355 Bryant remains one of our favorite loft conversion buildings in San Francisco. As we noted in 2006, “it’s not the right building for everyone, but if you like New York style lofts with open floor plans, it should definitely be on your radar.”
Purchased by San Francisco designer Steven Volpe at the time of conversion in 1991 for $391,500, and then customized, 355 Bryant #101 features 18-foot ceiling with beautiful redwood support columns; a private courtyard off the living room behind a wall of glass; and a kitchen outfitted with Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Calacatta marble fixtures and finishes.
On the market and asking $1,550,000 for the 1,969 square foot loft with one car parking.
∙ Listing: 355 Bryant #101 (1/2) 1,969 sqft – $1,550,000 [nealwardproperties.com] [MLS]
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Awesome place. Love the building and the custom features of this unit. It will sell but I think you’re paying a big premium. The 2 leveel condo with outdoor space and views over on Pacific is far better than this place; albeit not as dramatic.
Beautiful. Love Steven Volpe’s work and this loft is a great example of NY loft style in SF. This will sell quickly.
I agree the place is elegantly styled, comes with amazing finishes (love the hardwood floors, kitchen apps), and cool windows…but $1.5M for a 1 bedroom loft? In this market, really?
Re: finish fetish
The city is funny that way. It’s all about finishes. I owned a loft at 355 Bryant a couple years ago. Sold it just in the nick of time. The trouble with the lower lofts on the courtyard is that you essentially have no cross-ventilation and your “fresh air” is all polluted particulate matter from your “front yard” Bay Bridge. (My lungs hurt all the time while I lived there.) It also is a kind of echo chamber.
Also to note: The parking isn’t deeded, it’s leased. And it’s expensive to boot. And just try to get to your garage on Federal Street during daily rush hour or after a B-ball game…Yeah, good luck with that. It isn’t real fun. But if you like all these sorts of things, it’s a great place to be.
I like this building a lot, tho’ the units touching the central courtyard are kind of dark. #103 (next door, IIRC) is a 2/2, at 2220 sq. ft., and sold last Nov. for $1.2M, after being on the market for about 10 months, listed for $1.47M initially. Considering that a lot of what we’re seeing in the photos in probably not included in the sale, I’m guessing this will sell for about 1.1M.
Looks like li’l ole steven didn’t do so bad on this place. I’m sure he’s happy to have invested in SF RE.
The sale of 355 Bryant Street #101 closed escrow on Friday with a reported contract price of $1,375,000 ($698 per square foot).