The address was actually on Brant and street parking was sometimes difficult but it was super close to walk to little Italy and or take uber or lyft to Balboa park and the museums or drive there.
I was pleasantly surprised that literally everything I needed for my stay was there including kitchen utensils which was nice. The area is older so if you're from the burbs or not a city than ya I could see how that'd be a little intimidating and this is CA as with everywhere after the pandemic you're probably going to come across unhoused people at some point. This was definitely in the flight path and you will 100% hear and see planes flying overhead or in the vicinity but that just meant it was easier when I had to catch a flight for work.
I didn't have a problem going to get the key because I was driving anyway and realistically it wasn't that big of a deal. I was able to work remotely without issues with the network and I liked that I could walk down to the Mona Lisa and Filippis