Lived in this building for 5y after arriving in SF in my early 20s. $700 / mo, not bad for a 1 bedroom (just have to share kitchen and bathrooms with old Chinese ladies). Stayed there well after I started earning mid 6 figures. Good for the soul.
A Microsoft AI scientist chose to live in a tiny room in San Francisco’s Chinatown for less than $1,000 a month.
@annakook gives us a rare look inside a single-room occupancy building, where residents have private rooms but share kitchens and bathrooms.
Oct 23, 2026 · 3:32 PM UTC
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@Altimor Awww love this, reminds me of my $500/mo room in Potrero Hill circa 2009. I agree it is good for the soul
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@Altimor Dude, I lived in almost an identical room / building in Chinatown 2015-2016
Rooftop was awesome though especially when the Blue Bird Air show came through
Only issue for me was the Chinese cooking smell; was really strong throughout the building
Rooftop was awesome though especially when the Blue Bird Air show came through
Only issue for me was the Chinese cooking smell; was really strong throughout the building
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@Altimor we need a whole neighborhood of founder and tech worker SROs
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@Altimor Still possible. Belden Pl. $1,100 a month. Corner room. Refinished floors, fresh paint. Only young once...
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@Altimor be real with me how many secret massage parlors were being run in that building
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@Altimor men used to live in caves and sleep on bare earth not much has changed
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@Altimor This is called growing up. You can’t expect private 2k at age 23. Learn to rough it a bit and you enjoy everything after so much more
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@Altimor I had a project at a VA hospital in Boston. A doctor there was secretly living in his office. Got caught because he set the fire alarm off cooking dinner at night. True commitment to the cost effective grind.
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@Altimor Is that an airbed? Chiropractor bills higher than rent
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I'm very impressed with these couch/sofa covers!
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@Altimor Banking-APIs sind 24/7 verfügbar. Der Engpass: fehlende Regeln für Datenzugriff, Haftung und Prozesse. Ohne klare Governance skaliert man nur Chaos, nicht Technik.
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@Altimor keeping the $700 place after the mid six figures hit is some serious self control
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@Altimor You won’t get a GF ever with a room like that. Not even if your 6’5 young Leonardo DiCaprio
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