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Although nearly 10 percent of San Francisco lives in the Outer Sunset, the area lays claim to low-rise zoning and one of the largest portions of single-family homes in the city. That, according to housing activists, should change. The Westerly, a block-long condo complex that opened in July, could lead the charge for a taller and denser Sunset.
Roughly 200 steps from the front door to Ocean Beach, the Westerly, a five-story mid-rise at Sloat and 46th Avenue, features 56 homes ranging from one bedroom units (starting in the mid $800,000) to two-bedroom units (starting in the high $900,000).
The units’ interiors are expectedly contemporary, featuring with white walls, hardwood flooring, recessed lighting, and tiled backsplashes. The complex comes with a working station, fourth- and fifth-floor view terraces with outdoor seating, and even dog washing stations.
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In addition to the habitable spaces, there’s approximately 22,000 square feet of retail space on the ground level. According to a representative at Compass, the retail area “is anticipated to include the likes of a boutique grocer, organic cafe, and fitness studio.”
Above all, this could help spark the ideal that vertical residential growth (i.e., upzoning) in the a major metropolitan neighborhood isn’t a bad thing. While the Outer Sunset still has ways to go before doing its part in helping tame the seemingly insurmountable housing crisis in San Francisco—a 100-unit teacher housing complex on Judah Street could come within the next few years—this block-long complex is, at the very least, a move in the right direction.
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