Latest owner barely had time to unpack after trading in a Nob Hill Edwardian for this 12th-floor condo next to Grace Cathedral, and now it’s up for sale again.
In a city full of chic abodes, few are as dreamy as the small strip of Willis Polk Edwardians across from the Mark Hopkins Hotel in tony Nob Hill. And one condo, which landed on the market in December, just dropped its asking.
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: $2,800.
Friday 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?
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: $5,000.
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the neighborhood of the year, is kicking off with 8 or 16 neighborhoods vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. Voting for each pairing ends 24 hours after it begins. Let the eliminations commence!
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the neighborhood of the year, is kicking off with 8 or 16 neighborhoods vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. Voting for each pairing ends 24 hours after it begins. Let the eliminations commence!
On the heels of San Francisco’s 10 most popular Instagram spots, the fine folks at Instagram shared with Curbed SF the top 25 most geotagged businesses in San Francisco. And, yes, In-N-Out made the cut. (Whew.)
For a closer look at the Fairmont San Francisco’s two-story gingerbread Victorian, take a peek at our piece on it for a tasty view of this Christmastime destination must. But the noted Nob Hill hotel isn’t the only place sporting a sweet gingerbread house.
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the neighborhood of the year, is kicking off with 8 or 16 neighborhoods vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. Voting for each pairing ends 24 hours after it begins. Let the eliminations commence!
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the San Francisco neighborhood of the year, is kicking off with 16 areas vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. This week we'll have two matchups per day, and all the results and the full tournament bracket will be reviewed on Friday.
Living doesn’t get chicer than living directly across the street from the Mark Hopkins Hotel, within walking distance of the Big 4 and Huntington Park. And this Willis Polk-designed gem at 849 Mason will pique the interest of those who, by good fortune, err on the finer side of life.
The historic Fairmont San Francisco boasts one of the Bay Area’s chicest hotel lobbies. Many a Baghdad by the Bay denizen is known to traverse Nob Hill simply to hang out and soak in the space’s unbridled Beaux-Arts opulence. A lobby this elegant deserves a Chirstmas-themed gingerbread house worthy of its surroundings.
Designed by Gustave Albert Lansburgh (of Oakland’s Temple Sinai), Kenneth MacDonald (from the École des Beaux-Arts), and MacDonald’s partner Maurice C. Couchot, the Francesca dates back to 1923. A unit inside the iconic building sold this week for a tidy sum.
While San Francisco is home to many detached single-family houses (in neighborhoods like the Mission, the Sunset, West Portal, and more), it’s uncommon to find one in tony Nob Hill. Until 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: $1,800.
On the downside, it’s teensy. Very much so. On the plus, it’s near the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and inside the same building as the city’s best bodega, J&W Market.
Nob Hill goes for a continental vibe in one of its old Belle Epoque buildings, but different owners have rather remarkably different ideas about what was quite so belle about that particular epoque, as the penthouse reveals.
From Union Square down to the Excelsior, there are only so many rentals in the city to go around. Fortunately, you only need one, and we've got five to compare.
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.
In August, we saw this super charming, super small home in Nob Hill renovated to habitable perfection. Less than a month on the market, it found a buyer. And it’s easy to see why.
Keep the Victorians. Save the Edwardians for another time. And put Eichler on hold. Right now it’s all about this jewel box Parisian-style home at 12 Auburn in Nob Hill.
It’s no 363-square-foot Mission abode, but this exceedingly charming Nob Hill home is currently one of the tiniest offerings on the market in the sweetest of locations.
When it last sold in 2015 we were pretty charmed by this unit, but the owner felt its value would be better served by updating its 1920s looks with a decidedly 2016 style remodel.
This studio inside the Lambourne landed on the market today for a scant $449,000 asking. Topping off at a teensy 366 square feet, this small living space at 725 Pine doesn’t come with a full kitchen.