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San Francisco’s most and least expensive homes this week
A three-headed Russian Hill Eichler and a NoPa apartment doing more with less.
Russian Hill residents are fighting over a redwood tree
Campaign to declare local tree a landmark draws neighborhood ire, because this is San Francisco and how could it not?
Curbed Comparisons: What $5,500 rents in San Francisco right now
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a regular column exploring what you can rent for a set dollar amount in different neighborhoods. Is one person's studio another person's townhouse? Let's find out. Today's price: $5,500.
Curbed Comparisons: What $2,500 rents in San Francisco right now
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a regular column exploring what you can rent for a set dollar amount in different neighborhoods. Is one person's studio another person's townhouse? Let's find out. Today's price: $2,500.
Curbed Comparisons: What $3,000 rents in San Francisco right now
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a regular column exploring what you can rent for a set dollar amount in different neighborhoods. Is one person's studio another person's townhouse? Let's find out. Today's price: $3,000.
Midcentury Eichler in Russian Hill, with its own house of mirrors, wants $6.8 million
Some days a home comes along that takes reason, logic, and one’s breath away. Today is that day. Perched high on Russian Hill inside the Summit, Joseph Eichler’s only San Francisco high-rise, this expansive unit, which is actually three units being used as one, lands on the market.
Gothic Tudor mansion, once owned by Nicholas Cage, asks $12 million
During 2007 and 2009, Oscar-winning oddball actor Nic Cage spent a brief spell as a homeowner in Russian Hill. During that time, the Wild at Heart actor purchased this downright gorgeous Gothic Tudor in Russian Hill.
Return to ’90s elegance inside this Russian Hill townhouse
In a sea of untouched Victorians and antiseptic renovations, how refreshing it is to see a luxe abode brimming with unabashed late ’80s/early ’90s glamour, from the salmon pink facade to the wedding-cake tiered bandstand at the foot of a carpeted staircase.
The High & the Low: SF’s most and least expensive homes this week
Fridays is time for the High & the Low, a Curbed column chronicling the most and least expensive homes sold in San Francisco in the last seven days. What surprises did the week hold?
Condo inside Russian Hill’s Redstone asks $1.05 million
The Henry Smith-designed Spanish-Mediterranean residential building at 1450 Greenwich is quite the looker, yes? A condo inside the 1928 stunner has landed on the market this week, asking a tidy sum of $1,050,000.
Midcentury modern flat inside 1080 Chestnut asks $3.1
Not much love aimed at 1080 Chestnut, the Russian Hill high rise that looks like something Richard Neutra might have built. (But, alas, did not.) Nevertheless, a midcentury modern gem that often goes overlooked.
Live in Russian Hill high-rise for only $8.9 million
Life doesn’t get much tonier than the high-rise at 1090 Chestnut. This Russian Hill residential tower at 1090 Chestnut was the 181 Fremont of its time. Now a full-floor apartment has landed on the market. And it is a spectacular piece of work.
Dream of a Polk Street penthouse asks $3.19 million
Have you wished upon a star lately?
Here's how much Lombard homeowners can sell for if they're sick of tourists
Is it really so unbearable living in a seven-figure home on one of the most beautiful streets in the world? If so, most of the residents could sell for $2 million tomorrow and buy almost anywhere else in the city--or country.
From small studios to tiny one-bedroom apartments, which would you choose?
What can you do with just 500 feet? Depends on who you are and where you are, as we compare five different homes with five different layouts (and five different price tags) in five different neighborhoods.
Stunning Russian Hill Edwardian condo asks $1.99 million
While views are neither unique nor terribly interesting in many San Francisco homes, this Russian Hill condo, over at 2040 Leavenworth, does make a case for them. Perhaps it’s because the bay views are framed by sweet wall-to-wall box beam ceilings.
Lombard Street residents explode over crooked strip's tourist traffic
During last night’s Lombard "crooked" Street meeting inside the gymnasium at Yick Ho Elementary School, residents on the famous strip went off on the increase of chaotic tourists in their neighborhood.
Live in Russian Hill apartment for only $7.5 million
Designed by Willis Polk & Co. in 1927, the high-rise at 1090 Chestnut stands tall as a pinnacle of unabashed luxury high on Russian Hill. Opulent. Majestic. This glorious full-floor unit probably reeks of Chanel No. 19, Shalimar, and days gone by.
Mammoth 10-bed Russian Hill Victorian asks $4.9 million
As far as designer office space goes, you can't ask much more than a four story 1906 Victorian with all of the trimmings. The positively titanic proportions of this 10-bed former boarding house make it a tough sell, but it's a true SF classic.
What $6,300 rents you in San Francisco right now
New rentals on the crooked mouth of Lombard Street, the rent-controlled side of the Haight, the heights of Dolores Park, and the stylish end of the Richmond.
Green Street stunner in Russian Hill asks $5 million
Broadway. Vallejo. Buena Vista. San Francisco is saturated with some seriously chic streets. But for the ultra-luxe lifestyle, Green Street holds a special place in our heart. And the home at 1011 Green is one reason why.
Spanish-Med mansion high atop Russian Hill asks $7.7M
You can’t get much better than this 1927 Russian Hill manse of the gorgeous Spanish-Mediterranean variety. Located on the corner of Lombard and Larkin, this house comes in at three beds, two and a half baths, and views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
What $4,000 rents you in San Francisco right now
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons, a regular column exploring what you can rent for a set dollar amount in different neighborhoods. Is one person's studio another person's townhouse? Let's find out. Today's price: $4,000.
What $4,800 rents you in San Francisco right now
Lombard living, Castro cohabitation, Richmond residency, Bayview lifestyle, or Bernal Heights habitation?
LEED Platinum house price tumbles $1.75 million
The allure of platinum is not quite so strong as initially supposed, as this designer house on Russian Hill opts for a huge discount after two months.
Condo at Eichler's Summit in Russian Hill Seeks $2.8 Million
Unit inside the famed developer's only SF high-rise hits the market.
Ultra-Modern LEED Platinum Home Asks $11.2 Million
That's nearly $2,000 per square foot, a lot of green for a mega green home that has appreciated better than actual platinum.
High & Low: The City's Most and Least Pricey Sales
The week's most expensive home sale is a Russian Hill mega flip with glass walls, while the Mission commands the least expensive, with a live-in doll house and a fixer that's been off the market for 43 years.
JG Howard House Returns as One of City's Most Expensive at $7.7 Million
Designed by John Galen Howard circa 1912, this Russian Hill Pad was once one of the most expensive homes in the city. Now it's back with an even more extravagant price tag, and permits to make the entire thing more extravagant still.
Condo on Famed Macondray Lane Hits Market at $1.3 Million
While the contemporary decor at this two bedroom, two bath condo on Russian Hill's famed Macondray Lane won't bring to mind Anna Madrigal or 1978, it is a special treat. For those not in the know, Macondray Lane was the real-life inspiration for...
Russian Hill Condo, Designed by Jay Jeffers, Sold for $11M
In collaboration with Sutro Architects and Black Mountain Construction, noted San Francisco designer Jay Jeffers stripped the space to its studs and started fresh by taking down most of the interior walls and opening up the space.
Delicious Ghirardelli Square Views: $3 Million
Remodeled Russian Hill home back on the market after a year of new additions that included two new bedrooms and three full baths. The clocktower of Ghiradelli Square peeps into the windows of several rooms.
650-Square-Foot Condo on Russian Hill Asks $850K
In real estate jargon this unit would be called a junior one bedroom. It has a sleeping area that's separated from the living space by opaque sliding glass doors, and the room has a closet but no windows. Nonetheless, it's asking for top dollar.
Curbed Comparisons: What $7,900/Month Gets You
Do you want a Dolores Park Queen Anne Victorian, a Marina hangout with Spanish-style stairs, or a Russian Hill condo with spectacular cable car views? Five rentals on the market right now for just a hair less than $8K/month await your verdict.
Rent Data Shows Prices Up Citywide, Including Less Pricey Neighborhoods
Rental site Zumper released a new average rent price map, and it resembles a good steak, with pricey red-meat neighborhoods surrounded by the pale marbling of more affordable destinations. Check and see if your hood's prices are meat or fat.
Nonexistent Russian Hill Palace Back On the Market
It's a literal dream house, and it can be yours for nearly $10 million. The ambitious Russian Hill project has planning approval, now all it needs is someone who wants to build it. Will it find deep pockets this time?
Living the Artistic Life on Russian Hill
In advance of a special event, go behind the scenes at a collector's home