1700 Gough Street #404
A turn-key two-bedroom condo with deeded parking on the block where the California cable car, Lafayette Park, and a full-size grocery store all converge within one block. Sold for $950,000, six percent over list, in under ten days.
2 Bed
2 Bath
980 Sq.Ft.1700 Gough Street #404 is a two-bedroom, two-bath, 980-square-foot condo with deeded parking in an elevator building at the corner of Gough and California in Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco (ZIP 94109). Listed at $895,000 and sold for $950,000, six percent over list, in under ten days with multiple offers, representing approximately $969 per square foot. Steps from the California Street cable car, one block from Lafayette Park, and one block from Whole Foods. Listing represented by Oliver Burgelman of Vanguard Properties at (415) 244-5846.
What made 1700 Gough Street #404 stand out
1700 Gough Street #404 was a turn-key, two-bedroom, two-bath condo with deeded parking in an elevator building at the corner of Gough and California. That single block is one of the best working corners in central San Francisco: the California Street cable car runs east toward the Financial District, Lafayette Park sits a block uphill, and a Whole Foods anchors the opposite corner. The Fillmore Street commercial corridor is a five-minute walk.
That combination, turn-key plus parking plus this specific block, is the most compressed segment of the Lower Pacific Heights condo market. Almost nothing else in central San Francisco at this price point offers the same combination of walkability and direct downtown transit. The unit was prepared, photographed, and priced to respect how tight that segment really is. Multiple offers in under two weeks at six percent over list followed.
Key features
- Light-filled open-plan living and dining
- Modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances
- Two bedrooms and two full bathrooms
- Deeded parking included, a meaningful value driver in this neighborhood
- Elevator building with lobby and shared laundry
- Steps to the California Street cable car
- One block to Lafayette Park and Whole Foods
- Walking distance to Fillmore Street, Hayes Valley, and Japantown
Property highlights
Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, 980 square feet by tax records. A modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances flows into an open living and dining area that holds strong natural light through the day. The building offers an elevator, lobby, and shared laundry, with a deeded parking space included in the sale. The floor plan is the kind that reads well in person and in photographs, which mattered for the offer count.
Location: Lower Pacific Heights
Lower Pacific Heights is central San Francisco at its most walkable. Bounded roughly by Pine Street, Geary Boulevard, Van Ness Avenue, and Divisadero Street, the neighborhood is built around walking rather than driving. Lafayette Park sits one block uphill from 1700 Gough, offering open green space, tennis courts, and one of the better dog-walking parks in the central city.
A short walk west takes you to Fillmore Street, the neighborhood’s commercial spine, with longtime institutions like B Patisserie, Out the Door, and Spruce within a few blocks of each other. Walk south into Hayes Valley for an afternoon glass of wine at Absinthe, or brunch at Mymy on Van Ness. When you head downtown, the California Street cable car runs one block away, a National Historic Landmark that doubles as a direct, car-free commute to the Financial District.
- Lafayette Park (1 block)
- Alta Plaza Park
- Cottage Row Mini-Park
- Whole Foods (1 block, California St)
- B Patisserie
- Out the Door
- Jane on Fillmore
- Swan Oyster Depot (Polk)
- California Street cable car (1 block)
- 22 Fillmore Muni
- 1 California Muni
- 49 Van Ness Muni
Want the full neighborhood context? Read the Lower Pacific Heights Neighborhood Guide.
Lifestyle at 1700 Gough Street #404
Daily life from 1700 Gough is built around walking. Grocery runs happen at the Whole Foods on California Street, one block away. Coffee and pastries are a short walk to B Patisserie or Jane on Fillmore. The California cable car line runs east to the Financial District, so a downtown commute happens without ever opening a parking app. Lafayette Park is one block uphill, and a five-minute walk drops you on Fillmore for dinner. Swan Oyster Depot on Polk and Absinthe in Hayes Valley are both an easy walk for a longer evening out.
Why this condo sold the way it did
San Francisco offers no shortage of condos. Few combine what 1700 Gough #404 did: a turn-key two-bedroom layout with deeded parking, in an elevator building, on a block where the California cable car, Lafayette Park, and a full-size grocery store all converge within one block. That product type is the most liquid in Lower Pacific Heights, which is why buyers compete for it.
The list-price strategy that draws three or four written offers in a week is the one that respects how compressed that segment really is. Preparation, presentation, and pricing all aligned. The result, multiple offers in under two weeks at six percent over list, followed.
Sale result
From the seller
“Oliver knew exactly how to position the unit for the Lower Pacific Heights buyer pool. From listing to offer was under two weeks, multiple offers, and a clean close above asking. He understood the building and the block as well as he understood the market.”
Seller, 1700 Gough Street #404 · Lower Pacific Heights
Oliver has been a real estate broker in San Francisco and Marin for more than 23 years and has closed over $350M in transactions. He represented the seller of 1700 Gough Street #404. The block at Gough and California is one of his favorite working corners in the city: the California Street cable car crosses one direction, Lafayette Park sits a block uphill, and a Whole Foods anchors the corner. If you’re considering buying or selling in Lower Pacific Heights, he knows the building stock condo by condo and can usually tell you which units in a given building have parking, which floors get the best light, and which HOAs are well run.
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