This four-unit Edwardian building, located in San Francisco’s vibrant South of Market neighborhood, represents a valuable investment opportunity. Built in the early 20th century, its architectural style features classic bay windows and ornate cornices, typical of Edwardian design. The property includes two vacant one-bedroom units ready for upgrade, and two occupied, tenant-friendly apartments. Recent renovations include a new roof and fresh interior paint. Additionally, a large ground-floor storage space with an adjacent yard offers potential for conversion into a fifth unit, subject to permits. Offered at $1,080,000, this property benefits from the city’s renewal of Moss Street into an artistic urban corridor, enhancing its appeal and value.

Exterior Street View

A narrow urban street lined with parked cars including a distinctive red station wagon and various silver and white vehicles. The right side features a beige, historic-style residential building with ornate bay windows spanning two floors, adorned with white curtains. The lower level includes gated garage entrances marked by the number 19. Adjacent on the left side is a large white commercial or industrial building adorned with green murals including birds and script. Overhead, black utility wires crisscross the sky, with trees flanking the buildings, blending historic charm and urban grit.

Living Room and Dining Entry

The space reveals a richly grained dark hardwood floor, which extends from the foreground living area into an adjoining room, adding warmth and historic character. The rooms connect via wide double pocket doors painted a soft white, surrounded by tall baseboards and simple crown molding that enhance the room’s classic charm. Large bay windows to the right flood the room with natural light, framed in white trim with small, adjustable blinds. The light neutral walls highlight architectural details, including wide window ledges and a vintage wall heater on the left, suggesting a cozy yet airy atmosphere. Overall, the aesthetic is clean, understated, and timeless.

Living Room Entrance

Wide open hardwood floors with rich, natural tones stretch across two adjoining rooms connected by large sliding doors. Crisp white walls and woodwork frame the space with a classic, clean look. A vintage wall heater with a vertical black pipe adds an element of historic utility. The room features a simple baseboard molding and door trims that reflect early 20th-century craftsmanship. An open closet and a white wooden cabinet in the next room hint at functional storage options. The overall aesthetic balances vintage charm with a neutral, understated palette, ready for customization.

Dining Room Corner

Hardwood floors with visible natural grain stretch across the room, exhibiting a warm, worn patina. The walls and built-in cabinetry are painted in a soft white, creating an airy, bright aesthetic accented by crown molding and trim work. A bay window on the right side floods the room with natural light, highlighting the texture of the wooden floor. The built-in corner cabinet includes open shelves and glass-fronted cupboards, ideal for displaying china or decor. The ceiling light fixture hangs centrally, contributing a vintage touch to the understated, historic character of the space.

Empty Bay Window Room

A corner room with an expansive set of three sash windows forming a bay window area, allowing natural light to flood in while offering external views. The walls are painted in a soft, muted beige with white trim adding contrast along the baseboards, chair rail, and around the window frames. The hardwood floor is aged with visible wear and texture, lending character to this historic space. An adjoining room is visible through an open doorway, continuing the same floor and wall treatments, reinforcing a cohesive design aesthetic throughout the home.

Dining Room Corner Cabinet

Hardwood floors with a natural finish show gentle wear and a subtle intricate inlay pattern near the edges. Soft off-white walls and white trim impart a clean, classic look. A built-in corner cabinet painted white stands out with glass-front doors on the upper section, a small open shelf below, and drawers plus cupboards underneath, offering period storage charm. Wide door and window casings, along with a chair rail running around the room, highlight the early 20th-century architectural roots. Adjoining open spaces with wood heat elements suggest a well-connected home layout.

Compact Kitchen Nook

Natural light fills the narrow kitchen nook through a window adorned with sheer white curtains. A single stainless steel sink is embedded in the brown speckled countertop that wraps along the left side. Cream-colored built-in cabinetry with glass-front upper doors provides open shelving and drawers below for ample storage. A compact white refrigerator and adjacent white gas stove fit snugly on the right side. The flooring is a wood-look laminate in neutral tones, complementing the overall light and clean aesthetic. Piping above the stove hints at older infrastructure blending with modern appliances.

Compact Kitchen Area

A small kitchen with a practical layout featuring light-colored cabinetry with glass-front upper cabinets and multiple drawers. The countertop has a warm, brown-speckled surface with a stainless steel sink and a chrome faucet. A white compact refrigerator and a gas stove are aligned alongside a water heater with visible piping, emphasizing the functional aspect of the space. Light gray laminate flooring adds a modern touch while maintaining a neutral tone. The kitchen opens into an adjacent room with large bay windows, wooden baseboards, and natural light that softens the crisp, clean aesthetic of the kitchen.

Bathroom with Tub

The bathroom is compact and functional, showcasing a vintage clawfoot-style bathtub with a rounded edge and built-in ledge. Surrounding walls are painted white, enhancing light reflection from the frosted window above the tub. A simple metal shower curtain rod wraps around three sides of the tub, emphasizing practicality. The white porcelain toilet sits adjacent to a white vanity cabinet with a built-in sink. Sleek, horizontal towel bars line the walls, and the flooring features wood-look vinyl planks with natural tones, contrasting softly against the otherwise monochrome color scheme, creating a clean yet modest aesthetic.

Living Room with Bay Windows

Spacious living area characterized by rich, dark hardwood flooring that extends throughout the room. Large bay windows flood the space with natural light, creating bright, inviting nooks for seating or décor. Neutral off-white walls and trim provide a classic backdrop, accentuating the traditional style of the home. The room transitions smoothly into a connected area via a wide framed doorway, enhancing the open flow. Subtle architectural details, including a chair rail and crown molding, add elegance and period charm to the otherwise simple and bright space.

Sunlit Living Room

Spacious living area with rich, dark hardwood floors adding depth and warmth. Large bay windows let in abundant natural light and provide views of classic Victorian facades outside. Walls and ceiling are painted a soft cream, enhancing the bright and airy feel. A simple baseboard runs along the perimeter, with subtle crown molding where the ceiling curves. An old-fashioned, freestanding heater with an exposed metal pipe highlights the room’s historic character. The adjacent open doorway leads to a small alcove or closet with built-in white shelving, suggesting practical storage space within an elegantly minimal setting.

Spacious Room and Closet

Hardwood floors with a warm, aged patina cover the space, suggesting historic charm. The walls are painted a neutral off-white, with wide baseboards and simple trim that hint at early 20th-century craftsmanship. To the right, an open closet reveals built-in shelving for storage. A small, vintage wall heater with a metal exhaust pipe adds character and function, emphasizing the room’s older construction. Multiple doorways and an open archway connect to adjacent rooms, allowing natural light to flow freely. The overall aesthetic is clean and understated, with potential for restoration or modernization while preserving its historic identity.

Kitchen Workspace

A compact kitchen area with a combination of white and red cabinetry creates a basic yet functional cooking environment. White upper cabinets align with a white freezer and a gas stove with a black front, evoking a utilitarian feel. The lower cabinets beneath the single basin sink contrast strikingly in bright red, adding a splash of color to the predominantly neutral palette. A large window with horizontal blinds floods the space with natural light, highlighting the worn hardwood floor which adds character and a hint of vintage charm. A white door and a mounted red fire extinguisher by the wall complete the practical setup.

Compact Kitchen Space

The kitchen presents a narrow layout with a dark wooden floor that shows age and wear, contributing to a vintage charm. A white gas stove and refrigerator sit side by side next to an old water heater venting into the wall. Red lower cabinets paired with white upper cabinets add a bold color contrast against otherwise neutral walls and ceiling. A long, dark wooden table runs along one side, providing workspace or dining. Natural light comes from an adjoining room with a large bay window, brightening the functional but modestly sized culinary area.

Basement Stairwell

A narrow basement stairwell with a patterned carpet in shades of brown, tan, and muted red covers the floor, adding warmth and texture. The walls and ceiling are painted a clean white, contrasting sharply with the dark brown stairs leading upward. A black motorcycle is parked against the right wall, adding an unexpected industrial element to the space. The left side has a simple white door matching the walls, enhancing the minimalist and utilitarian feel. The area combines vintage charm in the carpet design with modern, stark simplicity in its white walls and ceiling.

Stairway Landing Carpet

A narrow stairway landing with a richly patterned carpet in deep reds, golds, and browns arranged in a striking geometric lattice design. The stair railing is dark wood with vertical slats, showing a traditional style contrasting with the plain white textured walls. A gray door at the end of the landing adds a subtle modern element. The ceiling angles downward alongside the staircase, while simple white base molding runs along the walls. The overall ambiance blends early 20th-century craftsmanship with a warm, inviting yet modest transitional aesthetic.

Staircase Detail

A narrow staircase with grey painted steps is accented by patterned carpet runners on each step, featuring a geometric design in earthy tones. The handrail and spindles are crafted from dark wood, showing signs of age yet retaining a classic charm. White walls surround the stairwell, with minimal decorative molding around a small frosted window that allows light to filter in softly. A simple ceiling light fixture illuminates the space, highlighting the vintage yet functional atmosphere typical of a historic home’s interior passageways. An emergency fire extinguisher and a ladder are tucked upstairs, adding a subtle modern touch.

Stairwell Landing

Carpeted landing at the top of a staircase leading downwards, bordered by a wooden banister with vertical spindles and square newel posts. The walls are painted white with a subtle textured finish, featuring a small decorative ledge running horizontally around the perimeter. A dark green door marked with the number “3” is situated at the end of the landing, next to a textured glass window set high on the wall. Neutral-toned carpeting covers the landing floor and continues along the hallway, while the stairs below are covered with a patterned runner in earth tones, highlighting a vintage or historic style.

Street Corner

A three-story building painted in a warm beige tone with reddish-brown trim frames multiple symmetrically set windows on each floor. The ground-level exterior walls feature vibrant murals of flowers, butterflies, and greenery, creating a lively, colorful contrast to the muted upper floors. A large tree with autumn-yellow leaves partially obscures the corner entrance, adding natural softness. Black awnings provide shade above the mural-covered walls, while urban elements like a parked truck, utility poles, and a fire hydrant contribute to the bustling street atmosphere of this corner property.

Listing Agent: Lisa Kim Jones of LKJ Realty via Zillow