Modern Coit Tower

Neighborhood: NORTH BEACH (Little italy) / TELEGRAPH HILL. Modern Coit Tower is located in Telegraph Hill, which is the residential neighborhood adjacent to North Beach shopping district. It is known as one of San Francisco's most lively and beautiful neighborhoods and has a rich history. This is a great neighborhood for walking in the residential areas as well as the shopping/restaurant district--it is famous for its pedestrian staircases nestled in the hillsides. Grant Street and Columbus Avenue are a block away, and are full of the best San Francisco has to offer in terms of restaurants, shopping and nightlife. The neighborhood is famous for its coffee houses, bars and Italian restaurants. Broadway Street is also close by, which offers even more bars and restaurants. Coit Tower, Sts. Peter & Paul Church, Washington Square Park are all landmark destinations that are nearby.

The apartment is also walking distance to San Francisco's top sights, including Union Square, Downtown, Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf/Ghiradelli Square, the "Crooked Street" (Lombard Street), SoMa, the Ferry Building, Nob Hill and Fort Mason. It's also an easy bicycle ride to Marin County across the Golden Gate Bridge. There are many bicycle rental shops nearby, as well as a Bay Area Bike Share station. This is the ideal neighborhood for the best San Francisco sightseeing experience.

PARKING SITUATION

This property is located on a narrow street (it fits only one car driving) that has no street parking at all. The street is also on a steep hill. The neighborhood has permitted parking only (cars parked more than 2 hours will be ticketed). In any event, parking is extremely difficult due to limited availability. This is the ideal location for folks who plan on walking during their time in San Francisco (rather than driving). That said, these are several parking garages that are nearby:

American Parking Management, Inc. - 721 Filbert St.

Border Parking - 1625 Powell St. (between Green & Union Streets)

North Beach Parking Garage - 735 Vallejo St.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & DISTANCES

Union Square is 1.1 miles away from the property: By car or taxi: 6 min. By public transportation: 15 min. Take the Cable Car Powell - Mason direction Downtown and stop at Post St. Walking distance: 22 min.

The Moscone Center is 1.6 miles away from the property: By car or taxi: 9 min. By public transportation: 22 min. Take the Cable Car Powell - Mason direction Downtown and stop at Post St. Walking distance: 29 min.

Fisherman's Warf is 0.4 miles away from the property. Walking distance: 5 min.

The SFO Airport is 15.7 miles away from the property: By car or taxi: 27 min. You can also book a shuttle service. By public transportation: 1 hour. Take BART at the airport direction East Bay, and stop at Powell St. Then transfer to Bus Lines #30 or #8x direction North Beach and stop at Washington Square Park.

GROCERIES NEARBY

Safeway - 350 Bay Street

Trader Joe's - 401 Bay St.

The Nature Shop – 1336 Grant Avenue

Fog Hill Market - 1300 Kearny Street