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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 is another person’s townhouse? Today’s price: $5,400.
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This Mission Bay apartment offers a lot of numbers to remember. First, the development is dubbed MB360. And the apartment is number 1-419, a 1,138-square-foot setup with two beds and two baths at 1,200 Fourth Street. And then there’s the most important figure of all: $5,335 per month. This steep price will get you courtyard views and a home that promises “peace and serenity.” Note that the apartment is described as “cozy” despite its sizable measurements; perhaps a reference to the allowances for both dogs and cats, as pet always makes a home feel a bit homier. And while the building opened four years ago, this ad still sports old renderings and few real interior shots. You can scope out more photos here.
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The ad for this six-bedroom (yes, six) three-bath townhouse in Visitacion Valley, replete with brick facade, markets it as a “remodeled 2,550-square-foot home with a cute East Coast feel.” However, it’s a product of famed West Coast developer Joseph Eichler. The ad doesn’t mention his name at all—if it did, it would probably downplay the mentions of a remodel; Eichler’s preferred designs are more popular intact—but this is part of a double-decker tract of homes he built on the city’s southeast side in 1962. In truth, this makes the $5,250 per month price something of a bitter irony—Eichler’s signature was attainable homes for the middle class—but at least it’s the most affordable house on this list.
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Eichler kept the bricks on the outside, preferring his favorite wide-plank interiors. For interiors of the same suit, consider this “industrial brick live/work loft” in SoMa, where a two-bed, one-bath, 1,500-square-foot apartment runs $5,400 per month. “Modern industrial style high-tech live/work space with beautiful 1900s brick throughout on one expansive level with a 20-foot ceiling,” per the ad. Oddly enough, the place is furnished exclusively with a TV and “HD projector and an extra large electronically controlled 150-inch drop-down screen.” The listing also specifically references the second bedroom as soundproof. No mention of pets.
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There’s no soundproofing or pedigree name at this Hunters Point house, but it does come fully furnished with everything a home might expect to need, part of a package with the “Craftsman style home built in 1917,” which features a recently remodeled interiors. There’s also a “large veranda available for evening sitting and conversation” and panoramic views of the city and the bay. And added bonus: walk-in closets in all of the bedrooms in this four-bed, two-bath offering with well over 2,000 square feet to spare. The price: $5,300 per month.
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Finally, the renovation bug spreads as far as Cole Valley, where a “renovated upper flat” near Carl and Cole also runs $5,400 per month. It’s three bedrooms and one bath. The renovation spared the “natural light, decorative mantel, and built-in hutch,” along with the “original hardwood floors” and cherry cabinets. No pets allowed this time, either.
Poll
Which rental would you choose?
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14%
Mission Bay Apartment
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10%
Visitacion Valley Eichler
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36%
SoMa Loft
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3%
Hunters Point House
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34%
Cole Valley Flat