As we wrote about 21 Villa Terrace in April 2010:
Eighteen foot ceilings over the living room, dining “room,” kitchen and entry; big views from the windows and decks; and four bedrooms and four and one-half baths over four thousand plus square feet.
Listed for $3,350,000 in February 2009 before being withdrawn at $2,950,000 in June, five days ago 21 Villa Terrace re-joined the contemporary Clarendon Heights listed fray of five active and available homes asking over two million with a new new list price of $2,795,000.
The home was purchased for $1,900,000 in July 2003 having sold as new for $2,125,000 in March 2001.
Today, 21 Villa Terrace is back on the market and listed for $2,195,000.
∙ Listing: 21 Villa Terrace (4/4.5) 4,174 sqft – $2,195,000 [MLS]
∙ 21 Villa Terrace (Re)Joins The Clarendon Heights Contemporary Fray [SocketSite]
This seems to be priced correctly for the market and it’s possible that this could get a lot of attention at this price point.
Yes, the ‘architecture’ is not cutting edge but it is an interesting open space combination with strong direct views in a good neighborhood. Review the recent SS sales of large Lofts in neighborhoods where you step over sleeping street neighbors and no views.
Bathrooms and kitchen look a little dated already but with some minor attention, could be saved.
Pretty! I think it will sell.
the facade looks to be inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple (link in my name below).
The outside has style, which definitely is lacking inside.
Not that familiar with the hood but this place is spectacular. Anything wrong with it could be easily fixed, IMO. I suspect it will sell fast. The only real issue is no yard?
trophy kitchen, but impractical with no vent hood on stovetop
Your right Eddy,…there is a series of these homes side by side and can be seen when driving on Roosevelt I believe. They have very small yards that are not very accessible as they are off the lowest floors…..the houses are very verticle. But is does have decks and really, in S.F. how often are the yards used with this weather ? Certainly more in the East part of the city, Mission or Potrero Hill sometimes during the day but I have lived here for decades and it seems that each year, there may be 2 weeks in total that are good for outdoor activity at night.
I don’t know the neighborhood, but I would be quite surprised if this didn’t sell quickly. The lack of a hood could easily be remedied.
count me in as another person who likes this place. It has a few issues, but nothing that can’t be addressed by better interior decorating.
Love the light and the views, and am I the only one that loves what looks to be a cantilevered deck?
Front facade appears to be craftsman inspired but modern, and pleasing to me to look at.
overall, great place.
I don’t know the neighborhood, but I would be quite surprised if this didn’t sell quickly. The lack of a hood could easily be remedied.
I assume you mean the range hood, and not neibhor hood? seems that it would be difficult to remedy a neighborhood!
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no vent hood on stovetop
I’m not certain, but it looks to me like they have one of those down-draft thingies that rise up behind the cooktop. The last few inches at the back look to be wider than the burner area.
“I assume you mean the range hood, and not neibhor hood? seems that it would be difficult to remedy a neighborhood!”
hehehe, quite right!
My decorator would kill me before she’d let me put in a range hood above that range.
Pure amateur. Someone with a circle template and a triangle.
Confused facade. Ratty little kitchen. Cabinets merely stuck on the walls.
Not inspired by FLW; pretty sure the “designer” of this sheet rock box ever heard of him.
those down-draft thingies suck because… they don’t suck at all
good house for frasier crane
I lived for several months in an aparment in Vancouver with a downdraft vent (a mid-90s Thermador range), which actually worked decently. While I would have preferred a real hood, the downdraft thing did it’s job. I guess it helped that the range was right next to an openable window, for cross ventilation and all.
Putting in a proper hood without messing up the aesthetics would definitely be a challenge, but I bet it’s possible without messing up the look too much. It would certainly be expensive.
those down-draft thingies suck because… they don’t suck at all
But it’s so cool watching them deploy…
MTV Real World SF? Hello!
This could tempt me to move out of D7. Awesome place. Only bummer is there isn’t much to walk to around there afaik – unless you trek down to haight?
Pretty place and fine and dandy if you want to drive home, park and stay in. No shopping street that’s walkable.
I’m sure some people on that street occasionally walk down to Cole street. I have friends who lived on Clayton @ 17th and they did it, shopping at the wineshop there on the corner, etc.
This area has many dead ends, hairpin turns and a few crossroads that are not always easy to negotiate (Twin Peaks Bd, Clarendon Ave, Clayton/Corbett). This is a blessing in disguise as you are nicely shielded from traffic and lurkers. I have walked around there many times and love the Pemberton steps, the almost hidden path from Clarendon to Tank Hill, the proximity to Mount Sutro and the green belt. It’s a neighborhood with many little known jewels to discover and mind-blowing views.
This place will not sell. It has been everyone’s pocket listing for a long time. The location is OK but there is not access from Clayton st where most of the exposure is. The design suffers terribly from the attachment to “loft-like-living” that was so common in the late 90’s. The pictures look great, but I toured the place and most of the finishes are worn and need replacing. It looks like it was designed to be a SOMA artist live-work loft back when live-work lofts were interesting- and cheap. Unfortunately the only thing cheap about this place are the finishes and the overall design. Its sad that better use wasn’t made of such a great site. Even the apartment next door looks more interesting and substantial.
Straight into contract
Sold – at asking. Basically the 2001 price (down about 20% in the last 10 years factoring inflation). But it’s a beautiful SFR in a great neighborhood, so one has to expect it would not do well.
^^^you forgot about the $1.9m 2003 sale. So basically up 13%. I wouldn’t say the above reviews call this place beautiful or that it’s in a great hood, but I understand you have your spin and you need to stick to it
This is a snarky good outcome at this percent drop, shows the snarky strength of prime SF. They only lost $x.
I think it is overall a very pretty house, and I think the new owners paid a fair price. The house isn’t perfect — probably as reflected in the price per square foot — as the kitchen and loft areas left something to be desired. But the house is huge, seems well built, and I think kids would have a blast in the downstairs area.
The neighborhood isn’t perfect (and not my taste), but for some I think it would be great.
Congratulations to the new owners. We saw a few families at the open house — might be you!