If you’re the type of person looking to spend what amounts to a teacher’s yearly salary on rent alone, in exchange for a one-room studio apartment overlooking a busy Oak St. intersection in Hayes Valley, then we’ve got good news! As reported by Hoodline.com, the Avalon Hayes Valley apartment complex is nearing completion, and briefly posted a pricing teaser listing studios for $3,135 a month, one-bedroom apartments for $3,545, and two-bedrooms for $4,270. But don’t worry, those are only introductory prices; apparently these apartments can go as high as $5,900 a month.
Although the prices were quickly pulled from the Avalon Hayes website, possibly because looking at them could potentially cause an aneurism, they weren’t pulled from the page’s source code, where we found that at the very least, studios do indeed start at $3,135 a month.
Of course, despite the apartments looking so far like a cross between an extended stay hotel and pretty much any mid-range rental in South San Francisco going for a third of the price, the amenities included in these apartments are surely worth the asking price. From quartz countertops (cheaper than granite), walk-in closets (in select units), and an in-unit washer and dryer (not bad), it’s almost like living, well, anywhere else. But don’t forget about the “luxurious” apartment building itself, which includes a fitness center, communal lounge with a fireplace, rooftop terrace, bike parking, free WiFi in certain areas, 24-hour maintenance, and best of all, a pet washing area. Surprisingly, no helicopter landing pads, masseuses, or Scrooge McDuck style pools of gold coins to dive into after a long day.
The plot of land that houses these condos used to be the urban agriculture experiment Hayes Valley Farm, spanning an entire city block alongside the Central Freeway onramp. The farm was briefly occupied to avoid its destruction and conversion into multi-use condo property in June 2013 when the property was sold by the city to Avalon Developers. Now, a year and a half later, the five-story retail and housing structure is nearly complete, and promises to stand as a reminder to the changing face of San Francisco.
Via Hoodline, Image from Avalon Hayes Valley
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