2629 Diamond St, Glenn Park

c. 2017

2,840 square foot 3 bedroom 2 bath Queen Anne Victorian flavored with Colonial Revival details, built in 1898. Originally, the Palladian window visible beneath the gable in the 1976 photo below has been replaced with a decorative sunburst.

Last sold for $1.375 million in 2004. Currently valued at $3.1 million.

c. 1976

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44 Caselli Ave, Eureka Valley, Dolores Heights

1,175 square foot 2 bedroom 1 bath petite Shingled Queen Anne Victorian built around 1900. Last sold for $702.5K in 2000. Current estimates value the property at about $1.5 million.

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60 Caselli Ave, Eureka Valley - Dolores Heights

2,000 square foot 3 bedroom 2 bath gently renovated Queen Anne Victorian built around 1900. Last sold for $1.6 million in 2008.

Currently valued at about $2.6 million.

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250 Douglass St, Eureka Valley - Dolores Heights

c. 1976 

The Alfred Clarke Mansion is a landmarked 7,980 square foot Baroque Queen Anne built in 1891.

The four-story, multi-towered house cost around $100,000 to build in 1891. The architectural style reflects the frequently eclectic fashion of the day, but may most briefly be described as Baroque-Queen Anne.

Of interest is the shingle pattern, in which bands of plain shingles are alternated with bands of scalloped shingles.

Known as "Nobby Clarke's Folly", this extravagant Victorian with its flamboyant towers and wealth of detail (various shingle patterns, gables, and dormers) serves as a fitting memorial to its colorful owner.

Its style is best described as eclectic, which in this case combines popular architectural features of the waning Queen Anne (three round towers) with elements of the emerging Colonial Revival period.

Previously a single family home, now broken up into 14 units - so basically this is income property that is sort of being maintained although it is difficult not to say the property is rough around the edges.

c. 1976 rear view

Current estimates value the now multi-unit income property at roughly $2.3 million.

Why so low you may ask?

In my opinion, the answer lies in the fact that despite it's landmark status, this is income property which generally garners far less per square foot than an intact SFR.

There are no recent sales records for 250 Douglass.

Property taxes for the 2016-2017 tax year are 12K. Assessed value for the same period is $938K.

c. 1891 Under construction

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1232 Chestnut St, Russian Hill

2,357 square foot Colonial inspired Queen Anne Victorian duplex with views, built in 1904. The 1,491 square foot bi-level pent unit last sold for $1.5 million in 2004. Currently valued at about $2 million.

My question is how did this house survive the 1906 quake (i.e. is the build date correct?). I found the photo below which shows several houses that survived on Broadway and Vallejo Streets between Jones and Taylor. Among the survivors is the Atkinson-Escher House.

The photo obviously doesn't prove anything other than the fact that some Russian Hill homes did, in fact, survive the devastation.

The contrast of death and survival, separated a few feet apart....One side of a steep Russian Hill street lies in ruins in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The other side, like the outlier in a Midwestern tornado, remains remarkably intact.

The research continues....

Vallejo St Crest, with Broadway in the middle sloping down between Jones and Taylor.

Hand drawn fire map with shaded areas showing devastation (source)

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2620 Larkin St, Russian Hill

3,616 square foot Mediterranean Villa with Classical details built in 1915. For the 2016-2017 tax year the San Francisco Tax Assessor values this property at $476,831. Property taxes for the year are $5,639.

Market value is about $5 million!

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265 29th St, Noe Valley

4,524 square foot 4 bedroom 2.5 bath Edwardian built in 1909. Last sold for $4.1 million in 2015 ($105K over asking). Originally a triplex, the house has since been renovated to the tune of at least $535K. My best guess is this is now a SFR.

2017 Building Permits
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INTERIOR REMODEL 2 LEVELS. REPLACE SOME WINDOWS AND DOORS ON SIDES AND REAR ELEVATION, REAR DECK. NEW RADIANT FLOOR HEATING. STRUCTURAL STRENTHENING AT 1ST FL FLOOR LEVEL

ceiling detail

BROKER BABBLE: Magnificent 4500+sqft home on huge 8550 sqft lot in heart of Noe Valley. A truly unique property available for only the third time in it's 105 year history. Two-level Edwardian masterpiece at the front of the lot has tremendously flexible floor plan with at least 4 beds, 2 baths, study, library, FDR, living rm, kitchen & breakfast rm. Huge office space on ground level, with separate entry, ideal for start-up or media/playroom. Fabulous period details throughout incl ceiling murals, chandeliers, claw foot tubs, wainscoting, Wedgewood stove. 2nd two-level building at rear of lot currently used as studio on ground level and 2bed/1bath vacant flat on upper level. Parking for four cars, beautiful flat landscaped yard.

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