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601 Dolores St, San Francisco CA 94110

3 br | 2 ½ ba | Single-Family Home
601 Dolores Street, San Francisco CA
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Work Completed & Property Details > Stunning transformation of historic church requiring significant seismic upgrading to be habitable is converted into one of San Francisco s most extraordinary single family homes with art/exhibition space on the ground floor > New state-of-the-art chef s kitchen featuring stainless appliances and granite island/counters that blends seamlessly into the space > Creation of luxury master bath including Roman-tub/shower room and vanity featuring exposed brick, marble tiles and countertops > Creation of new changing room, office, and sun/meditation room > Creation of usable tower interior with 360 degree views from arched stained mahogany windows and roof-top deck > Tower features custom steel and transparent plexi-glass spiral staircase… Show more > Installation of custom back-lit mahogany cabinets in livingroom beautifully framing arched stained-glass panels that were replaced by large transparent window panes overlooking Dolores Park. > Restoration of the original chandeliers in living room (former sanctuary) > Creation of a 5-car interior parking area > Seismic retrofit & removal from City s U.M.B. list > New electrical systems, including state-of-the-art lighting fixtures > New guest bathroom that blends into the main hall's architecture by utilizing matching wood-paneling, and laminated glass construction > Refinishing vertical pocket doors off of kitchen, dining room and living room > New mechanical systems that serve the entire building without detrimentally impacting its appearance -including replicas of cast iron floor vent registers. > New Mahogany windows and doors, designed in harmony with the original architecture > Restoration of original, and introduction of new, skylights to bring light into the main hall space > Four new efficient fireplaces installed > New outdoor patio off of entry foyer > Floor glass inserts that allow natural light into kitchen and foyer from upper floor skylights > Restoration of dilapidated historic stained-glass panels > Space is fully equipped with hidden conduits for multimedia and data systems. > Full restoration of original doors and hardware > Full restoration of all wood-paneling ornamentation, and wall and floor finishes > Exposure and hand polishing (NOT sand blasting) of the interior brick walls in select zones > Repairing, restoring, cleaning and sealing of all exterior brick walls and ornamentation > The entire building has been thermally insulated including installation of double pane window sashes > The entire roof assembly has been insulated by R-30 insulation > New roofing system installed Historic Summary of 601 Dolores Street > March 27, 1909 ~ Groundbreaking of Mission Park Congregational Church, aka Norwegian Lutheran Church > The architect & designer was Francis W. Reid of Meiker & Reid > First minister of church was also Canadian-born architect Francis W. Reid > Rev. Reid designed & built notable churches & residences throughout Bay Area > 1930 ~ First listed for sale for $36,000 & purchased by Norwegian Lutheran Church of San Francisco > Improvements with new owner included rebuilding choir loft, alter & painting ceiling > The ceiling was hand-painted with a design copied from a historic Swedish church > Interior wainscoting, extant in the altar, choir loft and pulpit was designed & installed by Mullen Manufacturing Company, a company owned by church member Nils Nordstrand > 1931 ~ Norwegian Lutheran Church was dedicated > April 19, 1942 ~ His & Her Royal Highness, Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess Martha of Norway attended mass here during the height of World War II > During mass the Prince & Princess expressed great concern for Norway during World War II > May 13, 1945 ~ A V-E (Victory in Europe) mass was held post World War II > 1959 ~ The church was rededicated as Ascension Lutheran Church > Early 1960 s ~ The ground level indoor pool was replaced with a gymnasium > 1963 ~ A new organ was purchased from wicks Company > Post 1970 ~ The church was renamed The Golden Gate Lutheran Church > 2005 ~ Due to significant seismic retrofit requirements & a dwindling membership the church ceased operations > 2007 ~ Church purchased by San Francisco author & business leader as his dream home > 2008 ~ A multi-million dollar seismic retrofit & renovation completed into what has become one of San Francisco s most extraordinary and largest single family homes Source: State of California The Resource Agency Department of Parks and Recreation Primary Record 01/95
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Status For Sale
Listing Type Resale
Lot size 85x114
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3453

 

Bedrooms 3
Full bathrooms 2
Partial bathrooms 1
Year built 1910
Days on Trulia 180+
ZIP code 94110
Neighborhood Castro

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Broker: Hill & Co. Real Estate
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This home
Listing price: $9,950,000
 
Compared to similar homes
Avg. listing price: $6,361,667 +56%
Avg. sales price: $7,405,000 +34%
Avg. price/sqft: $1,037  
 
Compared to Castro
Avg. listing price: $1,244,630 +699%
Avg. sales price: $1,058,516 +840%
Avg. price/sqft: $671  
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Children's Day School
Private
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My daughter is in her 11th year at CDS, so I have watched the school grow and mature from a small preschool and early elementary school into one whose…
Mission Dolores School
Catholic
0.32
My daughters attend Mission Dolores and they love going to school every day. The school is one big family. Thanks to the teachers at Mission Dolores,…
Edison Charter Academy
California State Department Of Education
Public
0.35
School has difinitly gone down hill in the last three years. It's sad with my daughter going there since kindergarten. Some people just can't handle…
Sanchez Elementary School
San Francisco Unified School District
Public
0.38
An inspirational school that honors it's community and children!
Adda Clevenger Junior Preparatory School
Private
0.44
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This Single-Family Home located at 601 Dolores St, San Francisco CA, 94110 is currently for sale and has been listed on Trulia for 337 days. This property is listed by CastleOnThePark.com for $9,950,000. 601 Dolores St has has 3 beds and 2 ½ baths. The property has a lot size of 9,690 square feet and was built in 1910. 601 Dolores St is in the Castro neighborhood in San Francisco and in ZIP Code 94110. The list price of $9,950,000 is 699% higher than the average list price of $1,244,630 for Castro real estate, 1013% higher than the average list price of $893,797 for 94110 real estate, and 756% higher than the average list price of $1,162,861 for San Francisco, CA real estate. The price for this property is 840% higher than the average sales price of $1,058,516 for Castro, 1358% higher than the average sales price of $682,476 for 94110, and 1238% higher than the average sales price of $743,522 for San Francisco.
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