Originally marketed at $9 million, the sale of the modern 4,665-square-foot home at 50 Oakwood Street, which was listed on the MLS for $7.998 million in late April, has closed escrow with a contract price of $6.85 million, making it the most expensive home sale on record in Mission... Read More »

While the “Castle On the Park” at 601 Dolores sold as a 17,000-square-foot single-family home for $6.6 million in 2011, it has since been converted into a school.  And as such, 41 Cumberland, the sale of which has just closed escrow for $4,999,500, is now the most expensive home within... Read More »

Citing concerns that the Children’s Day School’s proposed changes to 601 Dolores would “substantially impact historical significance and its qualifications as a historical resource,” the historic stewards at 629 Dolores filed a legal appeal to block the proposed renovations at 601 Dolores, including the addition of a... Read More »

A few of the proposed zoning variances on the agenda for San Francisco’s Zoning Administrator tomorrow morning: the various variances required for the Day School to build their NIMLOS (Not In My Line Of Sight) opposed roof deck atop 601 Dolores; a rear yard variance to add two dwellings... Read More »

An attempt to block the conversion of the 17,000 square foot Castle on the Park from private residence into a school and building of a roof deck and garden atop the building at 601 Dolores will be heard by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors this afternoon. From the appeal... Read More »

As we first reported last year, it was the Children’s Day School that ended up purchasing the “Castle on the Park” at 601 Dolores with plans to convert the 17,000 square foot building from a private residence into a school. Next week, San Francisco’s Planning Commission will review the... Read More »

A plugged-in tipster delivers the news that 601 Dolores, a.k.a. the “Castle on the Park,” is now in contract with an accepted offer of $6,600,000 for the 17,000 square foot property which was last officially listed for $7,490,000. Born the Mission Park Congregational Church in 1909, 601 Dolores was... Read More »

It’s not only a new listing on the MLS (and now official inventory) but a new website and photos featuring one heck (for some reason “hell” doesn’t seem appropriate) of a bedroom for 601 Dolores. No new surprises, however, on the price ($7,490,000).  And yes, we know that’s actually... Read More »

As we wrote at the end of 2008: A plugged-in reader answers our prayers by directing us to the website for the unlisted but on the market 601 Dolores. Born the Mission Park Congregational Church in 1909 and more recently called the Golden Gate Lutheran Church, 601 Dolores was... Read More »

A plugged-in reader answers our prayers by directing us to the website for the unlisted but on the market 601 Dolores. Born the Mission Park Congregational Church in 1909 and more recently called the Golden Gate Lutheran Church, 601 Dolores was purchased in 2007 and transformed into a single-family... Read More »