PH Tao

PH Tao rises 45 floors in San Francisco, a completed building finished in 2010. It holds 106 registered units, and the one common space on file for it is a social area.

The tower stands on Calle 74 Este in San Francisco. Sale listings add to that one social area: views of the sea and the city, a pool, a gym, an events room and children's play rooms behind 24-hour security. That comes from listing material.

A tower of that height runs on its lifts, its water pressure and the upkeep of its façade, and that work repeats year after year. The cost of it divides among the owners of 106 units rather than a handful of neighbours, and that shared bill comes attached to every apartment in the building.