Daly City: All That and a Condo Too
I like a pool. I don’t want to have to clean one, but I sure like to swim in one. This is the major draw of a condo complex for me, and for anyone like me who enjoys physical exertion outside, as long as that exertion does not involve cleaning products. Also nice is a spa, to reward one’s self in, after the non-cleaning outdoor activity.
So, if you are one such person, the following condos are for you. I have chosen Daly City to highlight as so many more of those units are in complexes with pools, spas, gyms and tennis courts, plus parking, at a lot less than you would pay in San Francisco.
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375 Mandarin Dr. #211 (27 units at this Crown Colony complex are listed). This is a 1/1 with fireplace. Outside enjoy a pool, spa, tennis courts, gym,sauna, and club room. All this for just $200k? Wish there were some pictures of the unit, but right now, all you can do is read about it. However, I did find a (poor) photo of 385 Mandarin Dr., #00010, a 1/1 listed at $248K.
1551 Southgate also offers several units. #119 is a banked owned REO, a 2/1.5 in a complex that offers a pool, sauna, rec room, picnic grounds and underground parking.
3855 Carter Dr., South San Francisco looks to be a very nice complex, almost grand looking, old-fashioned where so many are modern and anonymous. Here is a tale of two units at drastically different list prices. #102 is a 2/2 with 2 car parking, and looks very nice indeed in the photos. Offered at $525K.
Meanwhile, in the same complex, #00106, a short sale unit, also a 2/2 with 1 car parking, is $339K. Granted, there are no photos and the listing advises the property is “not ready to show.” Makes you worry a bit what may have happened inside. Still, it’s almost 200K less than it sold for in ’06, and the same amount less than its neighbor currently lists for.
Finally, we have a few units in 303 Philip Dr., a Serramonte complex that backs up onto a greenbelt (has a foresty feeling in the photos). #00306 is a 2/2 with new cherry cabinets in the kitchen, plus pool, spa, tennis court and car wash area (!) on the grounds. Reduced to $425K, on the market over 90 days.
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photo credit: Byrons Byte
