the market, buyers must look to re-shift their strategy to find something more priced to market and most importantly, something they are happy with.” One Hawthorne, one of the city’s last new construction projects is now 82% sold with the upper floors being released to buyers this season. The continuing interest in new construction, spurred on by the rebounding tech sector in San Francisco’s downtown, is a very positive sign of growth for the city, so expect more big announcements of new developments in the months to come.

Contact Climb Real Estate today for more information on these and other new construction projects in San Francisco.

About Climb Real Estate Group: Climb Real Estate Group is a full-service general real estate brokerage with an emphasis on the purchase, sale, rental and marketing of select residential new developments, commercial and premier resale properties. We specialize in condos, high rises, lofts and homes in South Beach, SOMA, South Beach, Mission Bay, Rincon Hill, Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront. Our focus is on urban-style properties, specializing in new construction, historic loft conversions, live/work spaces, Victorian flats, modern condominiums, and stylish single-family homes. We also have exclusive access to Off-Market Listings, Foreclosures and Developer Specials.

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During his long career in the conventional world of banking, industry and real estate development, Mr. Furst volunteered to support a wide variety of civic organizations and may well have set a record for the number of state, county and municipal agencies on which he served.

But another aspect of his life began in 1975 when his friend, the late William K. Coblentz, a San Francisco attorney, became lawyer to rock music promoter Bill Graham after the San Francisco Police Department refused to grant Graham – in the parlance of an earlier generation – a “dance hall keeper” permit.

Coblentz helped Graham gain his license to operate a concert and dance venue on Fillmore Street, but realized that Graham’s business affairs were chaotic, if not naive, and called on Mr. Furst to instill order in his venture.

“Who’s Bill Graham?” Mr. Furst recalled asking when Coblentz recruited him. He took on the unpaid job.

Mr. Furst quickly established new accounting procedures, saw to it that the employees cleaning the dance hall were doing their jobs, and when Graham showed him a line of T-shirts emblazoned with the names of the Who and the Grateful Dead, Mr. Furst saw their commercial potential and helped Graham form a separate corporation to market the garments.

“I finally became not just his business consultant, but his personal assistant and his friend, and I remained close to Bill until his untimely death in 1991,” Mr. Furst recalled.

Graham ran the Fillmore Auditorium and Winterland Ballroom, promoting performances of many of rock music’s mainstays of the mid- and late 1960s. He died on Oct. 25, 1991, in a helicopter crash.

The music played in Graham’s auditoriums was never exactly Mr. Furst’s taste. “I had to wear earplugs at the concerts,” he said.

In his more conventional life, Mr. Furst’s list of civic positions seemed endless. They included service with California’s Little Hoover Commission, the state Senate, the California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco’s Juvenile Court Committee, committees for Contra Costa and Placer counties, the city of El Cerrito, and the Association of Bay Area Governments.

He was also secretary of Gov. Edmund G. Brown’s Business Advisory Council from 1959 to 1966.

Mr. Furst was an officer of the Bank of America for more than 20 years before he retired as senior vice president in 1972. He then became president of Gerson Bakar Associates, a San Francisco property development and management company, serving there until 1975.

In 1992, Mr. Furst became executive vice president of Sony Corp.’s merchandise division, and retired from that job seven years later.

The Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley now maintains the Harold Furst Chair in Management Philosophy and Values, and the Harold and Sheldon Furst Endowment Fund supports grant making by the East Bay Community Foundation.

Mr. Furst was born in Kalamazoo, Mich. He graduated with a degree in economics from UC Berkeley in 1939 and earned his master’s degree in business administration there in 1945. He received his doctorate in business economics at Stanford in 1954 while working as an economist at Bank of America’s world headquarters.

He is survived by his wife, Alice Coopersmith Furst; son, Dr. Sheldon Richard Furst of Salt Lake City; stepchildren, Mark Coopersmith of Tiburon, Erik Coopersmith of Hawaii, and Karen Honeywell of Tahoe City; and five grandchildren.

An informal gathering at Mr. Furst’s home in El Cerrito is planned. Donations in his memory may be made to personal charities or to the Harold Furst Student Loan Fund, Berkeley Student Cooperative, 2424 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709-1296.

E-mail David Perlman at dperlman@sfchronicle.com.

This article appeared on page C – 6 of the San Francisco Chronicle

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