Prime St. Francis Wood!
Stately Colonial with Walk-Out South Garden!
Offered at $1,625,000
Four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, formal living room with woodburning fireplace, formal dining room, family room with woodburning fireplace, eat-in kitchen, breakfast room, laundry room with hookups/mud room, walk-out landscaped private south garden with mature trees and lawn, front landscaped lush garden, basement with two workshop areas, excellent storage, security system, detached garage plus additional parking on the driveway, newly refinished hardwood floors.
In the same family for over 45 years, this grand and stately Colonial home has been beautifully maintained and shows true pride of ownership! Located directly across the street from the late San Francisco Mayor George Moscone’s mansion, one enjoys the lush greenery of the impressive and sought after St. Francis Boulevard. This exceptional detached home was custom built in 1921 to replicate a southern Colonial plantation home. It features four spacious bedrooms on the second floor with generous closet space and a private and sunny walk-out landscaped south garden with mature trees. This magnificent home boasts wonderful architectural detailing throughout including a beautiful entry with exquisite staircase, high ceilings, hardwood floors with inlay, crown moldings, dentil moldings and French paned windows. Walking distance to West Portal Village, shopping and transportation and Terrace Park playground and tennis courts. There is a large basement with potential for expansion. The basement also has access to the back yard.
Main Floor: Before one enters this exquisite home, one cannot help but notice the gorgeous entry with columns, front landscaped lush garden with lawn and lovely brick staircase.
The grand FORMAL ENTRY is enhanced with a fabulous staircase, crown moldings, hardwood floors with inlay, high ceilings and a coat closet with shelves.
To the right of the formal entry is the GRAND FORMAL LIVING ROOM with high ceilings, crown moldings, hardwood floors with inlay, two sets of built-in bookshelves with storage cabinets and an elegant woodburning fireplace with stone base, stone surround and a lovely mantle with columns and dentil moldings.
There is a bright FAMILY ROOM off the living room with French doors, French paned door, high ceilings, crown moldings, French paned windows, garden outlook, hardwood floors with inlay and a woodburning fireplace with stone base and stone surround.
To the left of the formal entry is the INVITING FORMAL DINING ROOM. This room is enhanced with high ceilings, hardwood floors with inlay, French paned windows, front garden outlook, beautiful chandelier, crown moldings, French doors and an arched alcove with arched French paned cabinet with shelves for china and additional storage.
Adjacent to the dining room is the spacious BREAKFAST ROOM with high ceilings, moldings, French paned window with shutter and a built-in credenza with drawers, built-in shelves, storage and a French paned cabinet.
The sun-filled south facing KITCHEN offers an abundance of cabinetry, corian countertops, high ceilings, garden outlook, tile backsplash, Kenmore dishwasher, sink with In Sink Erator garbage disposal, four-burner GE electric cooktop, Broan vent hood with fan and light over cooktop, built-in GE oven, Kenmore microwave, GE refrigerator with pull-out freezer and pantry closet with shelves.
Off the kitchen, there is LAUNDRY ROOM/MUD ROOM. There are laundry hookups, counter with drawers and storage cabinet, French paned window, high ceilings, walk-in pantry closet with shelves and a French paned door that opens out to a small brick patio and to the south garden.
A POWDER ROOM off the laundry room with high ceilings, wall sconce, sink with storage, Kohler toilet and a French paned window with shutter completes this floor.
Second Floor: There are FOUR BEDROOMS AND TWO FULL BATHROOMS on this floor.
The FIRST BEDROOM features front garden outlook, French paned windows, hardwood floors, high ceilings, molding and a walk-in closet with shelves.
The SECOND BEDROOM offers front garden outlook, hardwood floors, French paned windows, three wall sconces, high ceilings, molding and a walk-in closet with shelves. One can access a FULL BATHROOM from this bedroom or off the hallway. This bath has high ceilings, tub with tile surround, Kohler toilet, sink with storage, drawers and tile backsplash, French paned window, wall sconce and medicine cabinet with mirror and glass shelf.
The THIRD BEDROOM features hardwood floors, high ceiling, molding, French paned windows, garden outlook and a walk-in closet with shelves.
The FOURTH BEDROOM has two walk-in closets with shelves, French paned windows, garden outlook, hardwood floors, high ceiling and molding.
There is a SECOND FULL BATHROOM off the hallway with high ceiling, tile floor, sink with storage and drawers, tile backsplash, medicine cabinet with mirror and glass shelves, Briggs toilet, French paned window, tub with tile surround, linen closet with shelves and wall sconce.
A linen closet with shelves off the hallway completes this floor.
Basement Level: There are storage cabinets, two workshop bench areas, excellent storage, furnace, water heater, two French paned windows and a door that opens out to the private south garden from the basement level.
EXPENSES: The property tax rate in San Francisco County is 1.159% of assessed value. Assessed values are reset upon sale to the sale price. If the assessed value is increased, a supplemental tax bill will be issued.