Lower Nob Hill

81 Frank Norris St.

81 Frank Norris St
Units
24
Built
1913

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Lower Nob Hill81 Frank Norris St
2026 market report · year to date through October 15

81 Frank Norris: three one-bedrooms closed this year at $845 a foot, between $555,000 and $680,000, on the Polk Gulch alley renamed for a novelist

Three closings at 81 Frank Norris Street through October 15, against one in the 2025 window; $1.9 million of volume. All three were one-bedrooms: #303 at $555,000, #201 at $670,000 and #705 at $680,000. Median $845 a square foot, against the $1,000 to $1,023 recorded on one or two sales a year since 2021. Median 41 days to contract. Six transfers under $300,000 are left out of every median.

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About

About 81 Frank Norris St

81 Frank Norris St is a 24-unit condominium building in Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco, built in 1913. 3 recorded sales in the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, too few for a median.

Neighborhood
Lower Nob Hill
Property type
Condo
Built
1913
Units
24
The Dossier

81 Frank Norris St, by the numbers

Sold (12 mo)
3
Recorded sales, 12 months to Nov 2, 2026 · too few for a median
Last sale
$680,000
Unit 705 · Apr 17, 2026
Unit count
24
Boutique building
Built
1913
1910's

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Recorded sales

Every recorded sale at 81 Frank Norris St

81 Frank Norris St has 29 recorded sales since 2007. In the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, 3 sold, too few for a median.

DateUnitPriceSq ft$/sq ft
Apr 17, 2026705$680,000805$845
Feb 26, 2026303$555,000620$895
Feb 17, 2026201$670,000896$748
Aug 15, 2025701$545,000 BMR——
Aug 5, 2025501$550,000541$1,017
May 31, 2024702$615,777——
May 8, 2023502$535,000514$1,041
Oct 12, 2022304$460,000568$810
Aug 9, 2022506$500,000631$792
May 26, 2022404$760,000——
Nov 8, 2021505$820,000784$1,046
Jun 29, 2021305$700,000672$1,042
Jul 24, 2020304$530,000632$839
Mar 16, 2020505$750,000784$957
Dec 29, 2015504$718,000723$993

The 15 most recent of 29 recorded sales, from county records and the MLS, one row per sale. Transfers under $100,000 are left out. BMR marks a below-market-rate sale: it is listed here and left out of every figure on this site.

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Sale history by unit

9 units at 81 Frank Norris St have a recorded sale since 2016. Each page lists that unit’s recorded sales and the units directly above and below it.

Market analysis

How 81 Frank Norris St compares

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