There’s something for everyone over on Day Street, in Upper Noe Valley—depending upon your budget, and your dream.
For the inner contractor in you, consider 324 Day, a renovation project stopped dead in its tracks:
Unfortunately, construction was halted and the property is being foreclosed upon. This is a Victorian single-family home with permits issued for adding a bedroom, bathroom and office on the ground floor; remodeling a bathroom and adding a bathroom; converting a bedroom to a living room, living room to dining room; adding rear deck and stairs to yard. List price: $760,000 (but “bring your best offer, don’t worry about the list price,” says the listing agent).
For those looking for an actual finished property with expansion and/or cosmetic remodel potential, 385 Day may do the trick. This is a two-bedroom, one-bath home that’s been in the same family for more than 50 years. The latter phrase is code for “will need an extensive bathroom and kitchen remodel.” The seller of this home is 102 and will be involved in the sale, so don’t think you can just skate by. List price: $829,000:
And the last one in our lineup is what the other two Day Street properties can someday become. 493 Day will provide you with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 1591 square feet. List price is $1,095,000:
The first of the condos in the three-unit building at 1583-1585-1587 Dolores at 29th Street in Upper Noe Valley went on the market in April—the 3BR/1BA top unit at 1583 Dolores. It was listed at $869,000, but has since been reduced to $799,000. There isn’t parking in the building, but the seller has secured leased parking at $200 per month.
Constructed in the shadow of St. Paul’s Church in Noe Valley, 1667-1669 Church is a two-unit TIC offering in search of buyers looking to spend $1,289,000 and $1,479,000 for either of the 3BR/2.5BA units, which offer 1750 square feet each.
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Check out 171 Caselli / 20 Yukon—two homes on one lot. 171 Caselli (above) is a 2BR/1BA home with its original bath and kitchen, a nice bonus room, and a huge garage.
First listed back in March at $1,295,000, 714 Duncan sat on the market for a couple months before finding a prospect. This surprised me, as the four-bedroom, two-bath home with a two-car garage in Noe Valley seemed like a home that’d sell fairly quickly. I was even more surprised when there were no takers after subsequent price reductions left the price standing at $1,195,000.
This 3BR/2.75, 3271-square foot home at Sanchez and 21st came on the market in early May and slammed into contract by the end of last week.
What’s the first thing you do after you buy a $2.4M house in Noe Valley for all cash? Why, remodel, of course!
I was last in this home when it was on the market in 2002 and purchased by its current owners for $1,650,000. It doesn’t appear to have changed much, so I’ll let prospective buyers be the judge as to how much appreciation a 2BR/2BA home will be allowed under the auspices of the current market.
This Marina-style unit is listed at $669,000 and was last sold in November 2007 for $715,000.
Listed at $949,000, this top-floor unit actually has three-car parking between two garages. The master suite (above) is what I’m diggin’. You can really get a feel for it in person. Nice remodel on this unit, too.
This has been on the market since early March. Its current list price is $1,045,750, down from $1.1M. This 3BR/1.25BA house has two-car parking, room to expand on the garage level, and sits opposite the Day Street Rec Center.
This 3BR home is missing the .25 bath, but also has three bedrooms and two-car parking. The kitchen has been remodeled—though it appears to be a bit awkward—and it’s slightly larger on the main level than Day Street. However, the location right on 30th Street between Chenery and Dolores means Muni will be a big factor, both rail lines and buses. That block is busy.
For those wondering what a two-bedroom, two bath condo in a central location costs in the current market, here’s your answer: 535 Duboce just closed escrow for $810,000 in an all-cash transaction.
Within a few weeks of me witnessing the presumed owner of 369 Duncan shimmying a tombstone out of the property and into a car trunk, the For Sale sign was slapped up on the exterior.
