The rest? Eh. The modern look is not really my style. Doesn't feel very homey or warm to me.

Really a shame that the city has shut out all but millionaire buyers. I love driving into SF and dream of living there, but it's simply not feasible.

Trendy interpretations of mid century modern always look as cheery and inviting as a dentist's waiting room. This one, with all the blinding white and lack of color, is especially cold.

When I hit the lottery, I'll go for one where the architect respected the building's original character.

I would pass on it as well.

"as inviting as a dentist's waiting room".

So true, no charm or character at all.

... has about a dozen people living in it now. My grandma's childhood bedroom has an entire family living in it.

I was talking to a tenant, a recent immigrant, who didn't quite believe it was ever a single family's home. The house itself is owned by some investment company.

The house has two front doors as was the style of the time; one the formal entrance, one the entrance the housekeepers, laundrymen, children, and other casual visitors used.

My grandma's sister told me about the Irish housekeeper and a Chinese laundryman who used to give her and my grandma exotic sweets whenever he was picking up or dropping off the laundry. The housekeeper's room is now the suite with the larger kitchen overlooking the back garden.

My great grandpa was a dreamer who knew that airplanes and the movies were going to be a big deal, but similar to the dot-com bubble of the later 'nineties, he over-leveraged himself betting on the wrong players.

My great aunt was born before the Great Earthquake and remembered growing up in its aftermath.

I'm not sure monetizing property to the extent we do is a good thing. Big money is attracted by the unique qualities of some neighborhood, and this same money destroys whatever unique qualities that neighborhood had, replacing it with some less messy and expensive imitation.

The house in the original post is a faux version of what used to be. What used to be isn't always good, but it's outside the insulation timid wealth demands.