Senior Apartments San Francisco

Rental Vs. Buying

Rental housing rates have increased in San Francisco substantially in recent years and occupancy rates are at an all-time high. This increase is due to a number of contributing factors including:

• Strong regional and city economy
• Shortage of new construction
• More people coming to the area who are attracted to the quality of life

If you are ready to make a move and wonder whether renting or buying is your best option, online calculators can help you make a decision.

Buying Senior Apartments San Francisco

San Francisco Towers

If you are looking to own an apartment, San Francisco Towers is situated right in the heart of the city. With this ideal location, San Francisco Towers' location makes it possible for seniors to enjoy many urban and natural benefits just minutes away such as:

• Neighborhood parks
• The Bay
• World-class opera
• Symphony
• Library
• Art and antiquities museums
• Easy access to wine country of Napa and Sonoma counties

Another benefit of living at San Francisco Towers is that it is a "Life Care" community. This means it offers seniors more than one housing option including:

• Independent living apartments
• Personal care units
• A skilled nursing home facility

San Francisco Towers is available to qualified seniors 65 years of age or older who live independently without assistance. Along with this, the following requirements also apply:

• Must meet specific financial qualifications
• Must be in good health for your age
• Must be enrolled in and maintain Medicare Parts A and B

The Sterling San Francisco

When The Sterling of San Francisco is complete, it will be located at the corner of Clay Street and Van Ness Avenue, tucked away between Nob Hill, Russian Hill and Pacific Heights. The Sterling San Francisco Condominiums boasts that it will offer a new stage in senior living that includes:

• Freedom to live life independently
• Opportunities to experience life to the fullest
• Benefits of home ownership
• Superior amenities and services

Among these services, they offer high-quality care providers who come to your private residence as needed. Other services/amenities include:

• Fitness classes
• Educational seminars
• Rooftop garden terrace
• Full-service concierge

The Sterling of San Francisco's ideal location makes it just minutes away by public transportation to access:

• Fine restaurants
• Neighborhood shopping
• Cultural entertainment

San Francisco Low-Income Housing

If you find yourself at the other end of the spectrum financially and can't afford to buy, or you live on a fixed income in a lower-income bracket, San Francisco has senior apartments for you, too. San Francisco's Housing Authority is the 17th largest in the nation, and its primary mission is to make available safe, clean, affordable housing to:

• Very low-income families
• Senior citizens
• Persons with disabilities.

Low-Income housing apartments in San Francisco include but are not limited to:

• Holly Courts (118 units)
• Potrero Terrace (469 units)
• Sunnydale (767 units)
• Valencia Gardens (246 units)
• Westside Courts (136 units)

SFHA contractors are also modernizing and rehabilitating family and senior housing as well at Hope VI sites including:

• Hayes Valley
• Bernal Dwellings
• Plaza East

Those seniors applying for public housing and for Section 8 housing are chosen from waiting lists.

Hope VI

In your search for nice senior apartments San Francisco you may come across the term "Hope VI", as in the above section. This comprehensive approach breathes life back into older, distressed public housing as Hope VI rebuilds and replaces these older complexes with new townhouses and apartments.

Crocker Amazon Senior Apartments

Crocker Amazon senior apartments has 37 affordable apartments and offers on-site and off-site senior support services such as:

• Health screenings
• Visiting nurses
• Food bank access
• Recreation
• Transit services

Apartments are built to include features suited to seniors and people with disabilities. To live here, residents must earn no more than 50 percent of the area's median income, or $33,250 for households consisting of one person.

Valencia Gardens

The Valencia Gardens is also a Hope VI revitalization project. 260 new apartments replaced 246 dilapidated apartments. Renovations include 42 one bedroom senior apartments. Valencia Gardens is situated on five acres located between Valencia, Guerrero, and 15th Streets in San Francisco's Mission District.

Alexis Apartments

Alexis Apartments located in downtown San Francisco is slated to receive extensive renovations, too, in an effort to preserve housing for 206 low income seniors. The anticipated completion of the work is August 2009.

Where to Start

For more information, Apartment.com can help focus your search for senior apartments San Francisco. All you have to do is enter the zip code of the area you want to search and it will bring up a map to make your search for an apartment both quicker and easier.