I and some other associates in my office at Paragon Real Estate in San Francisco have a number of units in escrow at The Arterra, San Francisco’s first LEED-certified condominium development. Move-ins are scheduled to begin later this summer.

The Arterra has 270 units in two buildings. I hadn’t been that wild about the project until my first hard hat tour a few weeks ago. The architecture seemed a little bland and it’s set way out at the edge of the Mission Bay district, which is still being built up. Three-to-four years out it will feel like a very different neighborhood, but right now it feels a bit remote.

The tour changed my view. There’s a good energy about the building and the prices are very reasonable. My clients have a 2br/2ba in escrow in the $775,000 range with big corner windows, some city skyline views and a small deck. The plan for Mission Bay also includes bike trails, esplanades running along Mission Bay Creek and a very cool urban park with basket ball courts and storage for kayaks.

The most striking about touring the Arterra is the absence of toxic smells. Usually when I tour new construction I’m slightly overcome by paint fumes and off gases from carpeting. There’s none of that at the Arterra–  it just feels really, really clean.

The Arterra has a variety of unit sizes at different price points. For more information on availability and pricing, call me at 415-577-0809.

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