You have to walk up or down a public staircase to access a San Francisco Victorian cottage that just went on the market for $995,000. Located in Bernal Heights near the 101 freeway, the home on the Joy Street stairway does not sit on a street.
This might sound strenuous, but the walk past lush gardens is peaceful and when you arrive, you're at a beautifully preserved 1900 jewel box painted a fresh powdery white with a French blue door.
The home at 18 Joy St. is 1,045 square feet with three bedrooms. (Note: Public property records indicate it is 600 square feet.) The master bedroom and a full bathroom with a glass-tile shower are downstairs; the two other bedrooms and a half-bath are upstairs.
In the kitchen you'll find ample cabinet storage including a pantry and a mudroom surrounded by windows. The backyard with a brick patio and an organic garden are an ideal spot to enjoy al fresco dining in a part of the city known for sunny weather.
The basement is large and there may be potential to develop additional living space.
The Joy Street stairway meanders between Brewster Street and Holladay Avenue with gardens and other several homes only accessible by the steps on either side.
And when the next big earthquake hits, you are guaranteed a wild ride, and maybe a fire afterwards. Stick built homes like this survive earthquakes relatively well, however, as they flex.
With that price, they'll have to throw in some rubber boots to keep the new owner's feet from contact with the human feces on the street.
ReplyDeleteIt will appeal to a certain strata of modern society since I believe it boasts a well established 360 degree surround "fruit garden".
ReplyDeleteHahaha...indeed it does. But don’t walk barefoot in the garden
DeleteWhy not LL. Would I stub my toe on a discarded Steely Dan?
DeleteDoes it include off street parking? Only way I would consider the property.
ReplyDeleteI wonder when it was built?
ReplyDeleteOf course they didn't get a picture of the 5x homeless people camped in the front garden, including the one shooting up and the other one, taking a crap. There's no extra charge for them, though.
ReplyDeleteOne thing about San Francisco, there's not a lotta bums up that high. That's why people live on hills.
ReplyDeleteBetter be happy about 24-hour-a-day traffic noise that close to a freeway, though.
Just outta curiosity I checked the SF Poop Map and that zip code comes in at #3.
ReplyDelete"#3 ZIP Code 94110:
Since 2008, there were 13,450 instances of human waste reported. That’s an average of 135 reports per month for the last 99 months in this area. Neighborhoods affected include Noe Valley, Peralta Heights, Mission, Potrero Hill, Dolores Heights, and Bernal Heights. The intersection of Mission Street and Sycamore Street was the all-time highest address with over 930 events – and 20 Sycamore Street was second all-time with another 450 cases.