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title: "Bob Tillman has spent nearly 5 years and $1.4 million trying to…"
date: 2018-12-30
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# Bob Tillman has spent nearly 5 years and $1.4 million trying to…

*December 30, 2018 · Facebook*

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Bob Tillman has spent nearly 5 years and \$1.4 million trying to convert his laundromat into new housing in San Francisco\'s Mission district.\
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The average rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in San Francisco is \$3500.\
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By contrast, the average 1-bedroom in Houston rents for \$1300. It\'s \$1100 in Tokyo (which is similarly land-locked).\
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