Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a regular column exploring what you can rent for a set dollar amount in different neighborhoods. Is one person's studio another person's townhouse? Let's find out. Today's price: $3,400, just about San Francisco’s median rent this month.
San Francisco is getting bigger every day, so which part of it do you want for yourself? We're lining up five homes-to-be, from Buena Vista down to Glen Park.
This recently renovated condo inside the historic Park Hill, which you might have spotted while hanging out in the Castro or Haight, lands on the market this week.
What it lacks in interior originality—while austere and cool, the new design hardly breaks the mold when it comes to today’s widespread minimalistic renovations—its location can’t be beat.
No remodel, open floor plan, or white box interior for this queen. This house near Buena Vista Park has been kept as close to its original 1893 design and layout as possible.
This impressive pad landed on the market in March for $6,950,000, but a recent price reduction brought it down to $6,195,000. We're not sure how or why this place wasn't snapped up right away. Strange world.
For the first time in 38 years, the big white house near Buena Vista Park is going on the market. Inside, you'll find shades of 1907 — including a 1,500-square-foot ballroom with a tiled fireplace, carved beams, and ornate chandeliers.
True, it has been a long time since Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and his family lived here. But, as the rules of real estate say, once a celebrity home, always a celebrity home.