Condo Market · sf
A visual chronology

The rise of San Francisco.

Scroll down. Every building tracked by Condo Market, in the order it was built — from the 1960s to today. An editorial chronology of the city's condo market.

A brief history

How San Francisco rose.

Sixty-four buildings, 56 years, one skyline. Scroll forward in time. Watch the city grow taller.

1962
1962–1980 The quiet decades
0 of 64 built

Mid-century San Francisco was stubbornly low. The first tower generation appeared on Russian Hill and Nob Hill — cooperative apartment buildings aimed at residents who wanted the view without the house.

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↓ Scroll to build the skyline
1962–1980The quiet decades4 bldgs
1981–1995First wave0 bldgs
1996–2005The live-work years48 bldgs
2006–2012Rincon Hill rezoning5 bldgs
2013–2020The current skyline7 bldgs