Purchased for $11.1 million, or roughly $3,350 per square foot, in April of 2016, the cooperative apartment #1601 at 1750 Taylor Street (a.k.a. The Royal Towers in Russian Hill) returned to the market listed for “$9.5 million” this past September, a price which was quickly upped to $11 million... Read More »
Completely redeveloped in 2014, “with sleek designer finishes and innovative architecture to create a seamless indoor/outdoor experience and showcase stunning Bay and Alcatraz views,” the now 5-bedroom home at 740 Bay Street sold for $4.5 million, or roughly $1,273 per square foot, that August. Featuring a top-floor great room,... Read More »
As we outlined back in 2015, when half of the landmark home was listed on Craigslist as a rental for $10,000 a month, the Feusier Octagon House at 1067 Green Street is one of the oldest houses on Russian Hill. Built in the mid-1800s, the home was ordered to... Read More »
Featuring picture-postcard views, spanning from the Golden Gate Bridge to Alcatraz and far beyond, the renovated unit #3C at 1080 Chestnut Street, which is a classic cooperative building “on one of Russian Hill’s most desirable flat blocks,” with a 24/7 doorman and live-in property manager, was purchased for $3.45... Read More »
Foreclosed upon in 2012 and then again in 2019, the verdant Russian Hill parcel on the northwest corner of Broadway and Taylor, big plans for which have been drawn, is back on the market. As we outlined back in 2019: Having sat vacant since the former house which had... Read More »
As we outlined in August of last year: Priced at $45 million , which was misreported by some as being “the most expensive home ever listed” in San Francisco, “Residence 950” at 950 Lombard Street – which now offers around 9,500 square feet of rather spectacular living... Read More »
As we outlined in October of last year: Built in 1912, the 15,000-square-foot Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at 906 Broadway was designated San Francisco Landmark #204 back in 1993. The Archdiocese of San Francisco sold the church along with the adjacent 4,700-square-foot residential building, uphill at 908 Broadway,... Read More »
As we detailed in the third quarter of 2018: Purchased by an art collector for $1.55 million in August of 2003, the 3,070-square foot Russian Hill cooperative unit #6 at 947 Green Street was gutted and completely transformed into a stunning “European-Deco inspired masterpiece” with views by LeavittWeaver. Featuring... Read More »
Built in 1912, the 15,000-square-foot Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at 906 Broadway was designated San Francisco Landmark #204 back in 1993. The Archdiocese of San Francisco sold the church along with the adjacent 4,700-square-foot residential building, uphill at 908 Broadway, to an investor for $2.3 million in 2013. And... Read More »
For the second time since 2012, the verdant Russian Hill parcel on the northwest corner of Broadway and Taylor, big plans for which have been drawn, has been taken back by the bank. As we outlined earlier this week: Having sat vacant since the former house which had occupied... Read More »
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