Real Estate Reporter

Emily Landes

‘As iconic as it gets’: Rare condo on crooked part of Lombard lists for $4 million

Business

The two-level condo offers panoramic views and a private backyard — along with a daily drive down Lombard's famed hairpin turns.

News Reporter

Garrett Leahy

Not for sale: Why this prime Lombard lot is still empty after 15 years

News

Housing plans for the lot never moved past the planning stage. Now, there are only weeds and trash locked behind a chain-link gate.

Data Reporter

Noah Baustin

2 pedestrians killed in Lombard Street crashes within 2 weeks

Advocates say the street design is to blame.

Christina Campodonico

Nick Veronin

Holy H20! Lombard Street’s new irrigation system could save 175 tons of water a month

Culture

It’s hard to put a price on something as iconic as the curvy San Francisco Street, but its antiquated irrigation system has been objectively wasteful.

Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

This gardener takes care of Lombard Street’s crookedest block all by herself

Jenny Board plants and prunes the famous street’s flower beds, filled with hydrangeas, pollarded sycamores and some 40 rose bushes.