By JAMES TEMPLE, San Francisco Chronicle

SAN FRANCISCO -- It's about the size of seven ping-pong tables -- and all yours starting at $279,000.

A design and development firm has begun marketing 98 tiny condominiums -- ranging from 250 to 350 square feet at the Cubix Yerba Buena building.

SAN FRANCISCO -- In early June, a handwritten note, written in a language she couldn't understand, appeared on the front door of Bing Ling Zeng's apartment.

"You will be needing to vacate this property soon," it said.

BRENTWOOD, Calif. -- Roger Abraham stands in his driveway, one hand holding the newspaper, the other sweeping across the homes on Solitude Street. "This one," he points, "this one, this one."