Noe Valley
Long ago Noe Valley's fertile land was covered with cattle and
sheep. Now the real estate here enjoys some of the fastest appreciation
in San Francisco. This neighborhood is a hit with families and young
couples who stroll down busy 24th Street or amble about the outer
Church area. There's good access to the freeway and light rail, warm
weather, nice views, and great shopping. Noe Valley is best known for
its grand turn-of-the-century single-family homes. Its true housing
stock is quite eclectic but always charming. Examples are tiny garden
apartments on alley streets like Elizabeth and Vicksburg, Edwardian
flats on Sanchez or Church Street, peaked-roof hillside cottages above
Diamond, and contemporary view homes that sit where Castro Street dead
ends in the neighborhood's southwest corner.
Noe Valley has become one of the City?s most coveted residential
areas in the past few years. Artists, students, techies and urban
families have fallen in love with its charming cafes and convenient
location to the 101 and 280 freeways, as well as to downtown San
Francisco. The 24th street area is a haven of locally-owned shoe
stores, book shops, and pubs and the Noe Valley Ministry is a popular
venue for folk and world music.
