Sold: 20 Lupine Avenue

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever …

This rare and stunning single family home is perched at the top of Laurel Hill with sweeping views to the north of the Golden Gate and it’s iconic bridge and to the south of Lone Mountain, Sutro Tower and beyond.  The oversized lot features frontage on Lupine, with two separate driveways/garage doors and well as Wood Street at the back, which may allow for additional development at some point, but currently affords the south sun to warm the private citrus grove in the garden.  The large lot is 37.5 feet wide (instead of the typical 25 foot SF lot), giving the home a scale that is unexpected and welcoming.

Built in the hopeful and booming time of 1952, 20 Lupine’s rooms are large, with expansive floor to ceiling windows facing north in the living and dining rooms.  The entry, with closet is entirely open to the living room where built-ins flank a hearth with decorative fireplace in the living room, which is connected to the dining by a large double doorway.  The dining room and the entry hall lead to the skylit sunny eat-in kitchen, which features newly refaced, freshly painted cabinets, new quartz counters and, in addition to ample cabinetry, a huge double doored pantry.  The rear of the home overlooks the south garden and both bedrooms upstairs step out to a nearly property wide sunny deck.  There is a hall bath newly respendent with striking marble tile floor, vanity and resurfaced tile and tub.  The primary suite is huge, with multiple closets, a dressing area and a newly refreshed bath painted á la page style in jade green with a glowing glass tiled floor lit by the huge skylight by day and subtle alabaster sconces by night.

Descending the stairs to the lower level, you reach a landing where the garage is to your right and on your left you reach the spacious family room with an entire wall of built ins as well as a wet bar and fridge in a nook that could be concealed behind folding doors if desired.  The family room leads to a 2^nd nearly property wide that flows in turn to the huge, sheltered and sunny terraced rear garden.  Also adjacent to the family room you find the home’s 3^rd bedroom with its own refreshed en-suite bath, with striking teal tile, new walnut vanity and refinished tub and tile.  The enormous double garage defies all SF expectations:  there is the size – more storage than it’s even safe to have… but also the condition.  The floor has been surfaced with a stunning finish that makes it feel like it’s part of the finished home – doing laundry in your slippers (or even socks) and never mind going to get something.  I suspect that for the project oriented, this will be their favorite room!

And while the home is great, it’s possible the location is even better.  Located just feet from Laurel Village and the pleasures of daily shopping at Trader Joe’s, CalMart (with it’s tiny train) or Bryan’s or the convenience of picking up sundries at the 5 and 10, your domestic needs will be well met; just as your interest will be piqued by strolling down Sacramento Street to peruse the antiques, designer apparel and housewares (Hudson|Grace and Serena & Lily flagship stores!) available there.  If you want to stretch a little further you can easily enjoy Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights, the world spanning culinary delights of the Inner Richmond or the wilderness of the Presidio.  You will get tired and return home to relax in comfort long before you run out of things to do in this location, which provides premier access to much of the best SF has to offer!