400 Beale St

Bridgeview

The San Francisco Bay and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge are on full display from the aptly named Bridgeview, a 26-story condominium tower. Located in the South Beach neighborhood, its oversized windows and a sundeck frame far-reaching vistas from the top floors. Lower levels offer views of the bridge's scaffolding for an industrial chic vibe. The downtown area, which includes South Beach, has come into its own since the building was completed in 2001. Companies like Salesforce, LinkedIn and Google have set up shop in the nearby Yerba Buena neighborhood—meaning resident techies can walk or bike to work. Bridgeview is also blocks from the Embarcadero, where residents can run, walk or sit down to a meal on the waterfront. Values at condos downtown saw a decline over the pandemic, but started to rebound in early 2024, jumping 7% year over year in the first quarter, according to Compass. “In the past year, I've often been asked where I saw the most opportunity for buyers, and I've always replied ‘the San Francisco downtown condo market,’ because it has been unnaturally depressed in recent years,” says Patrick Carlisle, chief market analyst at Compass in the San Francisco Bay Area.