520 Buchanan Street

📍 520 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA 94102

📋 Property Overview

At 520 Buchanan Street you get Studio - 1 bd / 1 ba. The floor plan measures 448 sq ft. Monthly rent ranges $3,405-$4,675. Inside, the home includes oven, microwave, dishwasher and walk in closets. Shared amenities include dogs allowed, rent controlled, pet friendly and cats allowed. Pets are allowed (cats and dogs), with pet rent of $500. Leases run 12 months. Availability: Available now. The Walk Score here is 98, meaning most errands can be done on foot. Transit Score is 98. Rent sits 30% below the area median ($4,850).

🚶 Getting Around

• Walk Score98/100

  Walker's Paradise

• Transit Score98/100

  Rider's Paradise

💵 Costs & Lease

Lease length

12 months

Units available

3 units

Amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying.

📐 Floor Plan Details

• 2 Bedroom 1 Bath2 bd · 1 ba · 640 sq ftNone available right now
• StudioStudio · 1 ba · 449 sq ft$3,4051 unit available
• 1 Bedroom 1 Bath1 bd · 1 ba · 448 sq ft$4,3602 units available

🧾 Move-in Costs & Lease

Lease length

12 months

Lease options

12

Available

Available now

Application fee

$60 per applicant, paid to RivoRent

Property amounts are as published by the source and may change. Confirm before applying. The application fee is RivoRent's own and is the same on every listing.

🛡️ Renters Insurance — Estimated Cost

Based on what California renters actually paid: NAIC industry data for 2023 (average HO-4 premium, 2,994,585 policy-years), adjusted to July 2026 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics tenants' insurance index. It is a market average, not a price for this building and not a price for you.

Your own price depends most on your credit-based insurance score, your claims history and which carrier you choose. In published Ohio figures the same coverage ranges from $127 a year at excellent credit to $933 at poor credit. We do not ask for any of that, so we cannot narrow this for you.

✅ Who Qualifies

Must have 2.5x the rent in total household income (before taxes)

📋 Screening Criteria

What this property looks at when reviewing an application.

San Francisco Ordinance

This unit is a rental unit subject to the San Francisco Rent Ordinance, which limits evictions without just cause, and which states that any waiver by a tenant of their rights under the Rent Ordinance is void as contrary to public policy.

🐾 Pets

Pets

Allowed

Types

Cats, Dogs

Pet deposit

$500

Limit

2 pets

Restrictions

Max weight: 70 lb each. Breed restrictions include: Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, Bulldogs, Cane Corso, Chows, Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, Great Danes, Mastiffs, Pit bulls, Rottweilers, Siberian Huskies, Terriers, and Wolf Hybrids

✨ Features & Details

• Pet Friendly
• Dishwasher
• Rent controlled
• Walk in closets
• Microwave
• Oven
• Cats allowed
• Dogs allowed
• 482 sq ft
• 474 sq ft
• 448 sq ft

📊 Property Facts

Walk Score

98 · Walker's Paradise

Transit Score

98 · Rider's Paradise

🚗 Parking

No parking on site

🎓 Nearby Schools

• Muir (John) Elementary School · K-57/10 · 0.1 mi
• Wells (Ida B.) High School · 9-122/10 · 0.4 mi
• Gateway Middle School · 6-86/10 · 0.6 mi
• Creative Arts Charter School · K-87/10 · 0.6 mi
• Parks (Rosa) Elementary School · K-54/10 · 0.6 mi
• Tenderloin Community · K-53/10 · 0.7 mi
• McKinley Elementary School · K-57/10 · 0.7 mi
• Marshall Elementary School · K-54/10 · 0.7 mi
• Sanchez Elementary School · K-52/10 · 0.8 mi
• Everett Middle School · 6-84/10 · 0.8 mi

🏡 Floor Plans

5

482 sq ft · 12 mo

Available now

$3,405

4

474 sq ft · 12 mo

Available now

$4,360

6

448 sq ft · 12 mo

Available now

$4,675