Moving to San francisco from Chicago..HELP!! (Marina, Lincoln: apartments, home) - San Francisco - Oakland - California (CA) - Page 4 - City-Data Forum

skhann2 · 01-10-2010, 07:39 PM

I have my mind set on living in the city so not going to consider living near dublin or anything like that. I am OK with the longer commute and the bart tickets. I appreciate all the advice from everyone..very helpful to a clueless out of towner

AcroJimmy2 · 01-11-2010, 10:46 PM

Consider the Rockridge neighborhood in Oakland (near the Berkeley border). Right near the BART station and a cool neighborhood in its own right.

Its a bit pricey for the East Bay but still cheaper than the city. From there you can easily get to SF and to your job in Dublin.

skhann2 · 01-12-2010, 06:19 PM

ok so I spoke to a real estate agent there..she said for me she recommends nob hill, soma, and south beach but she really stressed nob hill b/c it is like central to everything. Soma she said was more industrial and not like a neighborhood-type place. She also talked about the mission and said if you live in the mission you either live in the marina (which is less safe) or the ___ (I forgot the other one she said but it is safer). But she said to avoid the tenderloin and civic center area.

mdwstrnkid · 01-12-2010, 11:41 PM

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She also talked about the mission and said if you live in the mission you either live in the marina (which is less safe) or the ___ (I forgot the other one she said but it is safer).

The Marina is nowhere close to the Mission and is a very safe neighborhood. Perhaps you mean Bayview?

skhann2 · 01-13-2010, 07:40 AM

For any of you who have been out to dublin or even work there...are there shuttles/buses from the bart station at dublin to various offices? Or if not, where can I find this information?

mdwstrnkid · 01-13-2010, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by skhann2

For any of you who have been out to dublin or even work there...are there shuttles/buses from the bart station at dublin to various offices? Or if not, where can I find this information?

Have you checked with the office where you will be working or on the company web site?

skhann2 · 01-13-2010, 12:33 PM

I will next week when I'm there for a visit...btw do you guys hate it when people call it 'san fran'?

skhann2 · 01-13-2010, 01:46 PM

ok what are your guys' thoughts on lower nob hill...I found some places there on post st and sutter st and leavenworth st... but my concern is the safety..I was advised to avoid tenderloin/lower nob hill (tendernob)...is this true about the lower nob area? It was funny when I spoke to the real estate agent I asked him if the place on sutter st was in lower nob hill and he said 'yea it is...um actually no its upper nob hill' I thought that was pretty sketchy especially since I had a map open in front of me and could clearly see he was lying...

gotigers123 · 01-14-2010, 02:17 PM

I did this same commute for just over a year. I lived in the Mission and drove out to Dublin/Pleasanton. The drive is actually not that bad at all in the morning - I used to make it there regularly in under 40 minutes. Coming back in the evening can be a bit worse, but I would regularly make it back in about 50 minutes.

In terms of neighborhoods, advice is going to be all over the map (literally and figuratively). If you plan on taking BART to Dublin, you need to live close to a station. Trust me on this one - your commute will be long enough, you don't need to worry about spending 10-20 minutes just getting to the BART station in SF. There's nowhere to live near the lines downtown, so I'd recommend finding a place near 16th/Mission, 24th/Mission or Glen Park.

$1200 is more than enough if you're getting a roommate. You could easily find a share for $800 or so. I would look somewhere in the Western Mission, along Valencia, Guerrero, or Dolores between 15th and 30th. Best part of the city to live IMHO.

skhann2 · 01-14-2010, 06:32 PM

ok so after long talks and a lot of yelp.com-ing I have narrowed it down to SOMA...walking distance to bart and close to the bridge should I choose to drive. My price range has also gone up to around 15-1600 including parking..1800 absolute tops. From what people have told me I can easily take a taxi to nob hill/russian hill from there for about $10 or take muni for about $2 and san fran is so small it really doesn't matter where I live but my commuting is the key factor in terms of location. So my next question is...anyone have any experience with apts in soma? Any one in particular I should avoid or any I should consider? thanks!!