SAN FRANCISCO | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed

[BTinSF]

Fulton is not the best street in Hayes Valley, certainly, but the entire area is far from what I would call "blighted". The "heritage" housing stock there is excellent and the neighborhood is "hot". The downside is the proximity to various mid-century public housing projects and the criminal activity by their residents, but that really isn't a major problem for surrounding areas.

As many of you know, I live close by and the window of the room I'm typing from overlooks most of the neighborhood. When people say things like Hayes Valley being "blighted", as they often do on places like Socketsite, it makes me wonder where they live because there really aren't many SF neighborhoods hugely better--certainly not with better transportation options or housing stock or more centrally located. There just aren't many areas in SF that are clearly more attractive if you add everything up.

Anyway, this is market rate housing with the usual required "affordable" component and, if it is like the other buildings recently built in the area, it will be snapped up quickly.