The holidays are coming to the San Francisco Bay Area, complete with seasonal performances, festivities, and, of course, plenty of shopping opportunities. Located in the highly walkable SoMa neighborhood, 1288 Howard is the perfect home base for this season’s holiday activities, with easy access to hip boutiques and name-brand retailers that are sure to stock everything on your gift list. Plus, with plenty of performance venues mere blocks away, residents will be able to enjoy their favorite holiday classics without having to navigate the city’s legendarily steep streets. Keep reading to learn about all the holiday cheer popping up around these SoMa condos for sale!

Whether you’re an annual Nutcracker attendee or are looking for a new winter concert to fill your heart this season, 1288 Howard is located within walking distance of many iconic San Francisco venues. Davies Symphony Hall, just a 10-minute walk from the front doors of 1288 Howard, is hosting a holiday concert series that ranges from the classics, like Handel’s Messiah, to the groovy, like the Holiday Brass performance. Just a couple more blocks will take residents to War Memorial Opera House, where this year’s iteration of the SF Ballet’s Nutcracker will be staged every day until December 30th. Fans of a more Dickensian Christmas tale will love the performance of A Christmas Carol being put on at the Golden Gate Theatre on nearby Market Street.

When the time comes to check off the items on your holiday shopping list, 1288 Howard will serve as a great launching point for journeys to shops big and small. Nearby Union Square is a brand-name mecca, complete with a massive Christmas tree and a vast Macy’s location featuring window displays where adoptable dogs vie for the attentions of passersby. Over the years, this program has found homes for 8,500 animals, and maybe this year, you’ll discover your new best friend. Of course, SoMa itself is famous for its trendy eateries and unique boutiques, including iconic spots like Chez Maman and local favorites like Maker & Moss and Mike’s Bikes.

All this and more unfold beneath the spacious San Francisco condos for sale at 1288 Howard, where well-lit homes look out over the growing neighborhood and residents enjoy access to a suite of health and wellness amenities designed to keep them healthy and safe. Book a tour today and see just how 1288 Howard is bringing SoMa living into the 21st century.

The great Italian architect and designer Carlo Scarpa famously once said, “If the architecture is any good, a person who looks and listens will feel its good effects without noticing.” Scarpa is known for his attention to detail—for the finishes that elevate the feel of a faucet or the way a touch of metal punctuates the smoothness of marble. The interiors in the San Francisco condos for sale at 1288 Howard embody Scarpa’s ideals. Here, you’ll find a European-inflected design sense and an atmosphere of peace and relaxation. Available as flats, lofts, studios, or townhomes, the building’s SoMa condos can be tailored to your needs—both practical and aesthetic—while providing the best of the city, outdoor spaces, and an impressive roster of amenities.

Each residence features oversized windows with views of the sun and the skyline, engineered plank floors, and Kohler plumbing fixtures that give a sculptural-tactile boost to the simple act of taking a bath or washing your hands. The kitchens have quartz countertops and marble herringbone backsplashes, creating a subtle contrast in surfaces, both textured and smooth—with the counters a perfect canvas for any cooking or baking endeavor. The home chef will also benefit from Bosch dishwashers, Liebherr refrigerators with front panels, and Bertazzoni gas ranges for a cooking experience sought after by professional chefs. Porcelain tile, washer/dryer hookups, and floating vanities in the bathrooms all create a sense of open space and ease that, as Scarpa suggested, promote a tranquil, visually rich state of mind instead of a fussy design.

With a range of floor plans to choose from, you can think like an architect as you consider how you live, how you tend to use space from day to day, and what your aesthetic is. Studios create a sense of open space and flow from one living space to another in homes that are made to reflect the personalities of one or two people creating a private haven, many with outdoor areas to increase the sense of expanse and the connection with air and nature. Spacious 1- and 2-bedroom residences feature open-plan kitchens and large bedrooms, often with access to an outdoor terrace. Lofts evoke the atmosphere of a high-ceilinged Downtown art studio that doubles quite neatly as a home. The townhomes are aesthetic sisters to the single-family houses of San Francisco that communicate more directly with the street, offering numerous opportunities for privacy for a growing family or those who work from home, all with the benefit of 1288 Howard’s luxury common spaces and amenities.

Whichever layout you choose, you will be creating a home whose keen design sense and impeccable finishes will keep delivering Scarpa’s “good effects” to your lifestyle. Book a tour to start your 1288 Howard journey.

A home should be a haven, a place that exists outside of the hustle and bustle of urban life, even when its front door opens onto one of the most exciting neighborhoods around. Meet 1228 Howard, the new collection of SoMa condos for sale that combines an unbeatable San Francisco location with tranquil interiors to truly create a life in balance.

Nestled in SoMa, one of San Francisco’s hippest neighborhoods, 1228 Howard features light-filled homes in a range of layouts, from lofts to townhomes. Oversized windows and plank flooring create bright open-floor interiors, which are appointed with top-of-the-line appliances and fixtures that make both cooking and bathing a dream. Features like washer and dryer hookups and in-home air conditioning also make these condos as convenient as they are stylish, providing valuable quality-of-life enhancements in the heart of the city.

Stepping outside their home, 1228 Howard residents will find themselves on The Lane, a tree-lined cobblestone alley between the development’s two buildings that provides a glimpse of nature in the middle of town. Just beyond The Lane, residents step into SoMa, one of San Francisco’s most walkable and bikeable neighborhoods. Hip spots like waterfront ATwater Tavern and Italian favorite A Mano are close enough for a spur-of-the-moment drink or bite to eat. In a city known for its Asian cuisine, 1228 Howard residents can head to a pair of San Francisco’s best nearby spots: Wagyu destination Gozu and Burma Love, a new location from the iconic Burma Superstar family.

SoMa is also one of the nation’s top entertainment destinations. The sprawling Yerba Buena Center for the Arts combines a museum, performance space, and civic venue into a one-stop shop for the creative world of San Francisco, while BroadwaySF brings the biggest theater hits from around the globe to the City by the Bay. For something a little more off the beaten path, check out the Marrakech Magic Theater, opened in 2017 by close-up magician Jay Alexander and housed in the former location of the nation’s first Moroccan restaurant. And, of course, who could forget nearby Oracle Park, home to the San Francisco Giants, where San Franciscans have been enjoying sweeping bay views and epic home runs since 2000?

The up-and-coming area near 1228 Howard is also ready and able to meet its residents’ day-to-day needs, thanks in part to the addition of two new retail giants: Whole Foods and Ikea. At Eighth and Market Streets, San Francisco’s largest Whole Foods will be anchoring the neighborhood, providing delicious and convenient meals (or the ingredients to make them) for quiet evenings or fabulous parties. Meanwhile, the new Ikea at 945 Market Street will do what Ikea does best: help people create their best homes.

With all this just outside their front door, 1228 Howard residents live in the best of both worlds, waking up in a tranquil place that feels a million miles away from it all while still being able to grab a latte in a couple of minutes. But don’t take our word for it! Schedule a tour now and see these spectacular SoMa homes for yourself.