Mansion Monday: San Francisco Part III

I started with a very cool property designed by Joseph Esherick, which appears to have sold within the first week. Last Monday, we looked at 3157 Baker, a newly built Mediterranean-style mansion, unfortunately located on a triangular block in the Marina, facing 3 streets. After 10 days, it is still on the market. This week I took a look at those homes over the $10 million mark. There are 6 in the $10-20mil range, which we will focus on today, and another 3 that are priced over $20mil, which we will finish up next week.

Of the nine mansions currently lists in the “mid” price range of $10-20mil, 2 are in Pacific Heights, 1 in Presidio Heights, 2 in Cow Hollow, and one in Sea Cliff.

At the “low” end is my favorite, located at 2510 Jackson Street in Pacific Heights, across the street from Alta Plaza. This four-story Edwardian was built in the late 1800s and personifies magnificence. The home is ornate, with old-world charm and character; the type of home used to shoot period films. I can imagine the ballroom filled with musicians, champagne, and beautiful people in beautiful attire, waltzing the night away. Originally priced at $14,900,000, the price has been reduced almost 10% to $13,495,000 and on the market 164 days.It is, unfortunately, a bank-listed foreclosure.

For $15mil you can have a full-floor apartment in Pacific Heights (pictured right), but I’m not sure that it’s even the penthouse. While the views are wonderful, and you’d have no lawn to tend to, I can’t imagine spending this type of cash on an apartment, unless it were some swanky New York address.

Available at $16,950,000 is a home designed by Albert Schroepfer in Cow Hollow, plus the parcel next door that houses 4 units (probably a converted mansion). So you can be a luxury-living landlord and keep an eye on the tenants. The problem here is that it is located on a corner, basically lot line, with no real yard to speak of. Probably the best house in the neighborhood.

The Presidio offers the next mansion, a Beaux Arts masterpiece with an elegant circular stairway that works its way up the four stories. Looks like the current owners have two small children, so what I want to know is: How does someone so young afford something like this????? Priced at $17,500,000 and on the market just 12 days.

Over in Sea Cliff, is an $18,000,000 contemporary residence, put together with glass, stone and timber in the 1960s. It has a unique feature, a re tractable glass roof, allowing you to get that salt air and better hear the lapping of the waves. Cool virtual tour here, which lets you see the gorgeous views of the Golden Gate.

The last home in this price category is 2820 Scott Street, also in Cow Hollow (pictured right). Listed at $19.975,000, this home is the perfect bookend to the first mansion above. Built in the late 1800s, this home has large rooms, with opulent features like a grand entrance, Tiffany-styled stained glass arched skylight, and architectural details in every corner of every room. The amount of craftsmanship in this home alone is worth a dissertation. Four stories, 16,000 square feet, and 53 photos that give you a real glimpse into how the other 2% live.

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