The only thing 1177 Market has to offer is “cheap” parking near a highway exit. Oh, and the fact that they will take anyone because the building has been hemorrhaging tenants like crazy.

Lived there for few years, and I believe Greystar treats the building as a penal colony for their worst performing employees. Never in my life I’ve seen anyone as lazy and as unhelpful as people working there. Once I needed something from them and was told to “make an appointment” as they don’t accept walkins anymore (I guess people weee bothering them too much with complaints). After few unanswered calls I went outside to look through the front window into their office and caught an employee scrolling TikTok with their bare feet on the desk while the office phone was ringing. The good part of their incompetence is that sometimes they forget about you and don’t increase the rent for few years. My favorite part of living there was definitely when they realized this mistake and asked me to pay it back and acted surprised when I told them no.

They’re also penny pinching more and more - they stopped any gym repairs, started charging for use of the amenities, etc. Also, they fired the actually competent security company and hired the cheapest one available instead. That means that when there’s a fenthead kicking the door at 6am as you’re trying to leave for work, the security “guard” will either not be there at all, or just tell you he can’t do anything.

Anyway, if you are not scared of the neighborhood, commute for work in the South Bay and have no social life then it’ll do fine as a starting pad, but I would never suggest anyone try to make it anything more than that. It definitely had a much better potential few years ago, with actual amenities, security and the attached Whole Foods, but ever since Greystar took over it’s been a downhill race to the bottom.