October 2, 2007
I Can See For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles (2820 Pacific)
2820 Pacific is a Wills Jefferson Polk designed mansion “built in 1910 for the Misses Alice and Caroline Griffith”; is one of the few Pacific Heights homes with a lot that stretches all the way from Pacific to Broadway; and was the very first San Francisco Decorator Showcase home in 1977 (don't worry, it’s been remodeled and renovated since).
And yes, it’s now on the market (and asking $17,500,000).
∙ Listing: 2820 Pacific (5/5.5) - $17,500,000 [Byzantium] [MLS]
∙ Willis Jefferson Polk: Architect [Encyclopedia of San Francisco]
First Published: October 2, 2007 8:40 AM
Comments from "Plugged In" Readers
Compared to some other s**t on the market these days, this seems like a good deal!
Posted by: AJ at October 2, 2007 10:25 AM
Trivia: Polk also designed the Hallidie building – home to the San Francisco chapter of the AIA - which many consider to be the first execution of the glass curtain wall and an innovation that paved the way for the design of Rincon, Infinity and Millennium.
Posted by: AIAnon at October 2, 2007 10:45 AM
Nice house, the yard is a total waste. For 17 mill
they should have gotten a landscape architect.
Posted by: dissent at October 2, 2007 10:59 AM
Four words....
"George Costanza"...and
"Glamour Magazine."
Wow.
Posted by: RinconHill_Res at October 2, 2007 11:16 AM
Multiple photos of the exterior and kitchen and not one picture of any of the bathrooms. Wonder what they are hiding.
That great view and the couch is turned towards the TV!
Posted by: bgelldawg at October 2, 2007 1:38 PM
Curbed uses a RED block around their aerial photos,... you are using BLUE. Are these like the team colors (or gang colors)?
Posted by: caulerpa at October 2, 2007 1:44 PM
Talk about a prime opportunity for urban infill...they should build a mini-mansion on that yard! But seriously, any chance they could legally split the lot and add a tasteful little house?
Posted by: Michael at October 2, 2007 2:00 PM
3 cheers for socketsite page editor for having nice musicial taste...
"Should I stay or should I go" The Clash the other day, and today its the WHO - "I can see for miles and miles and miles..."
Posted by: Michael L. at October 2, 2007 2:14 PM
Nice...
Posted by: cd at October 2, 2007 2:23 PM
AIAnon: putting Polk and the words "Rincon, Infinity and Millennium" in the same paragraph is SO wrong!
Posted by: rg at October 2, 2007 3:03 PM
Could be amazing with a little help. I noticed they painted it last year.. Too bad it's this sort of weird orange color.. It looks like those little pale orange candies you would get at Halloween when you were a kid that were kind of like marshmallows, but were really terrible.
Posted by: Sleepiguy at October 2, 2007 3:21 PM
I am not a fan of the blue and yellow combo, and the countertops in the kitchen are just hideous. However, you can't beat that TV room!
Posted by: Lori at October 2, 2007 3:45 PM
What a beautiful and well priced house...
"AIAnon: putting Polk and the words "Rincon, Infinity and Millennium" in the same paragraph is SO wrong!"
The Infinity's 3300 sq.ft penthouse is in contract for over $7M, and the Millennium's 10,000 sq.ft penthouse will be priced at $20M each. I wonder which one will sell faster.
Posted by: blahhh at October 2, 2007 4:34 PM
I've now seen the following similarities in several photos of various properties - in the kitchen, notice the faucet with the "ahem - limp position..." Could somebody please at least put the nozel back in its intended..."ahem...position" before taking those shots.
Yeah, its funny and a little nit-picky, but it also says there's a lack of detail or to a fixer-upper type, "is that faucet is broken and I need to fix it, and if so, what else needs to be taken care of..." Details, details.
Posted by: Can't think of cool name at October 2, 2007 8:59 PM
I'm guessing the paint and the kitchen counters signify a South-Western fascination among the outgoing owners.
Posted by: EH at October 4, 2007 2:27 PM
These pictures don't do justice. Any of you who think you could have done a better job probably have no sense of taste, style, or know-how.
Posted by: MR at October 4, 2007 5:25 PM
I was in this house once in the 80s and it was enchanting to walk through the long front garden to the front door.
Posted by: Pritchard at October 5, 2007 9:33 AM
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