As we wrote when we first reported the record breaking sale of 152 Elsie last week, “the quiet sale of another Bernal Heights home which was never officially on the market is poised to blow away the $2.3 million record.”
And this afternoon, the sale of 171 Ripley was officially added to the MLS, “for comp purposes only,” with a record setting sale price of $3 million. Measuring 2,313 square feet, that’s roughly $1,350 per square foot for the architect’s home which is faced in recycled copper and known to some as “the copper house.”
Inside, the kitchen counters are marinace granite, while the floors are recycled Southern Pine and the ceilings, even in the garage, are vertical grain Douglas Fir.
The three-level home was designed with three bedrooms, three baths and dramatic city views. And in terms of parking, there’s a three-car garage with slate flooring, laundry and work space:
The seller was an architect at Gensler for over 30 years, and the firm’s President and CEO for over a decade. And no, the buyers aren’t “techies” nor are they from overseas.
This is absolutely stunning. I want!
That garage is nicer than a lot of apartments.
That garage is *bigger* than a lot of apartments!
Zillow estimate value to be 1.6M. What a zestimate!
Always reliable Zillow.
UPDATE: The seller was an architect at Gensler for over 30 years, and the firm’s President and CEO for over a decade. And no, the buyers aren’t “techies” nor are they from overseas.
Good Inside Intel. Get it?!
No? Makes no sense.
Inside Intel. Intel Inside. The slogan for Intel Corporation (INTC)?
sure, ok pun if the buyer is in tech, but he’s not
Could it be Ric Giardina, the guy who dreamed up the “Intel Inside” slogan? Though he worked as an attorney for Intel, he’s definitely not a techie. And his current line of business is decidedly not technical.
If Ric bought this place then good for him. He’s a nice hard working guy and deserves it.
no it’s an academic
Does anyone know who designed the couch/chairs in the living area? The entire place is phenomenal, but I want that furniture.
milo baughman, circa 1970?
Thanks! A quick google search found what I was looking for.
Superb design and finishes, makes the house on Elsie look like institutional dreck.
I mustn’t get it because both the inside and outside looks dated already. Must present better in person!
I find it to be quite dated and rather bland. Is it from the late 80’s or early 90″s?
I thought no one was allowed to criticize a property on this site without making very specific, objective observations. I guess that’s just everyone else.
In a word: Perfect. (Well almost.)
Most finishes look timeless to me.
Yeahh! We all gonna park our motorcycles in the entryway!
That’s the garage. And as noted by Alai above, “That garage is nicer than a lot of apartments.”
Yeahh!
Nice wicker dining chairs from the 1980s. lol.
If they are originals, they are ~$1400 chairs (each). And were designed in 1928.
(Actually, closer to $1600 with the arms in ebony.)
And that about sums up the typical design critique on Socketsite!
Well if there $1600 each they must be worth it! Sorry, for me those chairs look very 80’s. To each his own…
Love this house. Amazing location and views.
No comments on this being just up the hill from the drug dealers giving passerbys the nasty glare at Folsom and Cesar Chavez?
why would there be such comments when that is not a real thing?
First, there’s no drug dealers on Folsom and CC. Second, if there were, they wouldn’t be giving people the ‘nasty glare’, they’d be trying to sell them drugs.