Marina
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Homes in the Marina District are lavish Mediterranean
-style houses for the most part occupied by young professionals.
Within the boundaries of this costal district you will find
the Palace of Fine Arts, and Fort Mason. This little area of
the Marina is a musical center bringing the yearly San Francisco
Blues and Jazz Festival to the city.The Marina District is a beautiful neighborhood offering fashionable |
shopping areas and chic eateries. This costal neighborhood was rebuild after it was totally destroyed by the big earthquake and fire of 1906 and has grown into being a energetic community with magnificent vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay and Alcatraz Island. The Marina Green offers residents, walking trail that extends for a mile along the shoreline, a real recreational pleasure for walkers, joggers, roller bladders, runners, sunbathers and strollers.
The Marina was originally a swampy area interspersed with sand dunes, after the earthquake the area of the district was expanded by turning it into a dumping ground for many tons of debris from the earthquake destruction. Following a more serious stabilization of this foundation of rubble the urbanization of the area created apartment buildings, plush homes and many stylish shops and restaurants. The Golden Gate Yacht Club and small boat harbor on its shores highlight the exclusive nature of this district.
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The people you will find in this area tend to be young and chic, between twenty and thirty something. If you like quiet evenings out then the weekend nights here are not for you as they are bustling with young urbans trying to prove the youth. Most of the Marina District pretty well defines gentrification with the exception of the Fort Mason neighborhood known for a more diverse crowd. The Marina is the land of Hummers, trendy styles and spa treatments of an exotic nature. For the most part the Marina District is situated on a level area at foot of Pacific Heights. Some of the roads here climb the low but steep hills to the south where you will find a number of apartments and condos.
For shopping here check out Chestnut Street and its numerous trendy boutiques and elite small stores. For a night of raucous partying hit the Fillmore and Greenwich club scene weekend nights.
The Marina is bounded on the north by San Francisco Bay, to the east by Van Ness Avenue, to the south by Greenwich Street and the west by Lyon Street.
Homes here range in price form $600,000 to $2,500,000. |
