San Francisco real estate has been hot since November 2011, but it’s even hotter this year. If you’re buying a single family home in San Francisco, the bell curve price range is $800k to $2m. That’ll get you a 2-4 bed, 1-3 bath home. Key variations impacting prices within this range are:

San Francisco real estate has been hot since November 2011, but it’s even hotter this year. If you’re buying a single family home in San Francisco, the bell curve price range is $800k to $2m. That’ll get you a 2-4 bed, 1-3 bath home. Key variations impacting prices within this range are:

– All original condition vs. remodeled
– All original condition vs. key improvements like kitchens/baths
– Walkability to amenities
– Views
– Garage parking for 1-2 cars

John Schrader of Nova Designs+Builds has had a hand in designing some of the most progressive homes in San Francisco. But when he talks about his most recent Everson Grove project at 2 Everson St. in Glen Park, it’s clear by the tone of his voice that this one is special.

“He really took this project to heart,” said Paragon Real Estate agent Helena Zaludova, who has just listed the home for $3.8 million.

When Schrader was first showed the house last year, it immediately resonated with him.

If you’ve spent any time in San Francisco, you’ve passed a home either remodeled or built and designed by Nova Designs + Builds. Since the company’s creation in 1990, the organization has completed more than 1,000 projects in San Francisco alone. Photos of remodels, renovations and new construction crowd their portfolio, and Nova Designs + Builds is in the process of building out a unique zero-energy subdivision in the Sierra foothills at Red Apple Ranch.

The firm is headed by John Schrader, an affable general contractor, certified green builder and native of San Jose.

He sports a wry smile beneath his graying beard and boasts an encyclopedic knowledge of seemingly every job his firm has orchestrated.