Earthquake cottage for sale in Bernal Heights
48 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110 | MLS# 361055
San Francisco, CA 94110
Price: $499,000
Beds: 2
Baths: 1
Sq. Ft.: -
Lot Size: -
Property Type: Single-Family Home
Style: Cottage
Year Built: 1908
Community: Bernal Heights
County: San Francisco
MLS#: 361055
Source: San Francisco MLS
Status: Active
On Redfin: 25 days
This 1900′s earthquake cottage is located in the heart of vibrant Bernal Heights. The main living space is open from front to back with a patio just outside the front door & a brick patio/back yard off the back porch. The kitchen has had updates in the past with a gas range & refrigerator. Roof 2003. Super access to local dining, cafes & shops. Also just a few blocks to Church & 30th St. dining/stores. Great public trans & 280 access. Legal designation of the bedrooms is unknown & not warranted.
Thanks to Burbed reader sonarrat for this find.
Let’s take a look at what he had to say:
The listing doesn’t mention the square footage. Apparently that’s not important! Well, I’ve got some insider information (read: Zillow).
360 sf. Lot? 1,245 sf.
So that puts this Bernal Heights property at a heady $1386 per square foot, and exactly $400 per square foot of LOT. Woot!
Woot indeed! Wowsers! Go Bernal Heights!
Come on… this is simply priceless!
Properties like this should make the Bay Area proud. It’s listings like this that will help us continue our battle against Manhattan. With a few more of these, I know we can beat them in being unaffordable.
BTW, in case you were wondering, this is what an Earthquake Cottage (Shack) is.
Now, you too can live in a piece of Californian history! Wowsers!
October 13th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Oh, so an “earthquake shack” is what came before the FEMA trailer! Sweet. I’ll have to go buy one in New Orleans so someday I can sell it for over $1k/sf.
October 13th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Once again I have been left speechless.
BTW this is an upgraded version and not the basic FEMA trailer. Also don’t forget the location.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Yes, this is what the homeless created by the 1906 quake built hurriedly because they couldn’t go to Big-5 and get a cheap tent.
A famous saying of mine: Yesterday’s temporary becomes today’s permenant.
I myself live in a 60 year old POS of a trailer, complete with added-on (by myself, I”m so proud) corrugated steel roof that’s tied down with ropes! The fresh air is wonderful, as it comes in through half-inch wide cracks and missing window panes, winter and summer! Makes me feel like a middle-aged Jack London, in fact going and living on a boat and being an oyster pirate would be great if it weren’t for the humming fish.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
having appliances like that exposed outdoors is illegal and dangerous- especially on a day like today with the rain blowing sideways.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Maybe hillbillies live there.
October 13th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
But in California you don’t get out of the “hillbilly” mode of life until you’re making $250k a year.
October 13th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Do they count that Washer/Dryer as another room? You can rent that for $900 a month.
October 13th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
If you include the unwarranted bedrooms, this house is bigger than 360 sf. When it’s all said and done, $500k is not bad for a 2bed house in BH. Assuming the illegal construction passes the eye test, my guess is this will sell for very close to asking. Plus, I think some people enjoy doing the laundry outdoor.
October 13th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Thanks for your unbiased opinion, living in sf!
October 14th, 2009 at 8:00 am
$500k for a 1245 lot! And being in SF, it may be difficult to get permits to tear down the shack and build something more than 360 ft. This makes $650k for a Cambrian 3/2, or $1100k for a Cupertino 4/2 look like a deal!