Vacant Lots on Castro to Be Filled by New Homes

From this summer's Noe Valley Voice comes an article about two long-discussed vacant lots in Southern Noe Valley.

Neighbors are concerned about the scope of the new homes due to a couple of recently constructed 'monster homes' on Valley Street.

"The neighborhood's worries are rooted in a number of bloated homes that recently went up around the corner, on a Valley Street cul-de-sac. In the last two years, developers have renovated, or torn down and rebuilt from scratch, at least five homes on the pitched block between Castro and Diamond streets. The largest, a four-bedroom, 41/2-bath house with 4,400 square feet, sold in March for $2.7 million. That same month, another new house, with four bedrooms and 51/2 baths, sold for $2.3 million."

Also in the same issue of the Voice is a nice little graphic on the cost of living in Noe Valley, including home sale prices and rents around the neighborhood.