A glass-and-steel outlier in one of San Francisco’s most traditional enclaves is hitting the market at a moment of renewed price momentum.
The Perry House, a 7,470-square-foot modernist residence at 2606 Jackson Street in Pacific Heights, has been listed for $22.5 million as the city’s housing market sees prices hit record highs, Mansion Global reported. The home, designed in 2002 by late architect Olle Lundberg, occupies a double lot with views of Alta Plaza Park and the San Francisco Bay.
The listing comes as San Francisco’s median home sale price climbed 14.4 percent year-over-year to $1.7 million last month, according to Redfin data cited by Mansion Global. That places San Francisco back in the top spot among U.S. metro areas when it comes to home prices.
The home’s owners, Mark and Mauree Jane Perry, assembled the site over more than a decade, purchasing the neighboring property in 2000 to build an earthquake-resistant home there. Lundberg’s seismic solution was to create a steel-framed structure with glass, deviating from the typical Victorian styles that define much of Pacific Heights. The couple is moving to Boulder, Colorado to be closer to their daughter.
A sculptural spiral staircase anchors the three-level home, which includes a full-floor primary suite, a private balcony, a dressing room and a bathroom complete with a two-sink vanity, soaking tub and dual-head shower. The two bedrooms on the lower level have sliding glass doors that open out to the backyard. The main level has floor-to-ceiling windows facing Alcatraz Island and a temperature-controlled wine cellar.
The house was listed on Monday with Stacey Caen and Joseph Lucier of Sotheby’s International Realty. The property is hitting the market as the artificial intelligence boom breathes new life into San Francisco’s housing market, which fell into a slump after the pandemic pushed buyers to more affordable areas.
The demand at the higher end of the market has gone so far as to create a so-called mansion shortage as deep-pocketed buyers in the AI sphere seek living space. San Francisco homes last month typically closed at 8.9 percent over their final listing prices, well above the nationwide average of homes selling for 1.3 percent below their most recent asking price, according to Mansion Global. — Chris Malone Méndez
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