Discover architectural distinction at Golden Gateway Commons, a landmark mid-century modern development in San Francisco's Financial District and Embarcadero waterfront. This historic residential complex at 170 Pacific Avenue, 550 Davis Street, and 640 Davis Street (San Francisco, CA 94111) offers spacious townhouse-style condominiums with private patios, combining suburban tranquility with premier urban location.
Golden Gateway Commons is part of the larger Golden Gateway Center redevelopment, a visionary 10-acre urban renewal project completed in 1967. Designed by renowned landscape architects Sasaki, Walker and Associates in collaboration with architects Wurster, Bernardi & Emmons and DeMars and Reay, this groundbreaking development transformed San Francisco's former wholesale produce market into a mixed-use residential community.
The innovative design features residential units elevated on a podium level above ground-floor retail spaces and parking garages, creating what Sasaki called "a fundamentally urban experience" with separate circulation systems for pedestrians and vehicles. Golden Gateway Commons consists of 155 townhouse-style condominiums arranged in 3 to 4-story brick buildings, accessed via landscaped courtyards and open-air garden paths with immaculately maintained common areas. This architectural approach offers residents a rare combination of suburban verdant feel within a world-class urban location.
Golden Gateway Commons offers spacious 2-bedroom and 3-bedroom townhouse-style condominiums ranging from approximately 914 to 2,295 square feet of living space. These light-filled residences showcase floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors throughout, wood-burning fireplaces, private outdoor patios or balconies, in-unit washer/dryer, skylights in select units, high ceilings (some units feature soaring 17-foot greenhouse skylights), and deeded parking spaces in secured garages.
Many units feature open floor plans, formal dining rooms, gourmet kitchens with modern appliances, spiral staircases to upper levels, multiple outdoor spaces, and stunning views of Coit Tower, Transamerica Pyramid, Bay Bridge, and San Francisco Bay.
Golden Gateway Commons occupies a premier waterfront location directly adjacent to Sydney G. Walton Square (Sydney Walton Park), a celebrated sculpture park and green space. The complex is situated in the historic Barbary Coast neighborhood between Jackson Square and the Embarcadero waterfront, offering residents a Walk Score of 97.
Steps from your door, enjoy the Ferry Building with its farmers market and artisan food vendors, Embarcadero waterfront promenade with miles of walking and biking paths, Financial District offices and services, North Beach Italian restaurants and culture, Embarcadero Center shopping and dining, Bay Club fitness center with tennis courts and swimming pool (next door), Oracle Park baseball stadium, and Union Square shopping district.
The location provides easy access to world-class restaurants, international boutiques, live theater, Muni public transportation, and ferry service to East Bay destinations.
Golden Gateway Commons residents enjoy access to premium amenities including landscaped courtyard common areas with fountains, secure underground parking garages with assigned spaces, elevated pedestrian bridges connecting to Embarcadero Center and One Maritime Plaza, private patios or balconies for every residence, proximity to Bay Club health club (swimming pool, tennis courts, fitness facilities), professional HOA management, and pet-friendly policies.
The complex features park-like grounds with mature landscaping, providing a serene residential oasis in the heart of downtown San Francisco. Built in 1980 as part of the historic Golden Gateway development, the 155-unit community offers mid-rise brick architecture with mixed-use retail on ground floors.
The Financial District location offers exceptional transit access via Muni Metro lines, BART Embarcadero Station, historic cable car lines, Caltrain at 4th & King Station (via Muni), Ferry Building ferry terminal with service to Oakland, Alameda, Sausalito, and Larkspur, and easy freeway access to I-80, US-101, and Bay Bridge.
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