Update 27 March 2023: The property’s list price has been reduced to $7,950,000.

 
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Originally listed for sale in July 2021 for $13.5 million, this five-level single-family residence at 15 Buena Vista Terrace is readying for its *third* attempt at finding a buyer. Having been on the MLS for the better part of 18 months — withdrawing only long enough to return anew with 0 days on market and stepped-down pricing — it’s back once again (“coming soon”), just in time to catch the springtime wave of hungry house hunters. The exquisite home on a rare double lot is now priced to sell at $8,450,000.

15 Buena Vista Terrace is marketed and listed exclusively by cooperating brokers Coldwell Banker Realty and Sotheby’s International Realty. All listing photos courtesy of SFAR MLS.

Today, the Christian Berg House designed by architect Lionel Emanuel Peyser is almost unrecognizable from the Classical Revival manse built in 1917. Extensive renovation in the early 2000s more than doubled the structure’s size to 7,000+ square feet, adding a garage with living space above, rear bay at the main floor, top-floor pentroom and converting the basement to two levels of habitable area. The brick exterior was traded for a more refined palette accented with limestone and elegant iron balustrades.

Interior improvements, beginning with the removal of secondary dwelling units rigged up long ago, are no less transformative. In addition to five bedrooms, the expansive and light-filled layout includes a home theater, 1,000 bottle wine cellar, den/office, recreation room, wet bar, and access to private outdoor spaces at every level. To be expected, the fixtures and finishes throughout are premium, with integrated home audio, electric vehicle charging and a robust home security system to boot.

Then there’s the view! Its hilltop location affords a dazzling unobstructed panorama across San Francisco, dotted with landmarks amongst rolling hills and a picture-perfect vantage of the skyline. From the home’s park-like garden, city lights twinkle betwixt the flora — an enchanting setting to entertain under the stars. West-facing rooms feature a verdant outlook to the 36 acres of woodlands and winding trails that constitute Buena Vista Park, the city’s oldest official park, established in 1867.

With two comparably exquisite yet smaller single-family residences each having traded last year for $8 million even (including this pedigreed Victorian manse directly across the street) there’s reason to anticipate this third attempt will prove the listing’s charm. Homes like this in one of San Francisco’s most coveted and central enclaves do not come along often, and now — it would seem — the price is right.

Qualified buyers are encouraged to contact us today for additional information and to arrange a private showing before this property makes its public return.