It’s not on the first floor of the San Francisco Four Seasons’ penthouses (the 38th floor equivalent). Or the second (the 39th floor equivalent), or even the third (the 40th floor equivalent). No, this is Grand Penthouse A (#GPHA) which is on the equivalent of the 41st floor and above all the others (at least in terms of height) at 765 Market Street.
It’s also 4,336 square feet (including two master suites and maid’s quarters) and they’re asking $8,975,000. And yes, that’s just over $2,000 a square foot ($2,069.88 to be exact) and a pretty decent jump from the tax assessed value of $5,406,000.
∙ Listing: 765 Market Street #GPHA (4/5.5) – $8,975,000 [Janet Krahling]
That is what an 8 million dollar penthouse looks like in San Francisco? Low ceilings, standard doors and window details, and a kitchen and bathrooms that look not only inexpensive, but unoriginal. Couldn’t they have at least raised the ceilings on the penthouse units and provided interior finishes that are a cut above what somebody could get in a suburban condo tower in southern California? As for the “art”! I no longer have to glance up to the top of this building and imagine the “luxury” they are enjoying, and at least it has helped me feel better about my own home.
I have to agree… this condo doesn’t inspire much “wow”… looks like any old condo anywhere except for the entryway, and even that is sort of “Donald Trump” 80’s dated.
I know high rise living is chic and cool… but that picture of the dining room with the Marriott in the background is very unsettling for me! I’m not sure why, but it is.
Nearly nine million dollars, and the agent can’t even have someone proof read their website? It isn’t “chase lounge” it’s “chaise longue”. Janet, that’s french for long chair, in case you were wondering….
Hmm.. Fugly. What’s with all the sailboat paintings? I’d think about spending some serious money on the staging – and photoshop out the Marriott.
If I wanted a view condo I’d rather buy that listing in the Royal Towers, but I just noticed it’s in contract (after a reduction).
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Come on, price aside, I think everyone would like to stay one night in the Four Season’s 4000+ sf penthouse of penthouses.
Bring the flames; I’m ready.
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Yup, I think there is a lot of sore grapes here.
I admit it, I would love to have that unit if I could afford it.
When is 10’+ ceiling (according to the website) low ceiling? The ceiling looks low in the dining room picture because the dining room is huge. Please realize that is a full size dining table with six chairs, instead of your regular tiny breakfast table (which the photo makes it look like).
Yes, the interior looks just like a regular condo. So? Are we too spoiled by those “Extreme Home Makeover” shows?
“Yes, the interior looks just like a regular condo. So? Are we too spoiled by those “Extreme Home Makeover” shows?”
You are right, you shouldn’t expect more then a regular condo for $9 million.
Soundproofing in the ceiling?
Why? Are they landing helicopters on the roof?
The address and the views and the whole Four Seasons maximum amenities and service plus thing are all nice. The details and the staging are off, though. That candle thing in the dining area is part of what makes that space look wrong. Really high end penthouses are supposed to have plentiful outdoor spaces as well, and that seems not to have been integrated into this design. This issue isn’t so much whether it would be nice to stay overnight here or not, it is whether the huge price tag relates to the value.
This is interesting because our firm is doing the interior work on a Penthouse in Mexico City right now. Our client’s unit is in 2006 construction, and has ceilings over 14 feet in some of the formal spaces. San Francisco has been under some delusion if you think this would be satisfactory in most other “world class” cities. This is an ordinary unit that happens to be on the top floor, and they could have easily added height and balcony space if the developer was not so cheap. If I am going to choose a penthouse to spend the night in, it would be the Thomkins-Buell penthouse in Pacific Heights. Now THAT is a penthouse.
But, you can just reach right out and select a tune on Godzilla’s Jukebox. That convenience has gotta be worth something.
How interesting that the realtor’s bio talks about her “meticulous attention to detail.” I guess that doesn’t include proofreading her listings.
You guys…This is THE penthouse of the penthouses in San Francisco. The finishes now present to be old from the images because the building is rather old by new luxury condo standards. But I suggest Adam to upload this unit’s floor plan. Most people here were extremely impressed with the Millennium’s “penthouse” B floor plan. It is nothing compared to this unit at the Four Seasons.
Just to give you an idea. The entry hall is 50’ long. The maid’s quarter is larger than Somagrand’s master suite with its own private service entry hall (Just a comparison, I don’t mean to insult either building). 22’x14’ kitchen, 41’x20’ living. It’s not just the size. The A plan here has one of the most elegant layout I have seen in San Francisco’s condo market. Don’t be fooled by the awful presentation and photos, guys. This is an A++ unit. And it is underpriced. Both Millennium and Infinity’s penthouses sold for much higher than $2000 psf. Expect to see multiple offers way over asking on this one.
Just take a look at the dining room photo again, now, imagine some people in that picture, using the size of the chair for reference.
You will then understand how big the space is.
I agree with blahhh. This one will go over asking.
Thanks, curmudgeon. That was the first thing I noticed. Now I think I’m going to have to go gouge my eyes out.
Wow, for $9M, I’m SO unimpressed, and even for $5M. VERY … average. Perhaps it’s because of the distastefully and cheaply done staging, but this is not the picture I had in mind of THE penthouse of penthouses.
What’s truly amazing is that two similar “A” large floor plans at The Four Seasons sold last September and one more changed hands last week! This penthouse will indeed sell.
I will never get used to the increasingly common designation of any top floor apartment as ‘a penthouse’. This may be technically correct, but my conception of a penthouse remains of an apartment built on the roof, i.e. a structure unique to a building, with the rooftop as gardens or deck space…
This is my penthouse.. i already own this.. paid for and everything!! spring break party 2009 invite only
Why the hell would you want to live in a penthouse in San Fran with so many quakes. I guess you can say, when the big one comes, I will go in style.