Russian Hill/Fisherman's Wharf
Visitors and residents fall in love with the steep hills, cable
cars, jewel-box buildings, and dazzling vistas of Russian Hill. This
area offers an abundance of Edwardian and Victorian apartments, with a
handful of full-floor contemporary view units thrown in for good
measure. These housing styles, set in quintessential San Francisco
locations, are a hit with young couples, although single first-time
buyers who are willing to squeeze into smaller square footage can also
get a footing on the market here with a small one-bedroom or studio.
Home to Lombard Street, "the crookedest street in the world,"
Russian Hill has been the setting of countless books and films. Homes
in the Vallejo Street Crest District at its summit, a National Register
of Historic Places site, were designed by Arts and Crafts era architect
Willis Polk. Several other craftsmen homes remain, along with an
eclectic assortment of 19th century Italianate residences, apartments,
condos and single family homes tucked into irregular lots on the
hillsides. The neighborhood has several lovely parks, good restaurants
and shopping on Polk and Hyde streets.
