Back on the MLS and on tour “as new,” the list price for 297 Cresta Vista Drive is down to $1,290,000. Asking $1,595,000 in June 2008 before being withdrawn that December and then listed again this past May at $1,495,000 before being withdrawn three weeks ago.
Built in 1991 and last sold for $789,000 in May of 1998, it’s now one day on the market for 297 Cresta Vista Drive according to those official industry statistics and market reports. And a sale at $1,290,000 would be another “100% of asking” data point.
UPDATE: As a plugged-in reader adds:
It is a crazy house…but also wonderful in its way. I knew the guy, Bill Deitch, who designed and lived in it initially. He was a San Francisco character who was trained as a structural engineer and worked [as] a residential building contractor. Knowing Bill, it is probably built to withstand the big one.
∙ Listing: 297 Cresta Vista Drive (3/4.5) 3,233 sqft – $1,290,000 [virtual tour] [MLS]
As much as this property assaults the sensibilities of the double-naught decade, I hope the new owner maintains its present form. Though it looks out of date right now, it will be a classic examples of 90s techno architecture in a few decades.
Silicon valley has quite a few commercial buildings with similar styling, though have been mowed down one by one to make room for the latest craze.
I dub thee … Strongbadia
population tire
you *have* to click on the pics as this house has it all.
5 levels, 50% more bathrooms than bedrooms, grey pedistal sinks with yellow hansgrohe faucets, bright red kitchen cabs, spiral staircases, glass block walls, indoor hot tub and a fireplace that cannot be described.
When is this space shuttle scheduled for launch?
Those photos are epic. I clicked through them all hoping to see either Crockett or Tubbs.
It is a crazy house…but also wonderful in its way. I knew the guy, Bill Deitch, who designed and lived in it initially. He was a San Francisco character who was trained as a structural engineer and worked a residential building contractor. Knowing Bill, it is probably built to withstand the big one.
I agree its a great house and some modest cosmetic changes could update it. Its on an odd street though, and backed up against a hill as I recall. Landslides?
One of the bedrooms seems ideal for the exhibitionist.
Unless the tryst is with your neighbor.
That pretty much seals it for me: I love this place.
I was in this house waaaaay back in the day and believe me, it looked even more odd then present. At that time it had a ‘creek’ running through it. A man-made water trough that gurgled from one level to another.
Also, with the water and the exposed side of the mountain in the interior bedroom, among other areas as I remember……….the house had a strange, moist, cave-like feel. I hated it !
I dub thee … Strongbadia. population: tire
ROFL. I haven’t thought of that in a LONG time. I need to look at the pics now and see if Teen Girl Squad (my total fave) lives there! My guess is that it’s The Ugly One’s home.
at first, I thought “Ow, My most of me!”
Regardless, it’s SO GOOD! even tough this house has been TOTALLY EIGHTY’D
(sorry for all the references, MOD got me going)
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more seriously, this place is aesthetically challenged on the outside, but I have to say is quite striking (in a good way) on the inside except for the grey bathroom fixtures. And this is coming from a guy who usually dislikes modern architecture.
the windows make that place airy and light, and every wall and feature is a surprise. I especially love the window shapes from the inside and that spiral staircase.
this is one of the most fun places I’ve seen in a while.
Imaginative…but I wouldn’t want to come home to Storm Trooper helmet every day…
I kind of hate everything, but other than the master bath being on a different level than the bedroom (am I looking at that right?!), the floor plan is far more functional than anything I’d seen in awhile: good separation of bedrooms for privacy, an open layout without having the kitchen in the middle of the living room, a spacious den and study… it’s frustrating that it has to be so awful. Makes you want to fix it.
I love modern, but this place makes me dizzy and want to throw up.
297 Cresta Vista Drive is across the street from 296 Cresta Vista Drive. The latter sold for $1.425m on 10/16/09 according to RedFin with an original listing of $1.799m, but was a very modern home and did sit in a landslide area.
The house in this posting does have the cave-like feel with exposed cliff/bedrock inside. It provided contrast with the modern home across the street.
I can’t beleive nobody mentioned the screaming red open shower next to the indoor hot tub. Awsome!
Sherwood Forest meets
Battle Star Galactica
Ready for take off
“297 Cresta Vista Drive is across the street from 296 Cresta Vista Drive. The latter sold for $1.425m on 10/16/09 according to RedFin with an original listing of $1.799m, but was a very modern home and did sit in a landslide area.”
The original listing might have even been higher than $1.799M. The original listing was in August 2008, and the $1.799M price was in January 2009.
The claim on the permits was that it cost $965K ($935K for the main permit, $30K for an additional one) to build this house. The final sale price was apparently $339/sqft (4200 sqft — which they recharacterized from 4 stories to 3 stories with a basement to avoid needing fire sprinklers, apparently).
One of the first things that come to mind are Ray Bans and SPF 40.
The white paint looks way better than the beige stucco that you can see on mapjack.
Wow, people should compare the mapjack with the googlemap streetview. The mapjack is older and shows the property BEFORE a new house was built directly across the street, googlemaps shows it under construction. 297 must’ve had a great view from every floor that is now probably partially obstructed? Even more interesting is the lot directly to the left of 297…on the earlier mapjack view it is a verdant vacant lot, on the googlemaps view it looks like a landslide, or is it somehow construction related? Looks a bit scary in any case…..I would want to investigate.
Morck and Mindy would love this house…Nanoo Nanoo
Interior is nice though.
I like this place – it reminds me of how we viewed modernism at the dawn of the internet/tech boom. The architecture forces you to think about your surroundings. Pretty cool – I hope it goes into good hands!