[San Francisco]

[trochee]

Okay, D. and I have been looking for apartments in San Francisco. We're kinda sticker-shocked, of course, but we're trying to get all our information the best together we can.

And we just discovered the Nob Hill neighborhood on Craig's List. We can see that it's quite dense -- tenth and twelfth-floor apartments are common, but we've been thinking: we are moving to a big city -- density is to be expected.

So I'm just wondering: is there something we really want to avoid about that neighborhood? Is it raging full of coke fiends, or crackheads, or is it all yuppie scum? Of course, there are other districts we like too -- but the rents seem so much higher for a similar-sized apartment elsewhere, as compared to Nob Hill, at least in our range (1750-2300 or so).

Am I missing something?

Comments

[bicoastal.livejournal.com]

Nob Hill is quite nice and has excellent access to public transit. "Lower Nob Hill" is on the Tenderloin border, and is artsy and improving but still a little gritty. If you lived there, you would probably take a MUNI line to Caltrain for your commute. It's a terrible neighborhood in which to have a car if you don't get a parking spot with your apartment.

[boobirdsfly.livejournal.com]

We have a scooter, so I can also give trochee rides to the caltrain on my way to school. :)

[trochee.livejournal.com]

is it crazy to consider biking from LNH to Caltrain?

and yes -- as D mentioned above -- not that excited about getting a car, if we can avoid it. Currently don't have one and we'd kinda like to keep it that way. :)

[evan.livejournal.com]

The SF bike map: http://www.sfbike.org/?maps

[trochee.livejournal.com]

oo. thanks!