Outer Sunset

Let’s play a San Francisco word association game. I say, “Outer Sunset.” You say, “Fog.” Right? Yes, it’s foggy — sometimes — but it’s also developed a reputation as a beach community with surfers, some excellent local restaurants, and quirky shops. 

 

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    Beautiful Surf at Ocean Beach
    45th Avenue Playground in Golden Gate Park
    Windmills, Golden Gate Park and Ocean Beach. Only in SF!
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    Outer Sunset Neighborhood Vibe

    It’s part hip surfer ‘hood, part family neighborhood, with a low-key atmosphere and some great coffee places and bars to hang out in. The beach beckons for bonfires, dog runs, and sand-castle building. But bring your wetsuit if you want to get in the cold Pacific waves.

     

    Popular Outer Sunset Home Styles

    Before the 1906 earthquake, the Outer Sunset was a barren expanse of desolate sand dunes. Post-quake, development spread west, all the way to the ocean. Housing in the Outer Sunset is mainly single-family homes, with a healthy dose of small unit buildings and condos in the mix as well. The single-family homes are fairly standard in style: two stories, with two or three bedrooms, one or two bathrooms, and a garage on the ground level.

     

    Getting Around the Outer Sunset

    Public transportation options consist of the N-Judah (the busiest line in the Muni system) and a couple of bus lines. Commuters who drive to work downtown aren’t too far away as the crow flies, but expect the drive to take just short of forever because of traffic. Drivers headed to the South Bay can hop on Sunset Blvd. and make their way to I-280.

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    Neighborhood Homes for Sale

    New
    Single Family Home
    $1,188,000 | 2, 2, 1
    MLS# 423714677
    Tenant occupied
    5 or More Unit
    $1,500,000 | 0, 0, 6
    MLS# 423724183
    1471 48th Ave is a well-maintained 6-unit building that is a block away from the Gorgeous Ocean. The building consists of Four 2 bedroom 1 bathroom units & Two 1 Bedroom 1 bathroom units. The 2 beds/1 bath top unit...
    Single Family Home
    $1,595,000 | 2, 2, 1
    MLS# 423726266
    Beautiful fully Detached Ocean View 2 bedroom 2 bath single family home in the coveted Outer Sunset! Filled with natural sunlight! One block from the beach with stunning views of the Ocean from primary suite and views of Golden Gate...
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    Recent Neighborhood Home Sales

    SOLD
    Single Family Home
    $1,600,000 | 4, 2, 2
    MLS# 423722424
    Attention surfers and beach goers, artist and photographers, crabbers and fisherman, bikers, hikers, and homeowner's alike looking for a place to call home near the great outdoors of San Francisco, welcome to 1298 48th Avenue, a fantastic Victorian Beach House...
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    Single Family Home
    $1,500,000 | 1, 2, 2
    MLS# 422712134
    Wonderful detached single family home with Ocean views. Tremendous potential for this unique Sunset home. Lovely living room with stone fireplace and vaulted ceilings.Rear decks need upgrading.
    SOLD
    Single Family Home
    $1,528,000 | 2, 1, 2
    MLS# 422709501
    An extensive permitted renovation, using high end finishes, modernized this Sunset District home provides an incredible turn-key opportunity. Period details throughout were lovingly restored, including the charming built-in cabinets flanking the original fireplace. A stunning and thoughtfully designed kitchen, beautiful...
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    More About the Outer Sunset

    The Outer Sunset used to be nothing but sand dunes. One story has it that the Sunset got its name when a former city assessor, Aurelius E. Buckingham, went into the real estate business and sought a name that would brighten up the area’s reputation for foggy, gray days. The area boomed after the 1906 earthquake and fire, as residents escaped the destroyed downtown and South of Market areas. The streetcar tunnel between Duboce Park and Cole Valley was completed in 1923, making it easier for the new residents of the west side to get across town.

    By the mid-1920s, a headline in the San Francisco Bulletin read “Home Seekers Conquer Sand Wastes of Sunset.” Ten years later, the San Francisco News wrote, “Little more than a dozen years ago, a Hollywood motion-picture company shot desert scenes [in the Sunset]. The company set up its headquarters near 36th Avenue and Ortega Street, and by angling his cameras so that sand dunes hid Golden Gate Park to the north, the director created the illusion of a vast desert.”

    It now appeals to families who get a little more elbow room for their money than in the hipper parts of town and also to those who like the beach lifestyle.

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