What You’re Actually Renting
The building sits at 1475 Fillmore St, in the Western Addition, south of Pacific Heights and just west of Japantown. It rises 19 stories and holds studio, one, two, and three-bedroom units. Greystar manages the property day to day.
The Affordability Story Behind the Rent
Construction began in 1986. The property changed hands in 2004, according to a 2019 San Francisco Examiner report, which also describes what happened to the roughly 200 units built with below-market-rate restrictions: those restrictions expired December 1, 2017, and in 2019 the city negotiated a deal covering the remaining affected tenants. Tenants who were 62 or older or disabled at the time got lifetime leases at 80% of area median income. The other 105 tenants kept their below-market rents only until January 2025.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Construction begins on the Fillmore Center | SF Examiner (2019) |
| 2004 | Prudential Real Estate Investors purchases the property | SF Examiner (2019) |
| Dec. 2017 / 2019 | Original affordability restrictions expire; city negotiates lifetime leases for 103 senior/disabled tenants, market-rate transition set for the remaining 105 in Jan. 2025 | SF Examiner (2019) |
| Dec. 2024 – Mar. 2025 | Regulatory agreement expires Dec. 1, 2024; state finds the owner did not issue legally required tenant notices and gives it until Mar. 28, 2025 to respond | California HCD letter (2025) |
That March 2025 letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development found the owner had not sent the three-year, twelve-month, and six-month notices required before the restrictions expired, and stated it is required to refer unresolved violations to the state Attorney General. The same letter is the source for the 1,113-unit, 56-affordable-unit count above.
Is it true this was San Francisco’s largest apartment project when built? That claim traces to a Los Angeles Times mention repeated by a community history page, not to a source this page could independently verify. Treat it as a widely repeated but unconfirmed superlative.
Statewide Tenant Protections That Apply Here
Every unit falls under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance’s just-cause eviction rule, which listing sites mention but rarely explain. Under California’s statewide Tenant Protection Act, annual rent increases are capped at 5% plus the change in the cost of living, up to a 10% ceiling, and increases above 10% require 90 days’ written notice instead of 30. After 12 months of tenancy, a landlord generally needs a legally defined just cause to end it. Security deposits must be returned within 21 days of move-out, with deductions limited to unpaid rent and damage beyond normal wear.
What happens if my rent goes up more than 10% in a year? California law requires 90 days’ advance written notice for any increase above 10% in a 12-month period, versus 30 days for smaller increases, and the increase itself is capped at 5% plus the CPI change or 10%, whichever is lower.
Walkability and the Numbers That Don’t Match
Walk Score’s direct address lookup puts this location at 99 out of 100, a Walker’s Paradise. Transit Score is where sources split: Zillow’s listing states 83, while the Greystar-hosted listing, also crediting Walk Score, states 81 for the identical address.
| Metric | Walk Score direct lookup | Zillow listing | Greystar listing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walk Score | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| Transit Score | not shown | 83 | 81 |
| Bike Score | not shown | not shown | 97 |
Two listings citing the same underlying provider rarely land two points apart; treat the Transit Score as low-to-mid 80s and re-check the live figure before relying on it for a commute decision.
Parking: Two Platforms, Two Answers
Apartments.com’s FAQ for this property states plainly that parking is not available. Rent.com’s listing for the same address states that assigned parking is available. If parking matters to your decision, call the leasing office and get the current answer in writing before you sign.
Does the building have covered parking? Sources disagree: one major listing platform says no parking is available, another says assigned parking is available.
Pet Policy
Up to two pets per unit, cats and dogs both allowed, with a 70-pound weight limit per pet.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Monthly pet rent | $50 per pet |
| Deposit, one pet | $500 |
| Deposit, two pets | $750 |
| Weight limit | 70 lbs per pet |
Is the Fillmore Center pet-friendly for large dogs? Only up to the 70-pound limit; a full-grown large-breed dog near that weight should be confirmed against the leasing office’s current policy before you apply.
Schools Assigned Here, and Why That Word Is Misleading
Zillow’s listing names Parks (Rosa) Elementary, Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High School, and S.F. International High School as the schools assigned to this address. San Francisco Unified School District does not assign students by address the way most districts do. Families rank schools from across the city, and tiebreakers plus lottery numbers decide placement when demand exceeds seats. About 93% of families got their attendance-area school as their first choice in the most recent cycle, which is not a guarantee, and a zone-based policy the school board approved in 2020 remains postponed with no announced timeline. The schools Zillow lists are worth researching, but “assigned” overstates how automatic that placement is.
Life on the Plaza
The building’s Fillmore Center Plaza, with its fountain, hosts the weekly Fillmore Farmers’ Market and other neighborhood gatherings, a detail specific to this address rather than the neighborhood in general.
How much income do I need to qualify? Most San Francisco leasing offices apply a general guideline of roughly three times the monthly rent in gross income, reflecting the 30%-of-income affordability standard; apply that ratio to whatever floor plan and current price you’re quoting, since price changes by the week.
Exact unit prices and availability shift daily, and this page reflects a snapshot from July 12, 2026.
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