An Extraordinary Post-Industrial Oasis, $4M

by Philip Ferrato

It’s easy to forget now, but San Francisco’s historic South Park neighborhood was—post World War II—home to many small-scale industrial businesses, especially printing companies. Ironically, in the early 90s, it would become a hub of the nascent Digital Revolution, the epoch-changing movement without which you probably wouldn’t be reading this on your phone or laptop. It was a neighborhood ripe for urban pioneers, especially in digital and media businesses and attracted designers with commercial properties that could be transformed into unique live-work spaces. Enter John Casado, the renowned graphics designer and award-winning interior designer April Sheldon, who took a one-story garage and remade it into the urban retreat it is today, proof that in the right hands, even a garage can evolve into an extraordinary dwelling.

They started by replacing the garage doors with industrial steel framed doors and windows that provide a clear view into timber-clad ceilings and deep-toned interiors with polished concrete floors that glow from skylights above.

For three decades, the couple has nurtured this extraordinary urban garden that is home to a number of lush plants including ferns and cycads.

For more: Visit the listing for additional details and images, and take an intimate look while learning more about the property from the owners in the full video. This is another exceptional property offered by Gregg Lynn, the ebullient, hands-on Sotheby’s agent who—along with his team of skilled real estate professionals and pioneering media– has been bringing discerning sellers and buyers together in some of San Francisco’s most desirable properties for decades.