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PROPERTY STORIES

What five San Francisco buildings can teach you

A field notebook on scale, setting, and the details behind five curated prior property stories.

The exterior of 139–143 Dolores Street in Mission Dolores
139–143 Dolores Street, a prior five-unit project.
Prior property stories
5

A curated historical portfolio

Neighborhood settings
4

Across the selected property records

Broad property categories
2

Single-family and multifamily

The address is only the beginning

The selected portfolio spans Mission Dolores, Hayes Valley, Alamo Square, and Lower Haight. These five examples show how building scale and the scope of a project can differ within one city. They are prior transactions and projects, not active listings.

A CLOSER LOOK
Building sizes in the curated portfolio
Apartments by buildingHover or focus a point to explore
02.557.610.1DoloresBirchFillmoreLindenWaller

Five selected prior properties from Caley Zheng’s portfolio. This is a curated sample, not a representation of the San Francisco market.

How the sample is distributed

A CLOSER LOOK
Distribution of buildings by size
BuildingsHover or focus a point to explore
00.61.11.72.21 unit2–4 units5–9 units

Counts reflect only the five portfolio records. Bin ranges are inclusive and do not overlap.

Each building has a different story

139–143 Dolores Street

A five-unit building with a renovation story centered on interiors, shared spaces, and day-to-day usability.

527–529 Birch Street

A Hayes Valley duplex explored through floor-plan changes, interior improvements, and the renovation process.

837 Fillmore Street

An Edwardian building near Alamo Square, with updates to interiors, laundry facilities, and building access.

521–527 Linden Street

A four-unit Hayes Valley property with an emphasis on interior updates, usable space, and rental preparation.

261 Waller Street

A Lower Haight home selected around space, renovation potential, and a buyer’s priorities for everyday living.

Updated kitchen and dining space at 139–143 Dolores Street
Interiors are part of the story, alongside building systems and shared spaces.
The selected property records
The selected property records
PropertyNeighborhoodBuilding type
139–143 Dolores StreetMission Dolores5-unit multifamily
527–529 Birch StreetHayes ValleyDuplex
837 Fillmore StreetAlamo Square9-unit multifamily
521–527 Linden StreetHayes Valley4-unit residential
261 Waller StreetLower HaightSingle-family home

Methodology

Property descriptions and building sizes come from Caley Zheng’s linked public portfolio. The chart counts five selected buildings once each. No sale prices, returns, or transaction dates are inferred.

Sources

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