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Ballast Acquires Historic “Three Sisters” Apartments on Van Ness Corridor

Real estate investment and operating platform Ballast has acquired a trophy portfolio of three historic multifamily buildings in San Francisco for $48.5 million. Collectively known as the “Three Sisters,” the 1928-vintage properties are located along the Van Ness corridor in Pacific Heights.

The three adjacent six-story buildings contain 110 units with a mix of spacious studio, one- and two-bedroom residences, along with two ground-floor commercial retail spaces. The portfolio was 97% occupied at acquisition.

“Three adjacent, impeccably maintained historic buildings of this scale and architectural pedigree simply don’t come to market in Pacific Heights,” said Mari Yamato, VP of acquisitions at Ballast. “These properties offered a combination of institutional quality, neighborhood prestige, and genuine historical character that we knew we would not see again, and we moved decisively to bring them into our San Francisco portfolio.”

Yamato led the acquisition on behalf of Ballast; Dan McGue of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the private investor groups who sold the properties.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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