NORTH BEACH
MARINA
PACIFIC HEIGHTS
RUSSIAN HILL
NOB HILL
CHINATOWN
FINANCIAL DISTRICT
DOWNTOWN/CIVIC CENTER
WESTERN ADDITION
SOUTH OF MARKET
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AN EXPANDING PORTFOLIO
The Academy of Art University’s physical footprint
in San Francisco has expanded alongside student
enrollments. The school has amassed a real estate
portfolio worth at least $320 million (red dots
on map correspond to university properties). To
accommodate new students, the Academy has
purchased 28 buildings throughout San Francisco
over the past decade. The school’s growth has
caused rifts with preservationists and city officials,
who argue that the Academy is displacing a
dwindling supply of affordable housing in the
nation’s most expensive real estate market.
POTRERO HILL
DIAMOND HEIGHTS
BERNAL HEIGHTS
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GLEN PARK
BAYVIEW