| The Gas Guzzler In Front Of Al And Tipper’s House | July 17th, 2008 |
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The latest is a San Francisco Business Times (SFBT) report on veteran NFL broadcaster John Madden’s condo purchase at the St. Regis. Public records state he paid $2.6M for the 1,805 square foot unit, which was $200,000 under asking. The big question for SFBT is where Madden will park his ‘Madden Cruiser,’ the deluxe motor coach he’s used to crisscross the country for the past 30 years. A permanent case of claustrophobia has made plane travel impossible for the sportscaster, and his custom-built bus is a lifestyle necessity. We usually ask our buyers who have larger cars to test the parking space before they buy their new home. I’m sure, though, that Mr. Madden knew that there was no space large enough in the hotel/condo tower parking lots before he made the down payment. And I’ll lay odds that his driver just drops him off and takes care of this little problem. More interesting to me is that Al and Tipper Gore, who bought at the St. Regis when it was brand new in 2005, are now Madden’s neighbors. And the vision of an idling tour bus, emblazoned with an ad for Outback Steakhouse, right outside Al and Tipper’s front door is pretty funny, at least to me. Leave a Reply |
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It seems that everywhere I look I see another local story about parking, driving or gas prices. Clearly these topics are near and dear to the hearts of San Franciscans these days.