Listing of the Day

Location: San Francisco

Price $4.5 million

Number One Enterprise Street is the only building left standing from a collection of 55 neighborhood breweries in San Francisco from the late 19th century.

The brewery was active from 1874 until 1912, but since the swinging 1960s in San Francisco, the original office section of the building has been used continuously by artists as studios and residences. Now it’s a luxe industrial-style apartment with exposed brick walls and an "immersive environment for art making plus entrepreneurial pursuits," said agent Wendy Storch of Sotheby's International Realty, "located in one of the most fertile creative territories on earth."

Current owners, artist Jamie Emerick and artist technologist/ entrepreneur Issac Roth, have used the building as a creative studio space, sprawling home, and "jumping off place in general for creative life, for many projects and business concerns," said Ms. Storch.

They have renovated the building and gained city zoning status of Production, Distribution and Repair (PDR) for the first level workshop, which will allow a new owner to continue to legally conduct business while living on the residential floors above.

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Stats

There is about 1,500 square feet of ground-floor work space and over 3,300 square feet of residential space spanning the three levels above, including four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a rooftop terrace with a 360- degree view.

Design pedigree

Built in 1860, many original features have been preserved during restoration, including exposed cobblestones from the brewery site, timber and brick walls, original front doors, stairs and wainscoting. Polished concrete floors in the workshop "reflect the gorgeous light" from large windows, said Ms. Storch.

The artistic owners have added their own touch, too, such as the custom light fixtures fashioned from two-by-fours used in the renovations.

Amenities

The apartment has a professionally equipped chef’s kitchen, with zebrawood custom cabinetry, massive island, a six-burner Wolf Range and separate pantry. There’s a laundry room and utility storage behind the kitchen. Bathrooms have spa-like, extra deep tubs and dual sinks. The whole apartment is fully wired for surround sound with sub-woofer and the open plan living space could accommodate a grand piano, chamber music ensemble, performance event or dance party, Ms Storch said.

Talking point

This is a property that would suit all sorts of different creative buyers, Ms. Storch said. She suggests it could work for a new distillery owner who could use the top floor and kitchen for demonstrations and bedrooms for out of town guests; the lower level for retail and offices. Or she says it would suit a family that wants to live in an edgy, cool neighbourhood—there’s a new park opening in May across the street—of artists who want an expansive studio and home flooded with light from all sides, or even someone "who has a motorcycle collection and wants to have parties every weekend without disturbing the neighbors."

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Neighborhood notes

The Mission District is San Francisco's oldest neighborhood and has, in recent years, become its hippest, too. The Inner Mission, where this building is found is a hotbed of tech creativity, attracting a new generation of chefs and small business owners.

Nearby "new and forward looking endeavours" include the new flagship location and showroom for historic California company Heath Ceramics, one block from the property, and Tartine Manufactory, a new outpost by the people behind Tartine, San Francisco’s most popular artisan bakery.

"The neighborhood is highly walkable," said Ms. Storch, "A major urban shopping center at 16th and Potrero offers groceries, a gym, post office, office supplies, and a Peet’s Coffee. The museum district at 3rd and Howard is nearby, and the ballpark is not far."

Agent: Wendy Storch, Sotheby's International Realty

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