A 1,307 square foot two-bedroom home when purchased by architect Chandler McCoy for $579,000 in 2001, the single-family home at 4354 21st Street was rebuilt and expanded by way of a horizontal addition and new light-filled and open kitchen in 2004.
The property now features three bedrooms, measures 1,553 square feet, and is back on the market listed for $1,275,000 with a stepped-up garden and deck out back for views.
∙ Listing: 4354 21st Street (3/2) 1,553 sqft – $1,275,000 [eurekavalleygem.com] [MLS]
want it
Love the natural light wells and storage in the kitchen. Really nice remodel.
Nice house on what appears to be a nice site, and I’m loving the fir plank walls. Sadly, the staging does nothing for the design, but hey, it’s just someone else’s furniture. My biggest problem is that for $1.275 you still have to do the laundry in the garage.
Very nice job. But if a 3/2 is being squeezed into 1550 square feet, the rooms are going to be very cramped.
“Very nice job. But if a 3/2 is being squeezed into 1550 square feet, the rooms are going to be very cramped.”
Really? If the layout is well designed then 1550 square feet is plenty of space for a 3/2 configuration.
The third bedroom is miniscule – not really a bedroom. That’s where the cramping is. But I agree with others that this place looks great.
I don’t think it is staged. Given that the seller is a youngish architect, I would bet it is his furniture. Imagine that. A real house, lived in by a real person.
I really like this place, but it is too far up the hill for my taste.
This place looks like a smart redesign and appears to make very strategic use of windows and skylights to bring in light from multiple directions and yet downplay any boxed-in aspects. Am hoping to see the place in person since there will probably be just one open. The SF market these days appears to adore these cocktail-party-ready homes (even though nobody has cocktail parties anymore) with parking in appealing neighborhoods; at this price, it should move fast…
This house is worth $1.0-1.05M if you look carefully beyond the spin.
It is really a 2 bedroom house
The second bedroom opens into the living room and has street noise
It is on a noisy diesel bus line
The house next door is a disaster
The yard is not very private with multiple balconies hanging over it
The brick floor in the entrance looks cheap
There is no real dining room area
The kitchen appliances are cheap
Open kitchen cabinets are a pain b/c they never look neat
You can’t really walk anywhere
Closet space is adequate but not great
So, why are they asking $1.275?
I have a question about that outdoor deck. It looks to be about 12-18 inches off of the ground. Doesn’t the building code require a perimeter railing in this case? Not that I would want a railing on such a low deck but I’m just curious about the building code here.
Milkshake,
Under 30″ and you don’t need a railing.
Thanks sparky-b. Looks like I’m in compliance then 🙂
Dear around1905: I was at the open house last weekend, and I doubt there will be another. They had something like 150 people through there.
Dear Househunter: Get over your snarky self. The house is gorgeous. Are you sure you went to the right address?
Dear papiluve – it might be good for you to look up snarky before throwing it around as an insult. That is my honest evaluation. You are apparently just another cheerleader for the “stupid money” crowd that makes the Bay Area such a real estate trap.
The sale of 4354 21st Street closed escrow today with a reported contract price of $1,455,000 ($937 per square foot).
Well,
I don’t think Househunter bought it, or anything else for that matter.
$1.455 Million….$937/square. Wow.
oh, and I agree with NoeValleyJim….this place is too far up the hill for my taste. It’s almost Diamond Heights up there, and often windy and foggy when Noe Valley and the Castro are still beautiful. But it is a gorgeous place. Still, a surprising result, on the upside.