Rincon Green

Current resident at Rincon Green and I couldn’t be more happy with the choice — certainly my best renting experience. The apartment is gorgeous and has been extremely well-​maintained. Rincon Green was the only building of the nearly 20 I looked at that had a washer & dryer in the building, a huge plus. In terms of amenities, I did not renew my Equinox membership because of how great the gym is. It is never crowded and even includes a reformer. Lastly, hot tub on the roof is perfect since SF is typically to chilly to make good use of a pool.
The professional staff is what really makes it. I’ve had maintenance at the door 15 minutes after making a request. The concierge is very helpful and is able to solve every problem. Finally, the leasing office made move-​in a breeze with garage access and an elevator lock without having to schedule it.

**Disclaimer: I am not a resident.**
And yet, here I am, still writing a 5-​star review for Rincon Green.
A few weeks ago, I set up an appointment with the leasing office to check out a studio unit that I was interested in. From the moment I expressed interest, they were very diligent about gathering information from me, so they could better assist me when I came on-​site to visit. Even on the day of the appointment, they followed up and sent out a very detailed email mentioning complementary parking while I was on-​site to tour. That alone was pretty impressive.
So, I show up and was guided around the complex by Emyli. She was great — so incredibly helpful in answering all of my questions, not pushy at all about selling the unit, and more focused on making sure this community and unit was the right fit for me. She was very forthcoming about the «hidden» costs of living in the building — fees (like water/​cable internet/​utilities) that sometimes add up without you realizing it until you receive your first month’s rent. Honestly, if it weren’t for the fact that I had a car, I would have signed for the unit with Rincon Green. Not just because I liked what I saw, but also because of how forthcoming and helpful their staff has been. I had high expectations going into the appointment and I was not disappointed.
When I begin my next apartment search (though I hope I won’t have to), Rincon Green will definitely be at the top of my list.

I moved to SF over 3 years ago from sunny San Diego. We looked at so many apartments in SF before settling at Rincon Green. We were the 7^th tenants ever to move into the building! You can not beat a newly built building with everything new, right off the freeway for easy access, close to FiDi for my husband to walk to work. Also close to the water when I went running or to the Ferry Bldg for Saturday Farmer’s market. Other than the prime location, the staff here are great! We know all of them and they know us, they say hi to you everyday. The front desk and back desk Management team (Venessa, Emyli, and Laila) really take care of you.
I have lived here over 3 years and lived in an Exe Jr Studio facing Harrison and then moved to the 7^th floor to live in a full one bedroom. I really enjoyed my time at R.G. I am sad to leave this place only because we have to relocate to southern California for a great work opportunity.

I have lived in a couple of different places here in San Francisco, but this place has beat them all by a lot. I’ve lived here almost two years and have thoroughly enjoyed living here.
The front desk staff is always helpful, going above what you normally experience with a concierge desk. In addition, the maintenance crew is top notch, always quick to resolve any issues that I may have such as light bulb out and can’t reach it or figuring out why my outside patio light isn’t working. The team is trustworthy and reliable, always looking out for the residents. The building is safe and living by myself, I’ve always felt like I don’t have to worry about sketchy people wandering in.
If you don’t belong to a gym, the gym in the building is brand new and well-​appointed with the latest equipment including a pilates reformer.
The location is ideal for people who work downtown and easy transportation options to all parts of the city with caltrain just up the street.
don’t forget about the hot tub on the rooftop deck with lounge chairs!
Definitely a great place to live here in San Francisco.

I’ve lived here for almost two years and this is absolutely the BEST renting experience ever!
The location is unbeatable. A few minutes walk to FD, Downtown, Ferry Building, Waterfront, Bart/​Muni etc. The apartment is well maintained and has awesome amenities (large gym, rooftop BBQ, jacuzzi, laundry locker, package locker, Zipcar). The beautiful park in the front is absolutely refreshing.
SF is not cheap. But Rincon Green has attractive price compared to peers with same quality and standard. And most importantly, even Rincon Green is not under rent control (I think), they only increase your rent by a reasonably small amount when you renew your lease. This is much better than many other apartments who increase the rent by 40% (what happened to my friends). So my experience was I got to renew the unit at a price lower than the market price.
The leasing office is super! They are passionate, helpful, and so nice. They made the leasing process and renewing process pretty easy. The maintenance team is awesome. Whatever is broken, you just simply fill in a form online and it will get fixed within 24 hours!
Even with tons of constructions going on nearby, the noise level is very low, especially if you get a odd number unit which faces the yard. And the good news is most of the construction will be done by spring 2016.

I have lived here for the past 17 months and it has been nothing short of amazing! From the very beginning, Rincon Green staff have been very accommodating to all my needs. Since I was living in the east coast at the time and couldn’t fly over to check out the apartment, the staff was kind enough to provide me with pictures to review and provided responses to all my questions in a very quick and efficient manner. Rincon Green, up until now, has great value for my money too! The floor plans are bigger than most buildings in the surrounding area and the prices are much more reasonable. The location is perfect because I can walk to places in the city but doesn’t feel like I’m in the middle of the hustle and bustle of things. Another thing, since the complex is right off the freeways, I don’t have to drive through the traffic of the city to hop on the freeways. Here are some other great aspects of this complex that I truly love:
1) Maintenance — They have a web-​based portal that you can log your issues and track the status. This is especially convenient for me since I also have work during their business hours and can easily report my issues whenever I want. I don’t have to call the office to report the issues. The turn around time is pretty quick too, usually within 24hrs of reporting the issue.
2) Parking — Safe, clean and secure underground parking. I mean of course there’s a monthly fee for parking spaces but where in SF would you not have to pay for parking? However, it’s nice to know that if I’m going to pay $ 300/​month for unassigned parking, there’s always plenty of spaces for me to park my car. I never have an issue with finding an empty spot, regardless of what time I come home.
3) Foundation — I’ve lived in several mid-​rise and high-​rise complexes and I’m pretty impressed with the sound proofing structure of this place. We live right next to the Bay Bridge and I can’t hear anything when I closed my windows. Also, even though I lived on the fifth floor with people above and on both sides of my apt, I can never hear my neighbors.
4) Staff — They have a really friendly and helpful team here! The folks at the front desk are always acknowledging you whenever you come in the door or get off the elevator.
5) Amenities — They have a well equipped gym that’s always clean. I really like the fact that they have a bike room because I don’t have to keep my bikes in my apt, allowing me to save the scarce real estate for other things :) Also, since they added the locker room for packages, I can retrieve my packages whenever I want and not have to waste time going through the front desk and wait for people to go find the package.
6) Cleanliness — The management team really takes care of this place! I never see a piece of trash in the hallway, in the elevator or on the ground in the parking structure/​front lawn.

I’ve been living here for a couple of weeks now and find it awesome. There isn’t much to complain about and never needed any external services. My daughter loves the mini-​park inside the premises. Several other parents from nearby buildings also bring their kids here. The fact that its so near to the Embercadero means I can go for morning jogs at a nice flat place.

I had the best leasing experience w/​Sarah. She was awesome to work with & really looked out for me. Not only was she patient in answering my numerous (even some silly questions), but she was able to secure an unit to my liking. She was very reasurring throughout the whole process. Rincon green is lucky to have such an amazing employee. The unit is awesome, love the view, friendly front desk staff, & not to mention daily coffee/​tea services. Compound is kept nice & clean. Since the complex is located near the financial district, there are not many options for groceries or restaurants. However, it is within walking distance to the pier & embacardero. It’s definitely safer area compared to other complexes that I have seen. Also, great insulation within units, can’t hear my neighbors up or down.

I have been living here since they opened up in early 2013. Management here is super friendly — they go above and beyond the needs of their tenants. They have lots of good amenities (large gym, rooftop lounge, bbq grills, jacuzzi, package lockers, dry-​cleaning lockers, Zipcar) and the grounds are always kept clean. This apartment community is next to the Bay Bridge but you don’t hear a single sound from your apartment, even if it’s right in the back. The walls are insulated and I never hear a peep from my neighbors. Not a single thing I can complain about.
Prior to RG, I was living at Avalon Mission Bay, who would hike up rent 15−20% even if you were a long-​term tenant renewing. RG has more appreciation for their tenants who renew. Their hikes are significantly lower and I am happy to say that I am getting an awesome deal as a renewal tenant compared to current market prices. It is safe to say I will be staying here until I buy a home.
Thank you Karl and Laila.

We love living here so much that we have recently renewed our lease. Although it is not cheap to live here, we appreciate all the valuable services that this building provides, at a very reasonable rate. You could surely get cheaper, but you will have to deal with shady landlords.
Rincon Green is run by Emerald Fund, who have the most fantastic staff: Laila and Vanessa manage the building, while Sarah and Emyli are the friendliest leasing agents around. Make sure you tell them about my review. They organize monthly get-​togethers to introduce you to your neighbours. Joey and Cameron watch over the concierge desk during the day, making sure to sign for our deliveries and greeting guests. At nights, there is very friendly security and the park gates are locked. Jerry and Jairell are maintenance and they make sure everything is in tip-​top shape. It’s a new building, built in 2012, but when we had trouble with the heat and plumbing, they showed up right away!
The building is really lovely, there’s Emerald Park as our front yard, with a playground for the little ones to climb on. Inside the building, there’s a courtyard with a rock garden and water fountain. If you get a unit with a balcony, it’s easy to forget you are actually living in a big city. There is free Philz coffee in the morning, with complimentary tea throughout the day. We really enjoy using the rooftop hot tub after working out in the nice gym on the first floor. And there’s also a couple of communal gas grills for quick no-​mess dinners.
As for the units, they are a little small, but with good furniture a couple can live comfortably in a 1-​bedroom apartment. You can find the floor plans on their website. Each unit comes with apartment-​sized appliances: washer, dryer, stove and oven, microwave, and fridge. Since this is an eco-​friendly building, there solar-​powered heat but no air-​conditioning. Since SF doesn’t get that hot or cold, we keep the windows open most of the time. If you need a parking space, that’s extra, but they do have ports for cars to charge.
We don’t really need one, because there are three Zipcars available in the parking garage. And we ride our bikes, which are safely locked up in the storage rooms. You also get Webpass for Internet, which is speedy and reliable. They have Laundry Lockers downstairs if you want someone else to handle your clothes. You can also rent a storage locker, but I think they have a deal with Omni for on-​demand storage. And they have a deal with Zeel for discounted massages.
There are a couple of disadvantages though: the sidewalks in the area are often unusable due to the condos popping up all over Rincon Hill. There is also the new Transbay Terminal that is being built, so it does get noisy on the weekends. And since it’s close to the Bay Bridge, with its on– and off-​ramps, traffic does back up on Harrison St.

This is such an amazing building, Vanessa, Sarah, Laila, Emyli, Jerry, Jairell are fantastic! Cameron and Joe get a special shout out for always going above and beyond in helping me to get in and out of the building! Yay rincon green!

We lived there for one year and we loved it: well located, great amenities and overall great staff.
The staff was always there to attend our needs and they always put great effort in meeting them. Specially Sarah, Vennesa and Laila as well as the maintenance guys.
The only reason why we left is because we wanted to move to a bigger place and the rent was a little too high to meet that need. But that’s a San Francisco issue in general, not specific to Rincon Green.

Great place to live. Highly recommended! The management and maintenance staff here are great. Along with the benefits of location, building amenities (Jacuzzi, yoga classes, gym, etc.), and the friendly building team, Rincon Green boasts several energy efficient and «green» features.

I was very pleased with my time at Rincon Green. The facility is beautiful, the people are helpful and you feel like you’re living in a safe, clean, and friendly environment. The surrounding area is pretty dead given it borders the financial district so there isn’t much going on there but Rincon is it’s own little oasis.
The amenities at Rincon are pretty unrivaled. There’s a picturesque rooftop deck equipped with grills, hot tub, and great views of downtown. The gym also goes above and beyond the standards of an upscale apartment complex in the city.
The only reason I’m not staying is simply the price. That’s not necessarily attributed to Rincon itself but more so the nature of the business. Demand is high as is the market so with what Rincon has to offer, they can rightfully raise their prices.
Despite leaving, I would happily recommend Rincon Green!

I love Rincon Green! A relatively affordable option if you still want to live in the ever-​convenient Rincon Hill area. Awesome view of the Bay Bridge from the street. :)
The leasing process is super easy — just stalk the online leasing website until you find cheap availability, and they’re reasonably flexible with the move-​in date. For the apartment size I got, I’ve seen the price range from $ 3000 to $ 3800 within the same month. The pricing changes everyday based on supply and demand in SF, and it doesn’t always make sense! Sometimes 1 bedroom + study and 1 bedrooms will be cheaper than studios, so just keep your eyes peeled. You can lease directly online, but after that any amendments will have to be on paper. The leasing office people are extremely nice and helpful.
I’ve seen some complaints about the construction noise on here, but if you choose an *ODD-​NUMBERED ROOM*, you will face the little courtyard inside instead of the roads, plus you’ll get a little balcony! I honestly have not been able to hear a thing from my neighbors, the hall, or outside!
My room itself looks extremely new. I have a 600+ sqft 1 bedroom + study, and we converted the study into a second bedroom with a full size bed and a wardrobe. The kitchen area, living room, and bathroom are huge, but wish the water pressure could be a little stronger. That’s the problem with low-​flow water systems, I guess.
The amenities are awesome — everyone seems to know about the hot tub and grill on the roof, but there really doesn’t seem to be much competition to use it. The gym is similarly available, and they have quite a range of machines.
If I really wanted to be picky, I wish pets were allowed and there were more food options around, but hopefully that’ll improve as all the new apartment complexes go up!

UPDATE: Recently renewed my lease here for the 2^nd time, thanks to the wonderful RG leasing agents & management.
Continues to be a fantastic place to live — have met a lot of people living here the past few years and made many great friends!
As far as updated amenities, the building now offers free yoga classes to residents, and features not one, not two, but THREE Zipcars in the garage!!! Triple the fun!!!
Neighborhood is shaping up for sure, with lots of high rises — 399 Fremont is going up across the street, Jasper down the street, Lumina is almost done, and there appears to be another one going up across from 399 Fremont. Through all of the turnover and turmoil, RG continues to be the place for me. Yes, our website doesn’t have a fancy B&W Javascripted landing page that looks like it was pulled from either an academy award nominated documentary or just your local hipster’s jsfiddle sandbox (*coughJaspercough*), but that’s OK! It’s a great place to live with friendly people, and a website that you can kind of still use even with Javascript disabled *GASPer*!
Love being here!

I love living at Rincon Green. The rooftop deck with grills, hot tub, and lounge chairs, is probably my favorite thing about living here. Of course, that’s only if I don’t include the spectacular gym, which includes every thing you’ll ever need except for an Olympic barbell (sorry, Arnold).
And that’s only true if I exclude the incredibly helpful and friendly staff. And the clean, safe neighborhood within walking distance to Michelin starred restaurants, waterfront dive bars, the home of the World Series champions, and public transportation that can take you anywhere else.
Now, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the strong sense of community that’s manifested itself in a long list of friends I still hang out with regularly, some of whom have since moved away for one reason or another. And I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t at least make a small allusion to the best maintenance team in our tiny corner of the multiverse (what’s up, Jerry and Jerrell!).
Ok. Maybe I don’t know my favorite thing about living at Rincon Green. Maybe happiness is dictated by the journey rather than the tenuous bundle of bricks, steel, and glass that you temporarily call home. Maybe I drink too much. Fade to black.

I’ve been living in Rincon Green for 5 – 6 months and I absolutely love it! The apartments are super nice, cozy neighborhood and you are close to everything with bike or public transportation.
Even though is between construction zone you can’t hear a thing from inside the building.
I love to run and you can actually go to anywhere around and have an amazing view.
Best place, totally recommended

My wife and I lived here for two years and loved it.
–We were the first to live in our studio so everything was brand new and clean
–The management team is great and very accommodating
–Walls are well insulated; I never heard my neighbors and never turned on the heat
–Since I didn’t have a car, I used the zipcars in the basement often
–Walking distance from the muni, bart, and caltrain
–Bike storage rooms in the basement are nice
–I enjoyed using the hot tub and gas grills on the roof
–Like the compost shoot
–There’s lots of construction of new buildings in the area; it will be nice when thats all finished

¹⁄₂₀₁₅ update: See pic below. Now I have to deal with RAT carcasses, as well as mice.
Been here for a couple months so far and not terribly impressed. I think the other Unilocal reviews are very generous. I took the apt sight unseen, which admittedly is my own fault, so bear that in mind as it colors my review.
For starters, I pay over 3k for a 450 sq ft studio. If you don’t know how big that is, in scientific terms it’s TINY. For that amount, I get complaints abt my completely reasonable music listening bc the sound insulation is terrible, I’m constantly questioned by mgmt abt my service animal, the shower has weak water pressure and, most appallingly, there are MICE on the property, including in the interior courtyard and in the front park.
Further, although Chante and Sarah and much of the staff are very friendly, there is the distinct feeling that mgmt thinks you’re lucky to live their overpriced building. As far as the other comments on the willingness of mgmt to accommodate residents’ requests, thus far my experience has been very different. For example, I asked to switch to a different, larger unit and was told I could not bc I hadn’t lived in my current unit for over six months, and I asked for a dead battery to be replaced on a piece of gym equipment and was told equipment is only serviced quarterly.
So there you have it. Hopefully things will improve so that my experience matches those of the Unilocal reviews I believed in choosing to live here.