Already one of the
better residential, interior-block, streets in the South of
Market, Moss Street is part of the Alleyway
Improvements project that is currently underway and supervised
by the SF Redevelopment Agency. Design concepts and community
participation is ongoing.
75 Moss is centrally located in SoMa and with its flat terrain
allows short sojourns to an amazing array of urban amenities.
Within just a few blocks of the new residences you will find:
Parks:
As parks are highly valued in most urban areas, 75 Moss has
a new park almost right next door and the renowned Yerba
Buena Gardens just a few blocks away..
Victoria
Manalo Draves Park - Within a block from the
residences, this new park has a basketball court, children
play structures and open space.
Yerba
Buena Gardens - Landscaped lawns, a sculpture
court and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Waterfalls, plus
exhibition galleries and theatres for film and video screenings.
Recreation Center:
South of Market/ Gene Friend Recreation Center Arts
crafts programs, child care and other recreation activities
are available. 270 6th St.
Eats:

SoMa has an extraordinary number of places to eat that ranges
from fast and economical to among the finest in the City.
Great variety can be found from the ballpark, along Second
Street to Market Street, all in walking distance from the
property. A sampling of eateries within just a few blocks:
1. Soma
Inn Café - Within a few steps is a friendly
neighborhood eatery.
2. Extreme
Pizza - Also just a few feet from the residences
is the popular pizza restaurant.
3. Brainwash
- A successful merger of laundromat and café with good
coffee, sandwiches and live music.
4. Roccos
- Popular Italian restaurant on the next block.
5. Triptych
- Fine cuisine can be found in this trendy spot.
6. Basil
- Excellent Thai fare in an attractive environment.
7. Oola
Restaurant & Bar - Bistro cuisine featuring
organic meats and produce and artisan cheeses and wines 860
Folsom St.
8. LuLu
- Award-winning restaurant features Mediterranean-influenced
dishes, pizzas, pastas, and rotisserie items.
9. Azie
- Next to LuLu (same owner), a family style restaurant that
serves Asian cuisine.
10. Chieftan
- Well-established Irish bar and restaurant.
11. Buca
Di Beppo - Popular Italian chain.
12. Mochica
- Peruvian cuisine this eatery features a variety
of dishes, from seviche mixto, a mingling of lime-marinated
seafood, to starters such as anticuchos marinated in aji panca
with beef, chicken or fish.
13. Flower
Market Café - Good for breakfast or lunch,
features omelets, salads, and burgers.
14. Haveli
- Hindu vegetarian and vegan food. A speciality is thali,
a rotating menu featuring an all-you-can-eat ensemble of soup,
entrees, hand-rolled breads and Indian sweets. 35 Sixth St.
15. Teriyaki House
- Entrees, including various types of teriyaki and chicken
and pork katsu, are served like a Hawaiian plate lunch. 6
Sixth St.
16. Tu Lan -
Vietnamese greasy spoon popular with its die-hard fans. Fried
rice is a favorite. 8 Sixth St.
Bars:

20.
Ten
15 - On the next block, this is a big dance club
and an old standby on the club scene. Often features big-name
DJs.
21. Anu
- Cocktail bar, with monthly exhibits of art by local artists
on its walls, features unconventional cocktails, "infused"
vodka. guest DJs, high-tech Internet jukebox. 43 Sixth St.
22. Hole
in the Wall Saloon - Not the place to choose
for a quiet night out. 289 Eighth St.
23.
The Tempest - Spacious bar with a
stage for bands, a pool table, pinball machines and jukebox.
Bar food (burgers, fries, etc.), microbrews from around the
Bay Area. 431 Natoma Lane.
Shopping:

Westfield
Shopping Center - A shopping mall that has premier
retailers and is a magnet for shoppers from the Bay Area and
beyond. Anchored by Bloomingdales and Nordstrums, there is
an extensive number of high-end stores in the Mall as well
as many other retailers in the surrounding area. A visit to
the Center tends to dispel any notion that the economy is
less than healthy.
30. Podesta
Baldocchi - Florist shop is now at a new location
but has been in business for more than 100 years. 410 Harriet
St.
Entertainment:

41.
Metreon
- Built by Sony, the complex houses a 15-screen AMC Loews
Theatres with IMAX screen, restaurants, and shops. Now owned
by Westfield, it is expected that top notch retailers will
be procured. 4th & Howard.
42. Century
San Francisco Centre 9 - Movie theater inside
the Westfield Shopping Centre (on the 5th Floor).
43. The
Rooftop (Moscone) at the Gardens - This area
contains a 1906 carousel, hedge maze, ice skating rink, bowling
center, outdoor amphitheater.
AT&T
Park - Home to the San Francisco Giants, one
of the nation’s premier major league baseball stadiums.
Performing
Arts:

44. Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts - Featuring performances,
exhibitions, film and video. 701 Mission Street (Yerba Buena
Gardens).
Museums:

51. San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) - This
architecturally significant building designed by Swiss architect,
Mario Botta, is the second largest single structure in the
country devoted to modern art. 151 Third Street.
52. Museum
of the African Diaspora (MoAD) - The exhibits
teach visitors about the African Diaspora ("The scattering
of people from Africa and the sowing of their cultures globally.")
685 Mission Street (at Third) T: (415) 358-7200.
53. California
Historical Society - The galleries showcase the
history of California through photography, manuscripts, posters
and artwork. The North Baker Research Library is open to the
public, and there is also a museum store. The state’s
official repository of historical materials. 678 Mission Street.
54.
Museum of
Craft and Folk Art - The museum creates visual
connections between traditional arts and crafts, and other
forms of fine art. Past exhibits have ranged from African-American
quilt-making to world puppet art and Native American glass
work. 51 Yerba Buena Lane (at Mission) T: (415) 227-4888.
55. Contemporary
Jewish Museum - The museum hosts exhibits and
lectures about Jewish culture and tradition. June 8, 2008
is the scheduled opening date for the new Daniel Libeskind-designed
facility. It is an adaptive reuse of the landmark 1907 Jessie
Street Power Substation with an extension clad in vibrant
blue steel panels, the design for the new 63,000-square-foot
building preserves the character-defining features of the
substation and introduces bold contemporary spaces.T: (415)
344-8800.
56. Cartoon
Art Museum - The museum focuses on a broad range
of topics in the world of cartooning art. In addition to traveling
exhibits, the Cartoon Art Museum offers lectures, engages
in community outreach, and even has a cartooning camp for
children in the summer. 655 Mission Street T: (415) 227-8666.
57. Zeum
- Zeum is high-tech, inside and out. The spiral glass structure
houses hands-on exhibits that incorporate all forms of modern
multimedia. The mission of the non-profit Zeum facility is
to inspire imagination and innovation in young people and
their families, by providing the resources to create films,
music and more. 221 Fourth Street (at Howard) T: (415) 820-3320.
Transportation:

Sixth Street Freeway - Heading
down Sixth Street leads to an onramp to 280 and the freeways
to the south.
101 Freeway - There are nearby on and off
ramps to 101, allowing easy access to the East and South Bay
areas.
Caltrain
- With a station at 700 4th Street, connecting with a train
to the South Bay is quite convenient.
Transbay Terminal - This is a transportation
complex at Mission Street and Howard Street which serves long-distance
buses and transbay buses from San Francisco north to Marin
County, east to the East Bay, and south to San Mateo County.
Its largest tenants, in addition to San Francisco's own Muni,
are Golden Gate Transit, AC Transit, SamTrans, and Greyhound
Bus Lines.
Proposed Transbay Transit Center - The City
and County of San Francisco, the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit
District (AC Transit), and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers
Board (Caltrain) have proposed a plan to replace the current
underutilized and outdated building with an entirely new and
more functional building at roughly the same location. In
addition to maintaining the current bus services, this proposed
terminal would also include a tunnel that would extend the
Caltrain commuter rail line from its current terminus at Fourth
and Townsend Streets to the new Transbay Terminal. The heavy
rail portion of the terminal would be designed to accommodate
the planned High Speed Rail from Los Angeles via the Caltrain
line.
Bart
- There are nearby stations at Civic Center, Powell
Street and Embarcadero.
MUNI
- Bus lines serve 7th, Folsom and Harrison Streets and by
walking a few blocks to Mission or Market Streets, most City
lines can be accessed.