CL I MB R E A L E S TAT E
VANTAGE FEBRUARY | 2016
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INSIDE
What we have in store for you this issue
3 BEST OF THE BAY
22 FEATURED PET
Monthly featured listings
Our extended furry family
12 HOMES, LOFTS, & CONDOS An update of our inventory
Local events this February
10 RENTAL VIEW
25 CLIMB CONGRATULATES
The hottest rentals in San Francisco
Announcements and accomplishments
16 NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT Noe Valley
18 CLIMB LOVES A few of our favorite things
24 WHAT’S NEW IN THE BAY AREA?
26 CLIMB MANAGEMENT TEAM The faces that drive Climb
28 MEET YOUR CLIMBERS The Climb Real Estate team
20 FEATURED AGENT Taylor Flaherty
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BEST OF THE BAY We bring the best of San Francisco Bay Area homes to you.
COVER PROPERT Y:
262 G uerrero Street
MODERN CONDO WITH HISTORIC APPEAL 262 GUERRERO STREET | 3 BR / 1 BA | $1,149,000
George Lang ford
In the epicenter of the hip and vibrant Mission District, this stylish 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo in Mission Dolores is the epitome of San Francisco living. 262 Guerrero is bathed in natural sunlight and has been given a modern update while maintaining its historic appeal. Combining the beauty of this classic building with access to some of the most vibrant neighborhoods in SF, this condo has it all. Built for entertaining, this is the home to host epic dinner parties, have friends over for drinks, or just stretch out for a night in. The living room is sunny and bright overlooking the shared backyard. The kitchen is spacious and opens onto a sweet dining area. This condo boasts three very spacious bedrooms, each with period architectural detailing, high ceilings, big windows, and refinished wood floors. Two of the bedrooms have bay windows that can be used for an office or sitting area. The property features all the best details of great San Francisco homes with soaring ceilings and architectural details such as wainscoting, original trim, pocket doors, and ceiling medallions. There are freshly refinished wood floors and modern designer lighting. The home is completed with in-unit laundry and a massive storage unit that can be accessed from the street level, great for storing bikes and gear. Leased parking is available off-site. The building is set on an oversized lot and the home overlooks a serene and park-like shared backyard with a sitting and dining area. It features a gorgeous freshly painted facade, new wood windows on the front of the building, a new back staircase, and many recent electrical and plumbing upgrades. Truly an A+ location, the Mission District is one of the most vibrant and exciting neighborhoods in San Francisco, with its rich history and world-class restaurants, coffee shops, and boutiques. The best the Mission has to offer is just outside your front door. The vibrant commercial areas on Valencia, Church, and Dolores Streets are within easy reach and you are just a few blocks from Dolores Park.
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EXPERIENCE THE ULTIMATE IN URBAN LIVING AT 262 GUERRERO STREET.
SPACIOUS SOUTH BERKELEY HOME 1543 PRINCE STREET | 5 BR + DEN / 3.5 BA | $995,000
Kenny Truong
Discover your new East Bay nest. Amazingly located in the sought-after South Berkeley neighborhood, this condominium townhome is just 4 blocks from the Ashby BART station and minutes from shops and restaurants, UC Berkeley, and major highways. This tri-level property features a wonderful and efficient 2,028 sq. ft. floor plan with 5 bedrooms plus a large bonus room and 3.5 bathrooms. The main floor hosts a spacious eat-in kitchen with a patio; a large bonus room great for a living room, office or guest room; the laundry area; and a half bathroom. On
the second floor are the master suite (a master bedroom, full bathroom, and walk-in closet), two additional bedrooms, a second full bathroom, and additional storage. The third floor offers breathtaking views, two bedrooms, a full bathroom, and an additional large storage area in the attic. Tree lines around the property shelter the home and allow you to enjoy the outdoor areas however you desire; entertain and let your green thumb go wild. The driveway can host up to three cars, and the neighborhood provides lots of street parking.
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NOE VALLEY OASIS WITH AMAZING VIEWS 1200 CASTRO STREET #3 | 2 BR / 1 BA | $799,000
Michelle Stephens & Leo Petroni
Architectural details abound in this charming second-floor corner condo. Enjoy the outlook from your living room over Noe Valley. Stay home to cook in your updated marble kitchen or enjoy all of what Noe Valley has to offer less than a block from your home. This beautiful 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo features lots of windows and wood floors throughout much of the home. The
flexible floor plan allows for an enlarged living room or a separate second bedroom or office. With the large storage room and shared laundry on the ground level, this home offers almost everything. This classic five-unit Mission Revival-style building offers a common barbecue area and potential for a roof deck in a central Noe Valley location.
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HOMES, LOFTS, & CONDOS See the latest inventory of Victorian flats, modern condominiums, historic loft conversions, single-family homes, and a wide range of other properties all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
1 1230 OAKWOOD LN. | $6,595,000 5BR/5.5BA Lorine Haynes & Joshua Lawrence This modernist estate provides the perfect blend of California indoor/outdoor living to create the ultimate Napa Valley lifestyle estate.
5 2817 24TH ST. | $2,900,000 2BR/1BA MIXED-USE Dirk Kinley This 3-unit building has 2 vacant remodeled residential units and a solid commercial tenant and rents on the first floor.
6 275 LA CASA VIA | $1,999,980 5BR/6.5BA Justin Fichelson
2 56 DIVISADERO ST. | $4,395,000 4BR/4BA Michelle Balog This condo is part of a two-unit Edwardian building on Divisadero Street’s prestigious residential neighborhood.
3 301 MAIN ST. #32E | $3,195,000 2BR/2BA Todd Montgomery & Marcus Lee Residence 32E is a coveted bi-level 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom condo featuring expansive signature Infinity view balconies.
This custom-built 5 bedroom, 6.5 bathroom gated estate has a beautiful main house and large guesthouse.
7 235 BERRY ST. #106 | $1,995,000 3BR+DEN/3BA Dirk Kinley This spacious Mission Bay townhome offers the sophistication of contemporary elegance with numerous recent upgrades.
8 3929 CERRITTO AVE. | $649,000 2BR/2BA Melody Hultgren & Davis Pemstein
4 1901 DIAMOND ST. | $3,150,000 4BR/3.5BA Michelle Balog Located at the top of Noe Valley, this architectdesigned view home captures the essence of mid-century modern living.
This tri-level industrial-chic townhouse is located in one of Oakland’s premier neighborhoods, a perfect blend of modern style and urban living.
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RENTAL VIEW
Climb rents Victorian flats, modern condominiums, historic loft conversions, and a wide range of attractive properties all over the San Francisco Bay Area.
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OPPOSITE PAGE: 3009 BAKER ST. | $11,000/mo 3BR/3BA Svetlana Istrati
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1 2733 FOLSOM ST. | $9,500/mo 3BR/2.5BA Darcy Robinson 2 3567 21ST ST. | $9,950/mo 3BR/3.5BA Elizabeth Kim 3 318 MAIN ST. #8H | $7,760/mo 2BR/2BA Darcy Robinson 4 147 ALPINE TERRACE | $7,000/mo 2BR/2BA Matt Finley 5 1 HAWTHORNE ST. #6H | $6,200/mo 2BR+DEN/2BA Elizabeth Kim
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NEIGHBORHOOD SPOTLIGHT This month we are featuring Noe Valley Check out our recommendations on the best the area has to offer.
LEO PETRONI
GERTRUDE VILLANUEVA
Sales Associate
Senior Broker Associate
24TH STREET CHEESE COMPANY
NOE VALLY FARMERS MARKET
This friendly neighborhood shop is an awesome place for every kind of cheese you might have in mind. The staff know their cheeses, from bleu stilton to parmigianno, and are super helpful.
One of the cutest neighborhood farmers markets is held in the lot across from Whole Foods every Saturday from 8 a.m. till noon. It is a great little market to grab fresh, local, seasonal produce as well as specialties like nuts or honey.
WILLIAM CRUM
PERRY VOSCOTT
Sales Associate
New Developments NOE VALLEY BAKERY
NOE VALLEY PET COMPANY
This is my favorite bakery in San Francisco! The bread, pastries, and cookies are fabulous. The specialty cakes and tartes are divine, my go-to’s for celebrating special occaisions.
A great local pet supply store in the neighborhood, this is the place where Noe Valley pet owners go. Not only do they have pet foods and accessories, they offer low-cost vaccinations, dog walking services, and pet owner happy hours in the store.
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CLIMB LOVES
Here are a few of our favorite things that we know you would enjoy.
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CALA is located in a former sound studio on Fell Street between Van Ness and Franklin. It has an airy patio-like environment featuring a wall of trellised vines delineating the long entryway and a fiddleleaf fig tree between the dining room and the bar. The menu at this seafoodcentric restaurant is liberally fueled with bold ingredients and an arsenal of chiles combined in subtle and unique ways.
was founded with a mission toward sustainability. This 194-room hotel is being built on a pier in Brooklyn’s new riverfront park and will have impressive views of the East River and Manhattan skyline. The nature-inspired touches throughout the space include shipping containers and pier structures, and there’s no shortage of attractive amenities to lure guests: several farm-to-table food outlets overseen by the New York City chef Seamus Mullen, a rooftop plunge pool, a screening room, and car service from Tesla. VANTAGE MAGAZINE / 18
PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT is the big news in North American skiing this winter. Park City Mountain Resort and adjacent Canyons Resort have merged to become the nation’s largest ski resort.
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WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi is a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a thirty six-year-old n eurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question, “What makes a life worth living?” One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated.
THE FINEST HOURS is the remarkable true story of the most daring rescue mission in the history of the Coast Guard. On February 18, 1952, a massive nor’easter struck New England, pummeling towns along the Eastern seaboard and wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path, including the SS Pendleton, a T-2 oil tanker bound for Boston, which was literally ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidlysinking stern. VANTAGE MAGAZINE / 19
WOODSNAP PRINTS could be a great Valentines gift idea this year, something that will last way longer than flowers and impress your better half. Woodsnap is a company that prints your images on sustainably-sourced wood using a proprietary technique that infuses the ink into the wood.
FEATURED AGENT Get to know Climb Senior Sales Associate Taylor Flaherty
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MY NAME Taylor Gong-Flaherty I AM Half Chinese, half Causasian. PROUDEST MOMENT Every time a client’s offer is accepted...and climbing V9. BIGGEST CHALLENGE Parking in Nob Hill. ALARM CLOCK Cable car bell. PERFECT DAY Climbing in Yosemite with friends on a sunny day. FIRST JOB Lifeguard. FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD: Potrero Hill. INSPIRATION My mother, a fantastic community organizer and social activist. CLIMB IS A lifestyle.
TAYLOR FLAHERTY
Sales Associate 415.553.8704 taylor@climbSF.com CalBRE 01940789
Mortgages aren’t a commodity – they’re a complex financial decision. Opes Advisors treats them that way.
Buying real estate is more than just a lifestyle decision – it’s an indisputably important financial decision that impacts every other part of your life. Because of the lasting implications, Opes Advisors developed a new approach to mortgages. We’ll work with you to structure a mortgage that fits with both your lifestyle ambitions and your financial goals. Call us today!
Ryan Ogata Branch Owner and Mortgage Advisor rogata@opesadvisors.com 415.869.6132
Opes Advisors Jackson Square 435 Pacific Avenue, Suite 350 San Francisco, CA 94133 www.opesadvisors.com
Opes Advisors is a premier financial advisory services firm that enables clients to make effective financial decisions through direct offers of residential mortgages, wealth management and real estate investment advice. Opes Advisors is licensed by the CA Dept. of Real Estate license 01458652 and NMLS 235584. Ryan Ogata DRE 01399180 | NMLS 299251. Equal Opportunity Lender. Opes Advisors is a registered investment advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). ©2011 Opes Advisors, Inc. All rights reserved.
FEATURED PET Meet Sales Associate Stephanie Pascal’s bird Kazoo.
MY NAME
ALARM CLOCK
I AM
PERFECT DAY
PROUDEST MOMENT
FAVORITE SF NEIGHBORHOOD
BIGGEST CHALLENGE
CLIMB IS
Special Agent Kazoo Pascal. Green and pretty. Learning to say “go potty.” Loving “bad” food, high cholesterol.
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Is full of attention and food. Noe Valley, Mission. Human for “fly.”
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WHAT’S NEW IN THE BAY AREA? Here are some of the exciting events in the city this February.
1/30-2/7 | SATURDAY - SUNDAY
2/14 | SUNDAY
SuperBowl City Events in San Francisco
Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight at Justin Herman
2/6 | SATURDAY
2/24 | WEDNESDAY
Free Museum Day at DeYoung and Legion of Honor
Disney on Ice Frozen at Oakland Coliseum
2/7 | SUNDAY
2/19-28 | VARIOUS DAYS AND TIMES
SuperBowl 50 at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara
Noise Pop Music Festival - Bay Area Venues
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CLIMB CONGRATULATES We proudly congratulate Climb Real Estate’s Top 25 Producers of 2015
O U R TO P P R O D U C E R S A R E N O T J U S T AT T H E TO P O F T H E I R G A M E I N R E A L E S TAT E S A L E S . T H E Y A R E H I G H LY C R E AT I V E P R O B L E M S O LV E R S FOR THEIR CLIENTS. THEY A R E M E N TO R S W H O H E L P T H E I R T E A M M AT E S G R O W. THEY ROLL THEIR SLEEVES U P TO G I V E B A C K TO T H E I R COMMUNITIES. THEY ARE LEADERS PIONEERING NEW W AY S TO M A K E T H I N G S E V E N BETTER, AND THEY PROVE Y O U C A N H AV E F U N D O I N G I T.
CLIMB REAL ESTATE P R OU D LY C O N G R AT U L AT E S OUR
TOP 25 OF 2015
1 T 1 TOP FIVE: TODD MONTGOMERY #1 Top Overall Producer, MARCUS LEE #2 Top Overall Producer,
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MATT FINLEY #3 Top Overall Producer, MICHELLE BALOG #4 Top Overall Producer, JESSIE LEE #5 Top Overall Producer
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2 DIRK KINLEY, VI PAVLICEVICH, KEVIN GUECO, KRISTEN STUECHER, MATTHEW WOEBCKE
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3 LISA LYONS, MICHELLE YE, KENNY TRUONG, JOSHUA LAWRENCE, MELODY HULTGREN
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4 TOM WATSON, MARCO WAN, JUSTIN FICHELSON, FELICIA DUNCAN, MICHELLE STEPHENS
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5 CRYSTAL INJO, REBECCA BROOKS, CHRISTINE KIM, MICHAEL SOON, GEORGE LANGFORD
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THE CLIMB MANAGEMENT TEAM Meet the faces that help drive Climb towards success.
MARK CHOEY
CHRIS LIM
CTO, Co-Founder
CEO, Founder
415.577.3770 chris@climbSF.com
415.630.0204 mark@climbSF.com
EUGENE PAK TIFFANY COMBS
Sales Manager
415.710.0820 tiffany@climbSF.com
415.254.5853 eugene@climbSF.com
Managing Broker, Co-Founder
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J U S T I N F I C H E L S O N , L U X U R Y D I V I S I O N | 4 1 5 . 2 6 4 . 6 8 2 9 | justin@climbSF.com | CalBRE 01885389
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CLIMB REAL ESTATE GROUP BAY AREA LOCATIONS
POTRERO HILL 251 Rhode Island Street, Suite 105 San Francisco, CA 94103 NOE VALLEY 3961 24th Street San Francisco, CA 94114 MISSION BAY 325 Berry Street, Suite 119 San Francisco, CA 94158 MID-MARKET 25 Taylor Street San Francisco, CA 94102 JACK LONDON SQUARE 201 4th Street, Suite 102 Oakland, CA 94607
CLIMB REAL ESTATE GROUP t 415.431.8888 e info@climbSF.com w climbSF.com