Bigone ‘Murder house’ listed for $6,300 a month
Neal Wong • Oct. 2026 Issue • Published in The Sunset Beacon
The Outer Sunset home where tenant Eric Bigone lived before he was shot and killed in May is back on the rental market, at nearly double the rent he paid.
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 2518 46th Ave. is listed on various rental websites for $6,300 a month, at the time of publication. It was originally listed at higher prices. Bigone paid $3,200 a month in cash, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his son that was previously reported by The Sunset Beacon.
Listings say it’s an updated single-family home with hardwood floors, a garage and a large private backyard minutes from Ocean Beach and Golden Gate Park. The property management company, HRH Real Estate Services, declined to comment for this story.
Bigone’s landlord, Philippe Chagniot, is charged with murdering the 58-year-old, who was shot outside the home in May. S.F. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins charged Chagniot with murder with a special circumstance of lying in wait, along with arson and weapons charges. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Dino Bigone’s lawsuit, filed in June against Chagniot and his wife, Barbara Chagniot, alleges the couple conspired to kill his father so they could sell the house without a tenant in it. The complaint says the Chagniots spent months trying to force Bigone out. It also asks the court to block the sale or transfer of five properties the family owns.
At the time of publication, a hearing to set Chagniot’s preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct. 2, and the civil suit, paused since Aug. 27, had a case management conference set for Nov. 18.
“I would honestly fear for my own safety renting that house, if that’s who you’re renting the house from,” said Rabbit Conanan, a renter who lives on the block. “I know the rental crisis in San Francisco is crazy right now, and people are going to maximize any potential for getting the most rent that they can, whether it’s a murder house or not.”
Ruby Francis, another neighbor, said the higher rent was disappointing but not surprising.
“It seemed like a big issue was the family wanting more money, either from the sale of the house or increasing the rent,” Francis said.
The May shooting still affects people in the community. Josh Kelly, who has lived in the neighborhood since 2021, said he learned of the incident when his wife called to tell him police had set up a tent over a body in the middle of the street.
“I used to see Eric, the victim, out washing his car,” Kelly said. “You don’t expect that sort of thing to happen on your doorstep or on your block.”
Nearby resident Hali Woodfin wished the next tenant good luck.
“The location’s great and the street’s great,” Woodfin said. “But it doesn’t sound like the people who own the house are so great.”
