Interactive Floor Plans
About This Home
On the cusp of Buena Vista, Haight Ashbury and Nopa, this magnificent, two level, Italianate Victorian home with four bedrooms on the top level, four fireplaces, parking for two cars, a 98 WalkScore, and a tranquil backyard oasis, is truly a rare find!
Soaring 12 foot ceilings, exquisite moldings and wainscoting details, and freshly refinished warm wood floors. Expansive double parlor with bay windows, a Valor fireplace, and a sleek wet bar. Spacious formal dining room with a second Valor fireplace. Bradbury and Bradbury period wallpaper accents throughout. The dramatic scale of these rooms provides the perfect entertaining flow and room for large gatherings! Spacious, chef's kitchen was renovated to the studs, with Fireclay tile, expansive Caesarstone island, professional BlueStar 6 burner range top, Dacor oven, Miele microwave/convection oven, SubZero refrigerator, custom cabinets, and a breakfast bar overlooking the garden. The kitchen opens to a cozy family room with a third Valor fireplace, and to the private, lush backyard. A powder room completes the main level.
Up the gorgeous wood banister staircase to four spacious bedrooms and two baths, all on one level — a coveted and rare floor plan. The large primary bedroom offers a walk-in closet, the home's fourth Valor fireplace, and an ensuite bath. Two middle bedrooms with new wood floors, and the fourth bedroom opens to a deck overlooking the garden. A laundry closet and a renovated, spa-like, Waterworks marble tile second full bath, with soaking tub and heated floors, complete the top level.
The stately home sits on an expansive, verdant ~3125 sq ft lot with a professionally designed, resort style, backyard —perfect for al fresco dining, grilling and relaxing. There is a large redwood deck, a brick patio, and automatic irrigation. The hydrangeas, camellias, Japanese maple, and evergreen dogwood among other plantings create a beautiful, relaxing outdoor oasis in the heart of the city. The garden leads to a trade entrance that opens to the large two car garage with ample storage, and to the front of the home. Meticulously maintained and updated by the same owners of 25 years, the home includes newer electrical, plumbing, furnace, and roof. Nest thermostat. New carpet and fresh paint throughout.
A walker's paradise, this home's prime location at the intersection of Nopa, Lower and Upper Haight, The Castro, Alamo Square and Duboce Triangle, offers world class restaurants, markets, coffee shops, theaters, wine bars, and boutiques — all within just a few blocks in any direction. Steps to the weekly Divisadero farmer's market, tech shuttles, the N-Judah, and several MUNI stops. Short walk to iconic San Francisco parks: Alamo Square, Panhandle, Buena Vista, Duboce, and Corona Heights. A home like this rarely comes to market!
Neighborhood
Buena Vista/Ashbury homes include fine examples of grand Victorians, colonial revival, restored carriage houses, shingled Tudors, and Queen Anne towers, boasting ornate scroll work, onion domes and stained glass windows.
The North of Panhandle area, or Nopa, is rapidly becoming one of the city's most in-demand neighborhoods. Situated just north of Golden Gate Park's Panhandle, and abutted by the Divisadero corridor, you'll always feel there's something to do, and within walking distance! Here you'll feel central to everything, with easy freeway access via Fell and Oak streets, several Muni lines at your doorstep, and very easily navigable bicycle routes. And yet, the nearby green spaces imbue the entire area with a low key, peaceful air. Services and entertainment are easily accessed, making car-free living a very appealing lifestyle choice. In addition to Divisadero's many trendy cafes, clubs and shops, you can do your grocery shopping at the Lucky Center on Fulton, and hit up Broderick Place for speciality deli goods. Homes near the Panhandle are exceptionally desirable. There are also multi-unit apartment buildings and condos for the investment buyer. It's also a great spot to bike, shoot hoops or just chill out by the bandstand. Young professionals and students, families, and long-time residents fill up Nopa's many Victorian and Edwardian single family homes and multi-unit buildings. There are plenty of opportunities to meet your neighbors, be it at Sunday's Divisadero Farmer's Market or the bi-monthly Divisadero Art Walk. The North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association does a wonderful job of organizing events and keeping everyone informed of neighborhood news. The neighborhood even has its own parents' group.
At the center of Haight Ashbury is one of the most famous intersections in America. The epicenter of the counter culture movement, home to the Grateful Dead, the Haight Ashbury Free clinic, and the hippies of the 60s, today Haight Ashbury still retains a heady whiff of those free-spirited days, grounded by a new civic awareness and neighborhood pride.
Tourists still come from around the world to check out the action on Haight Street, and they find plenty of it. Trendy boutiques like Upper Playground, Buffalo Exchange and American Apparel sell the coolest looks. Independent record store Amoeba offers free in-store performances and proves there's still life in the music industry. When the hubbub of Haight Street proves too much, Golden Gate Park, with its new world-class museums, the DeYoung and the California Academy of Sciences, offer a calm oasis.
Renovation of the neighborhood Victorians continues apace. Converted to apartments in the 60s these homes are being rediscovered by families who take them on as hobby, pastime, passion, and investment. For families with young kids, the Haight Ashbury Coop Nursery School, now in its third decade, provides an inexpensive alternative to day care from its home in the Alma Street playground.
Contact
Jessica Branson
Realtor®Jessica Branson | CompassDRE# 01729408415.341.7177 mobilewww.JessicaBranson.com