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Where Innovation Began.
Where Elevated Living Is Realized.
$1,545,000
2977A 21st Street, San Francisco
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The Domicile Team
The Domicile Team
Where Innovation Began. Where Elevated Living Is Realized.
2977A 21st Street is a rare two-level stunningly remodeled flat in a vibrant location. Spanning two light-filled levels, it is a dramatic residence layered with architectural character and modern refinement. Set within a classic 1885 Victorian near the corner of Treat and 21st, this is also the very apartment where OpenAI first took shape, adding a unique layer of history to an already compelling home.
Spanning approximately 1,800+ square feet across two expansive levels, the residence is defined by volume, openness, and a sense of calm above the energy of the Mission below. The main living level unfolds into a generous open-concept great room where soaring vaulted ceilings and exposed beams create a striking architectural backdrop. Wide-plank white oak floors run throughout, grounding the space in warmth and continuity. Natural light pours in, enhancing the scale and creating an effortless flow between living, dining, and kitchen areas.
The kitchen is designed for both everyday living and entertaining, featuring high-end appliances, clean modern lines, and ample space to gather. Every detail has been thoughtfully considered, from updated systems to seamless functionality, offering a truly turnkey experience.
Upstairs, the primary suite feels like a retreat. It is private, airy, and connected to the outdoors. Sliding doors open to a deck overlooking the shared garden below, offering a quiet moment of green in the middle of the city. From here, there may be potential to create a future roof deck, adding another layer of indoor-outdoor living and city outlooks.
On the main level, secluded at the rear of the property, are the two additional bedrooms. A second full bath on the main level provides flexibility for guests, family, or work-from-home needs.
What makes this home especially compelling is the balance it strikes. It feels dramatic yet comfortable, modern yet rooted in classic San Francisco architecture.
Delivered vacant and move-in ready, it offers immediate livability with long-term upside.
Just outside your door, the Inner Mission offers some of the city’s most celebrated dining, coffee, and culture, along with easy access to transit, tech shuttles, and downtown. It is a neighborhood that continues to evolve, and a home that places you right at the center of it, with a story that helped shape the future.
(2977-2979 21st Street is also offered as a full building including the leased commercial space and the garden level 1 bedroom)
Spanning approximately 1,800+ square feet across two expansive levels, the residence is defined by volume, openness, and a sense of calm above the energy of the Mission below. The main living level unfolds into a generous open-concept great room where soaring vaulted ceilings and exposed beams create a striking architectural backdrop. Wide-plank white oak floors run throughout, grounding the space in warmth and continuity. Natural light pours in, enhancing the scale and creating an effortless flow between living, dining, and kitchen areas.
The kitchen is designed for both everyday living and entertaining, featuring high-end appliances, clean modern lines, and ample space to gather. Every detail has been thoughtfully considered, from updated systems to seamless functionality, offering a truly turnkey experience.
Upstairs, the primary suite feels like a retreat. It is private, airy, and connected to the outdoors. Sliding doors open to a deck overlooking the shared garden below, offering a quiet moment of green in the middle of the city. From here, there may be potential to create a future roof deck, adding another layer of indoor-outdoor living and city outlooks.
On the main level, secluded at the rear of the property, are the two additional bedrooms. A second full bath on the main level provides flexibility for guests, family, or work-from-home needs.
What makes this home especially compelling is the balance it strikes. It feels dramatic yet comfortable, modern yet rooted in classic San Francisco architecture.
Delivered vacant and move-in ready, it offers immediate livability with long-term upside.
Just outside your door, the Inner Mission offers some of the city’s most celebrated dining, coffee, and culture, along with easy access to transit, tech shuttles, and downtown. It is a neighborhood that continues to evolve, and a home that places you right at the center of it, with a story that helped shape the future.
(2977-2979 21st Street is also offered as a full building including the leased commercial space and the garden level 1 bedroom)
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Floor plan
Neighborhood
Sunny, flat, and centrally located, the Mission represents the heart and especially the soul of San Francisco. Equally attractive to immigrants and a burgeoning herd of hipsters in ironic t-shirts, the Mission is still the melting pot of San Francisco. Here you'll find traditional Mexican taquerias and panaderias, pop-up galleries, freshly minted block-long live/work lofts in former canneries, and a new generation of chefs determined to make their mark and earn a Michelin star. The neighborhood is highly walkable: a major urban shopping center at 16th and Potrero offers groceries, a gym, a post office, office supplies, and a Peets Coffee. The museum district at 3rd and Howard is nearby, and the ballpark is not far. Public Transportation is great. MUNI bus lines crisscross the neighborhoods and there are two BART stations at 16th and Mission and 24th and Mission which serve the neighborhood.
With the rise of the dot-coms in the mid-90s, the old industrial warehouses of the Mission district were converted into open-air, open-concept workspaces. These attracted a new kind of population: educated, highly skilled, and eagerly looking for the next big thing: be it entertainment, dining, culture, or dance club. And they wanted to be able to walk to work, or at least ride their bike.
Housing was developed to match the tastes and needs of this generation of newcomers. Many of the old warehouses preserved their old brick facades. Inside luxury interiors feature exposed brick walls, huge timbered beams, two-story high living rooms with airy ceilings, industrial kitchens, and of course, high-speed Internet connections. Stately turn-of-the-century homes line the sunny blocks of this uniquely San Franciscan district. In between its main thoroughfares of Dolores, Guerrero, and Valencia, you can find many smaller hidden architectural treasures dotting the intimate cross-street alleyways.
San Francisco's oldest building stands at the corner of 16th and Dolores. Constructed in 1776, Mission Dolores draws the gaze of passersby with its clean, early-colonial Mexican style. It remains an active Roman Catholic church and is open daily for services and to visitors alike. Just around the corner is Dolores Park, one of the city's great neighborhood hangouts, where you might be lucky enough to catch an outdoor performance by the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Time seems of no consequence on sunny afternoons while families recline along the comfortably sloping landscape. Daytime is for the sun-worshipping crowds, while warm nights are all about people-watching.
Valencia Street is among the hippest nighttime destinations on the planet. Throngs of young folks drop into the trendy new eateries, filling the local watering holes for their fix of poetry and music, hitting the local performance spaces for inspired avant-garde happenings. You will find a cultural mecca, as well as a food experience beyond compare along these lively streets.
Public transportation is as good as it gets in the Mission. Two BART stations, at 16th and Mission and 24th and Mission, complement a complete bus schedule to downtown and beyond.
With the rise of the dot-coms in the mid-90s, the old industrial warehouses of the Mission district were converted into open-air, open-concept workspaces. These attracted a new kind of population: educated, highly skilled, and eagerly looking for the next big thing: be it entertainment, dining, culture, or dance club. And they wanted to be able to walk to work, or at least ride their bike.
Housing was developed to match the tastes and needs of this generation of newcomers. Many of the old warehouses preserved their old brick facades. Inside luxury interiors feature exposed brick walls, huge timbered beams, two-story high living rooms with airy ceilings, industrial kitchens, and of course, high-speed Internet connections. Stately turn-of-the-century homes line the sunny blocks of this uniquely San Franciscan district. In between its main thoroughfares of Dolores, Guerrero, and Valencia, you can find many smaller hidden architectural treasures dotting the intimate cross-street alleyways.
San Francisco's oldest building stands at the corner of 16th and Dolores. Constructed in 1776, Mission Dolores draws the gaze of passersby with its clean, early-colonial Mexican style. It remains an active Roman Catholic church and is open daily for services and to visitors alike. Just around the corner is Dolores Park, one of the city's great neighborhood hangouts, where you might be lucky enough to catch an outdoor performance by the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Time seems of no consequence on sunny afternoons while families recline along the comfortably sloping landscape. Daytime is for the sun-worshipping crowds, while warm nights are all about people-watching.
Valencia Street is among the hippest nighttime destinations on the planet. Throngs of young folks drop into the trendy new eateries, filling the local watering holes for their fix of poetry and music, hitting the local performance spaces for inspired avant-garde happenings. You will find a cultural mecca, as well as a food experience beyond compare along these lively streets.
Public transportation is as good as it gets in the Mission. Two BART stations, at 16th and Mission and 24th and Mission, complement a complete bus schedule to downtown and beyond.
The Domicile Team
Shane Ray
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