These $1 million San Francisco apartments have random support beams running straight through their kitchens

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• A handful of units in a San Francisco apartment complex sport a unique interior feature: structural support beams running diagonally through the space.
• All of the units have sold for about $1 million a piece.
• The kitchens of three units are all interrupted by a beam running from a cabinet to the middle of the kitchen floor. The beams in two other condos run parallel to the wall, which seems more convenient. 
• Despite the mockery from Twitter, there's a good reason for the beam: converting old industrial buildings into apartments requires extra structural support.

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San Francisco's real estate market is rife with peculiar home listings. Some homes had their interiors ravaged by fires and still sold for $2 million. Some sell for $1.6 million over the asking price.

Now, these San Francisco apartments are attracting attention — and ridicule — because they have structural support beams running straight through their kitchens. 

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