Opera Plaza.
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Opera Plaza: five closings this year at $707 a foot, the lowest per-foot building in this series and the first year it has risen since 2020
Five closings at 601 Van Ness Avenue through October 15, against seven in the 2025 window; $3.8 million of volume against $4.7 million. Median sale $795,000; median $707 a square foot, flat on $703 and 22 percent under the building's 2020 high of $910, after five straight annual declines. Median 39 days to contract against 66. Thirty-four transfers under $300,000, most of them studios, are left out of every median.
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About Opera Plaza
Opera Plaza is a 450-unit condominium building in Civic Center, San Francisco, built in 1982. In the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, units here traded at a median of $706 per square foot across 6 recorded sales.
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Opera Plaza at 601 Van Ness Ave has 124 recorded sales since 2020. In the 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, 6 sold at a median of $706 per square foot. Median time on market: 68 days (6 MLS sales, same 12 months).
| Date | Unit | Price | Sq ft | $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #18 | $805,000 | 1,022 | $788 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #212 | $475,000 BMR | 706 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #621 | $489,000 BMR | 724 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #69 | $875,000 | 1,175 | $745 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #948 | $369,000 BMR | 523 | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #801 | $536,000 BMR | 749 | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #1132 | $515,000 BMR | 682 | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #411 | $390,000 BMR | 558 | — |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #224 | $500,000 BMR | 834 | — |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #53 | $795,000 | 1,127 | $705 |
| May 14, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #406 | $440,000 BMR | 718 | — |
| May 8, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #849 | $461,000 BMR | 682 | — |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #131 | $385,000 BMR | 548 | — |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #509 | $440,000 BMR | 706 | — |
| Apr 7, 2026 | 601 Van Ness Ave #1112 | $490,000 BMR | 727 | — |
The 15 most recent of 124 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.
Sale history by unit
115 units at Opera Plaza have a recorded sale since 2016. Each page lists that unit’s recorded sales and the units directly above and below it.
All 115 units with a recorded sale since 2016
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How Opera Plaza compares
Trailing-12-month performance against the half-mile surroundings and the broader market, plus quarter-by-quarter $/ft² history.
Civic Center, by $/sf
Median price per square foot across Civic Center buildings — last 12 months of closed sales. Opera Plaza is highlighted.
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