Market day

REAL ESTATE • First Mover

Once known as “South of the Slot” (for the Market Street track on which cable cars ran), SoMa’s original iteration was immortalized by the Jack London short story of the same name as SF’s hardscrabble, blue-collar zone. It’s since been the starting point for two tech booms, with freshly built residential towers rising to house those workers. Today, the condo market in the area is booming, with 126 of them changing hands in the last year, per Compass, at a median price of $702K. Expect that figure to rise with the ranks of commuters heading downtown. Three listings to mull before the inevitable uptick:

→ 588 Minna St #401 (SoMa, above) • 2BR/2BA, 998 SF condo • Ask: $720K • roof access and dedicated parking in OneEleven building • Days on market: 77 • Agent: Lei Cao, MaxReal.

→ 236 Clara St, #6 (SoMa) • 1BR/2BA, 1695 SF condo • Ask: $1.25M • live/work loft with single parking space • Days on market: 20 • Agent: Ilona Edwards-Marsovszk, North Point.

→ 401 Harrison St, 35D (SoMa) • 2BR/2BA, 1297 SF condo • Ask: $2.15M • floor-to-ceiling windows inside Ken Fulk-designed The Harrison • Days on market: 35 • Agent: Elizabeth Hirsch, Compass.