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Still waiting on that jumbo loan from BofA so I can put down the deposit and first month's rent for a 1 bedroom *fingers crossed*

Cautiously optimistic?

Translation - Scared @#$%less.

I'm waiting, I'm waiting for the laughing gas

I've never liked the exterior, but many many people do like it, and it has have more visual interest than much of what is getting built, so I'm happy it's here.

The rents seem steep IMO.

added units will do more for "affordable housing" than any of the (what I consider) hare-brained "affordable housing" stratagems employed by the city of SF (rent control, BMR housing, etc).

if nothing else, the boom time allowed a lot of building to happen in the city, which will partially update the cities housing options, and will over time help with reduced housing costs.

I am excited for this one for 3 reasons:

-- I am a renter in Soma, so the more inventory we get, the more ground i will have negotiating my rent down at the end of my lease
-- it's nice to see some density in the city and more folks walking around
-- more people living in Mission Bay = more infrastructure and services following them.

$2,100-$4,900 for one bedrooms

That must be a typo, unless the one bed comes with a bedmate.

It would be annoying living in one of the units that gets the cutout windows within the 'sheath'. Having windows sunk in by about a foot limits the view.

I can see the opposite side of this building from my office window. It blends in nicely with the 'boxes within boxes stacked on boxes' style at mission bay.

That's got to be wrong...there are no 3 bedroom units in that bldg....

I would say 2100-3900 for 1 bedrooms
3100-4900 for 2 bedrooms...at least that's what the sales center told me.

When are they going to remove the rest of the wrapping?

$4,900 for a one bedroom? This has to be a typo right?

That's not 355 berry, more like king. 355 berry is edgewater.

[Editor's Note: Correct, corrected, and linked.]

I'm still unsure how these property managers set their rents. My lease expires in 2 months and I've been looking at various options.

The Strata - 2/2 for around 2900 and they throw in free parking for a year and a month free rent

Owner owned condos at Beacon and Palms have recently dumped their 2/2 condos from 2600 and above (as per my craigslist search) and visiting the open houses this past weekend

The Avalon publicized a 2/1 for 2510 which I took a look at (not the best floor plan) a couple of weeks ago

To top it off Archstone on 3rd and Folsom has 2/2 starting at 2385/month. This should give all the other managers food for thought. Over 1000 sqft and a central location.

A rental war in the horizon with so much supply?

Anybody thinking about paying $3k/mo for these units: go buy a SF Blu and you'll pay way less for more. Yes, I've checked out Argenta, Strata, etc. SF Blu is far superior.

jj: Please clarify how one can buy a 2/2 at BLU for much less than $3K a month with normal 20%down ?