A Floating Home Lists in San Francisco for $1.7 Million

In the 1950s and ’60s, long before the city became overrun by tech bros in Patagonia vests, San Francisco was at the heart of the countercultural revolution, and that free-spirited mindset manifested as a community of 20 floating homes on Mission Creek Harbor. They remain the city’s only permitted floating homes.

When it was established, the community was part of an industrial zone, surrounded by railroad yards, warehouses, and a polluted working waterway. Times have changed, and now the area is a bustling center of commerce and recreation centered around Oracle Park and the Chase Center, with a massive city park expected to break ground later this year.

Mission Creek Harbor residences typically trade privately, either within a family or to someone already connected to the community, so a home now available on the open market at $1.7 million through Erik Throm at City Real Estate offers a rare chance to buy into the neighborhood.

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The home spans 1,780 square feet with three bedrooms and three baths and is being offered with a pleasure boat and a 40-foot berth. The entertaining spaces are spread across a split-level layout: Upstairs, the modern living room is framed by a floor-to-ceiling steel-trimmed interior window that looks down on the dining area and distinctive galley kitchen fitted with a custom wood countertop that includes a curving breakfast bar.

The nautical-inspired primary suite on the upper level is lined from floor to ceiling in wide-plank wood and opens onto a balcony. There’s also a water-facing sitting room, an ample walk-in closet, and a sleek bathroom. One of the additional two bedrooms, both more minimal in their design, also has a private bath. A small office area is accessible via a winding steel staircase, while a small deck accommodates waterside lounge seating.

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