Experience award-winning urban living at Yerba Buena Lofts, an architecturally acclaimed mid-rise condominium building in San Francisco's vibrant South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood. Located at 855 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, this iconic 200-unit loft building offers strikingly modern design, 24-hour security, concierge services, and an unbeatable location steps from Yerba Buena Gardens, SFMOMA, Moscone Center, and downtown San Francisco.
Designed by renowned architect Stanley Saitowitz of Natoma Architects and completed in 2001, Yerba Buena Lofts represents contemporary architecture at its finest. The building has received numerous prestigious awards and recognition including an AIA Design Excellence Award and features in The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture, New York Times, Architectural Record, Dwell Magazine, and Praxis.
The 5-story modernist structure features an austere facade of exposed concrete and glass, creating a dramatic architectural statement in the heart of SoMa. The building's transparent and translucent glass cube bays, framed by a concrete grid, create a glowing lantern effect on Folsom Street at night. The design philosophy emphasizes volume over square footage, with robust industrial-style construction that supports personalization and urban loft living.
Yerba Buena Lofts offers 200 strikingly modern loft-style residences ranging from studios to 2-bedroom units, with sizes from 640 to 1,400 square feet. The lofts feature dramatic 16-foot floor-to-ceiling walls of glass, 13 to 16-foot soaring ceilings, double-height interior spaces, and open floor plans that flood homes with natural light. Many units feature private outdoor terraces, balconies, or ground-level garden patios.
Interior finishes include high-quality double-paned Profilit glass windows, exposed concrete ceilings and walls for an industrial aesthetic, sleek European-style cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, wide-plank hardwood flooring, galley kitchens with modern fixtures, and in-unit washer/dryer connections. The lofts offer compressed zones for bathrooms, stairs, and storage to maximize open living space, allowing residents to customize and personalize their homes.
Yerba Buena Lofts provides comprehensive building amenities including 24-hour attended lobby and security with cameras, concierge services handling packages, key service, and dry cleaning, on-site resident manager, full-time building engineer and maintenance staff, deeded indoor secured parking garage with storage, fiber optic CAT-5 wiring with ultra-fast internet capability, and professional property management. The building features durable post-tension concrete construction and secure lobby access for resident safety.
Yerba Buena Lofts is ideally situated at 855 Folsom Street in the heart of San Francisco's dynamic South of Market neighborhood. With a Walk Score of 97, the building offers a walker's paradise lifestyle with immediate access to Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's, Target, Metreon shopping center, Westfield San Francisco Centre, Yerba Buena Gardens (directly adjacent), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Moscone Convention Center, Union Square shopping district, Financial District, Oracle Park (SF Giants), and Chase Center (Golden State Warriors).
The neighborhood is home to diverse dining options, hip bars, fashionable coffee shops, art galleries, and tech companies including Twitter and Yelp. The area offers world-class entertainment venues, the Cartoon Art Museum, Children's Creativity Museum, and abundant cultural attractions.
Yerba Buena Lofts offers exceptional transportation access with a 97 Walk Score and excellent public transit connectivity. The building is steps from Yerba Buena/Moscone MUNI Metro Station, Powell Street BART Station (serving Dublin/Pleasanton-Millbrae, Fremont-Daly City, Pittsburg/Bay Point-SFO, Richmond-Millbrae lines), Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason Cable Car lines, multiple MUNI Metro lines (J, K, L, M, N, S, T), and Caltrain Station. Easy freeway access via I-80 and Highway 280. San Francisco International Airport is 20 minutes away, while Oakland International Airport is 30 minutes by car.
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