A Real Estate Tech Pioneer’s San Francisco Live-Work Loft Lists for $3.2 Million
Not only did Mark Choey reside in this sleek San Francisco loft for over a decade, but the real estate tech entrepreneur also created a couple of innovative companies while he was under its roof. Now the guy behind the indie brokerage Climb (acquired by Realogy subsidiary NRT in 2016) and the real estate tech platform HighNote Labs is ready to part ways with his live-work spread at the historic Lighthouse Lofts in the SoMa District, asking $3.2 million.
Originally built in 1924 by the Samuel H. Cowell family as a headquarters for the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind, the Howard Street structure was transformed into a live/work community in the late 1990s and is designated as a Category III contributory landmark. Other well-known residents who have lived at the 22-unit building include artist Klari Reis and the Battery social club founders Michael and Xochi Birch.
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Records show Choey first acquired a corner loft consisting of two combined units in spring 2013 for $1.4 million and subsequently added an adjacent unit—for a combined total of four bedrooms and three baths spread across a little more than 3,600 square feet of flexible living space on two levels. Whimsical yet stylish interiors crafted by Lauren Geremia of Geremia Design are complemented by a mix of epoxy and wood floors, soaring ceilings, exposed concrete, and oversized steel-frame windows providing city views.
The first two lofts Choey purchased consist of units 201 and 202. Those combined spaces span 2,633 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths, plus an enclosed office and several workstation nooks. Especially standing out on the lower level is a living/dining area that connects to a kitchen outfitted with custom cabinetry, a ceramic backsplash, and top-notch Bosch, Bertazzoni, and Fisher-Paykel appliances, as well as a game room. A mezzanine level houses a music lounge and the primary suite.
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The smaller 1,056-square-foot loft (unit 203) that was tacked on later is clad with bamboo floors and includes a combined living/dining room, a kitchen and a full bath on the lower level, as well as a bedroom and an office up top. The lofts come with three parking spots and a private storage unit. Rounding it all out, a roughly $2,715 monthly HOA fee allows residents access to a roof deck and a dedicated custodian.
Per the listing held by Chris Lim and Michelle Balog of Christie’s International Real Estate, “this residence feels boundless in its possibilities—flexible for residential living, a family compound, or a creative office space with private living accommodations for a founder.”
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