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Living in San Francisco-some well-located condos

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Real Estate Agent with Compass CA DRE# 01215160

Tuesday is broker tour day in San Francisco. Tours are broken down in 1-1/2 hour segments depending in which area a property is located, which means one needs to carefully plan which properties one needs and wishes to tour - time flies!

Today I concentrated my time looking at 2- and 3-bedroom, 2-bath condos in the Nob Hill, Pacific Heights, Lower Pacific Heights and Hayes Valley area. These condominiums range in price from $1,299,000 to $1,995,000.

The high and the low price units are both located on Nob Hill, in the Mid-Polk Neighborhood Association area. The 2-bedroom condo is nicely remodeled in a very attractive building. The 3-bedroom condo wows one with a bay view and private deck; this boutique building was built new in 2009. Both condos are served by elevator; both close to the shops and restaurants of Polk Street.

Fillmore Street is the shopping hub for the next 3 condos, the ones in Pacific Heights/Lower Pacific Heights. One, a 3-bedroom unit, is located on the third floor--no elevator here, so be prepared for all the stairs. The upside: the price is roughly $200,000 less than the other two, plus one extra bedroom. The other two in this area both have 2-bedrooms and decks. One is very close to beautiful Alta Plaza; the other, not far away, was built in 2013 and features 2-levels of living.

SF condos toured 1.26.16

Not shown on the map, but at Bush and Divisidero streets is a new luxury complex currently under construction. There will be 81 1- and 2-bedroom units, some with dens. The first phase was released for sale January 9, 2016, and 6 units are already sold. Prices for these range from $1,168,275 to $1,624,725.

Finishing up my tour this morning, a bit further afield, in the popular Hayes Valley, is a 2-bedroom penthouse. A deck and many windows give one views of Market Street, the dome of City Hall, and hills and parks to the west. This luxury building, with doorman, hosts a gym, rooftop deck, and is close to the opera house, SF Jazz Center, Davies Symphony Hall, art museums, restaurants.

Are you ready to find your next home, be it full-time or part-time residence? We happily made the move from the suburbs to the heart of San Francisco, and now can hardly imagine living anywhere else.

If any of these areas pique your interest and you'd like to learn more, give me a call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments (12)

Potranco Realty
Potranco Realty - San Antonio, TX
"Sold with Potranco Realty"

Sounds like a fun tour, condos have become very popular with buyers, and your Nob Hill sounds very nice.

Jan 26, 2016 08:20 AM
Lottie Kendall

I chose these particular condos to preview for a potential buyer--one of the Nob Hill places and one on Divisadero were my favorites. Both of those would make fantastic homes, Bob Ratliff, Broker Associate - REALTOR® CRS, GRI ~ 512-587-5689 

Jan 26, 2016 10:19 AM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Lottie, sounds like the affordable housing thing is sort of an oxymoron out there!  Your prices are even higher than ours are!

Jan 26, 2016 10:03 AM
Lottie Kendall

 There's no way you'll find me saying there are low-priced properties in San Francisco, Patricia Kennedy or on the Peninsula all the way to the Silicon Valley. But--I can say one reason we pay the big bucks for housing is that we can go out and play 12 months of the year, and utility bills are less costly (no A/C needed in most places, and mild winters.)

Jan 26, 2016 10:17 AM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Lottie Kendall  I am starting to learn about San Francisco Condos  .This is very interesting

Jan 26, 2016 10:06 AM
Lottie Kendall

San Francisco condos is a speciality of mine, Hannah Williams - feel free to ask questions any time.

Jan 26, 2016 10:20 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Lottie, Even knowing how high bay area market price are ... I still marvel at how little one gets with $2K when I compare to other area - in other states ... but as you mention ... we play 12 months out of the year ... and we pay the price for that.

Jan 26, 2016 12:17 PM
Lottie Kendall

Advantages and disadvantages to everywhere, Kathleen Daniels . Our high prices and congestion are balanced by weather, strong job market, wonderful open space to enjoy, music and arts.

Jan 26, 2016 09:22 PM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Thees prices are not a surprise Lottie after reading about all the Silicon Valley tech boom.  Hopefully in the next few years things will even out. Are there new developments for rentals in the works?

Jan 26, 2016 12:40 PM
Lottie Kendall

Yes, Noah Seidenberg - lots of new apartment buildings going up, both in San Francisco (SOMA, Hayes Valley, the Dogpatch areas in particular) and in Silicon Valley. Redwood City has lots and lots of new rental space; Mountain View the same. The area is definitely growing up (literally!)

Jan 26, 2016 09:24 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Lottie. No one knows the SF market better than you do, nice job sharing the information.

Jan 26, 2016 05:52 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Anyone thinking of buying a condo in San Francisco should call you.

Jan 26, 2016 08:06 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Thanks, Joe Petrowsky and Gita Bantwal - when one knows the neighborhoods and enjoys exploring them as I do, it's easy to find and get excited about great places to live.

Jan 26, 2016 09:27 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Lottie, nice you still do broker tours, and we have not seen them for years with such brisk business.  No one has time to preview proeprties that won't last when you don't have a buyer.  Have fun! 

Jan 26, 2016 09:50 PM
Lottie Kendall

I tour properties that might work for specific buyers of mine, including these San Francisco condos, Joan Cox We both are working in markets that move ultra-fast!

Jan 26, 2016 10:39 PM
Maria Gilda Racelis
Home Buyers Realty, LLC-Manchester, Bolton. Vernon,Ellington - Manchester, CT
Home Ownership is w/in Reach. We Make it Happen!

Hi Lottie,

I will definitely refer you anybody that I know of who will be looking to buy or sell in San Francisco. They are truly expensive. But that is your market. One sale is equivalent to 3 move-up sales for me.

Jan 27, 2016 12:47 AM
Lottie Kendall

Thanks, Maria Gilda Racelis - high prices and a very competitive market for Realtors® and buyers alike.

Jan 27, 2016 05:21 AM
Eileen Begley
Coldwell Banker, DelMonte - Carmel, CA
Monterey Real Estate

Am guessing you don't have all that much inventory either! Nice post picking well located condos to focus on.

Jun 05, 2016 10:48 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Good morning, Eileen - you're right, inventory here in San Francisco is low. The market is even tighter on the Peninsula and in Silicon Valley.

How are things in Carmel?

Jun 05, 2016 10:59 PM