Every year at this time, San Francisco real estate inventory begins to dwindle. Our broker tour sheets go from 40 pages to five, and less sellers put their homes on the market. However, there are some solid properties out there that are worth considering. I decided to showcase three of them today, in case they might fit your bill:
901 Rockdale
Miraloma Park
3BR/2BA, 1 pkg
$1.1M
Though it has odd curb appeal, 901 Rockdale has a nice floor plan and convenient location. This 1928 Tudor-style house has a living room with cathedral ceilings and a fireplace, and the window perfectly frames the Marin Headlands and surrounding homes (above). The formal dining room leads to the remodeled kitchen, and there are two bedrooms on this level. Downstairs is a third bedroom and separate bath. Square footage is on the small side, so this isn’t a sprawling home that could accommodate a lot of people. 901 Rockdale initially came on the market listed at $1,025,000, but fell out of contract and came back on at the current $1.1M price. This may be a good time to negotiate something. The house is situated just across Portola from the West Portal retail area, and is also right down the road from Mollie Stone’s.
2295 Vallejo #401
Pacific Heights
1BR/1BA, 1 pkg
$985,000
There’s a limited number of homes in San Francisco with these kind of views, so you pay dearly for them when such homes become available. In this case, you have a roughly 830 square foot, top-floor condo in Pacific Heights Place, a 43-unit building constructed in 1975. The kicker is the private terrace that’s perched above Vallejo and Fillmore Streets. 2295 Vallejo #401 has been recently remodeled, but this is all about the views, terrace, and prime San Francisco location. The buyer for this unit will value the latter two attributes above all. HOA dues are $423/month, and there’s an elevator in the building along with shared laundry. This condo has been on the market at this price since the summer, so maybe there’s a buyer out there who can break the stalemate?
365 Connecticut
Potrero Hill
2BR/2BA, 1 pkg
$829,000
On the market since the end of November, 365 Connecticut is a well-appointed first-floor condo in a two-unit building. This property has the elusive second bathroom, along with a remodeled kitchen and nice period details throughout. There’s a spacious shared yard, as well as one-car garage parking, extra storage and private washer/dryer. HOA dues are $250/month. The location at Connecticut and 18th is exactly where you want to be in Potrero, so for anyone looking for a nice condo in a good Potrero location, 365 Connecticut is it. This unit last sold for $800,000 in 2006.
Please contact me at 415.823.4656/ebermingham@zephyrsf.com if you’d like to see any of these properties. I’ll be here for the holidays.
Listed in mid May for $719,000, Miraloma Park’s 50 Chaves experienced a torrent of open house visitors. The 2BR/1BA home is located near Mollie Stone’s, and isn’t far from Muni and the West Portal retail area. There was a fairly expensive termite report, but buyers liked the desirable Marina-style floorplan and two-car garage. Final selling price last week, amidst multiple offers: $780,000.
80 Teresita is a pleasant enough 3BR/2BA home, on a large lot. But at $1,125,000, I was expecting a remodeled kitchen and bathrooms. A couple comparison points: The most expensive 3BR/2BA home sold in Miraloma since November was 584 Teresita ($1,045,000), which wasn’t comparable in lot size but was nicely renovated. And over the past year, the 3BR/2BA average was $880,389.
526 Teresita’s got the whole Tudor-style thing happening, and there’s nice curb appeal. You’ll need to update the kitchen and bathroom in this 2BR/1BA home, but I liked the overall package here. List price is $749,000.
