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- Hello, and welcome to Residence 950.
This hilltop estate is adjacent
to one of the world's most famous streets
in the beautiful Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco.
This estate spans a full city block,
nearly a third of an acre,
which is almost six standard lots.
And in San Francisco, that sorta space
is extremely hard to come by.
This estate is comprised of over 9,500 square feet
with a main house, five bedrooms, six-and-a-half baths,
and a one-bedroom, one-bath wellness cottage
with sauna, steam, massage area, and spa.
The estate is connected by lush gardens
overlooking a 270-degree view
of the city of San Francisco and the bay.
What makes this property extraordinarily unique
is its world-class amenities,
from a bat cave entrance to your chic garage
to a four-sided infinity-edge pool.
And if that's not enough, we also have an outdoor theater,
an art gallery, and a thousand-bottle wine wall.
And this home is certified LEED Platinum
for the highest levels of sustainability and design.
Residence 950 is on the market for $40,500,000.
Let's take a look.
Here we are in the backyard, which is the heart of the home.
It's a central location between the main house and cottage.
And the overall approach to this garden
was to do this in a completely sustainable manner.
We brought in drought-resistant plants, native plants,
ancient olive trees that are over a hundred years old.
All of the water from this site,
whether it's from the rain on the roofs to the garden,
is collected and directed to a 12,500-gallon cistern
that's used for irrigation, not only of this yard
but it's also used for flushing toilets inside the house.
We try to reuse materials wherever we can within the home.
These cobblestones were original to the house from 1906.
And the sound of running water is very soothing
and contributes to an overall feeling
of wellness and decompression.
Here at the center of the garden
is our fire pit and seating area.
One of the most special elements to this property
is the fact that you could be here
in your secluded and very private garden,
but at the same time have these iconic views
from Alcatraz all the way to the Transamerica Pyramid
and Salesforce Tower.
Just up the stairs, we're here at the outdoor dining area
with Piacentina flooring we've imported directly from Italy,
elegant Masiero chandeliers,
and seating for up to 20 people.
We're also surrounded by small speakers
that look like lights,
but also mushrooms that come outta the ground
where subwoofers are located.
One of the unique elements to this space
is also the fact that we have an outdoor screening area.
Whether it be 20 people for dinner
to a Super Bowl party that can include
hundreds of your friends,
I've never seen a house entertain better.
And to assist with entertaining,
we have this outdoor kitchen,
which includes this Hestan grill and rotisserie,
as well as a wood-burning pizza oven.
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Coming down this pedestrian path from the garden
is one of my favorite features in this house.
It's a four-sided infinity-edge pool,
but it's actually cantilevered.
It's extended beyond its foundation,
reaching out towards the edge of the property line.
It's almost as if it's suspended in air.
A lot of what we do in terms of development you can't see.
And in this pool, we actually have a speaker system
that's underneath the water.
So, you could have classical music out here in the garden,
but then dunk your head and play Taylor Swift
and no one would know.
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So, here we are in the living room,
and this is on the same level as the garden.
It's bathed in natural light,
which was very much our intention,
since this is a completely detached house.
We have this jewel box of a bar,
which is beautiful amongst itself.
But one of the features I really love
is the fact that it captures a view
of the Art Institute's bell tower.
The bell tower was actually built
with an impression board-form concrete,
which is a motif we tried to carry forward
in the north and south sides of this property
as a way to connect itself to its neighbors.
As we step over here,
you can see one of the original visions
and intents of this home,
which was to connect the pool to the bay
to give you this sort of sense of space with water.
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Here we are in a real chef's kitchen.
We have induction and gas for cooking tops,
three different ovens, including a steam oven,
all Gaggenau appliances, two dishwashers,
and integrated refrigeration and freezer.
Not only is it truly functional,
but it's beautiful to look at, with Italian Boffi cabinetry,
Calacatta countertops, and limestone floors.
But what I love the most is its connection to the garden.
It truly makes it a family home.
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One of the things that I really like to point out
is how light enters this home.
We've installed a glass elevator with a skylight above,
and that light ends up permeating
not only to the floor below
but all the way down to the lower level.
So, in essence, this elevator serves as a skylight
for three different levels to this house.
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Here we find ourselves in the master bedroom,
which truly celebrates San Francisco with its views.
Not only that, but you have a direct connection
to your garden from the balcony above.
So, a fun fact about this space
is that we actually put shielded cable
in all of the bedrooms.
And the point of that is to reduce our exposure
to what's called EMF, or electromagnetic frequencies.
What we try to do is carry that a little forward
with the programming of our 'retire' button
on our Lutron HomeWorks.
So, when hit 'retire' at night, it turns down the lights.
It also will turn off the wifi for the house
and reset it to start again in the morning.
So, here in the master closet, we take design seriously.
These are Boffi Italian cabinetry,
and we also brought in Statuary marble floors.
And consistent with the rest of the house,
these marble floors are also heated,
so you can comfortably walk barefoot
throughout the entire house any time of day.
Here we are in the master bathroom.
In addition to beautiful finishes and views,
we strive to create a peaceful and serene environment.
It's perfect for decompressing.
We have this beautiful freestanding soaking tub
made by Boffi, as well as Boffi sinks and cabinetry.
A personal favorite of mine is these sconces,
which remind me of coral.
This is truly an urban retreat
that allows you to escape from the city.
But in case you don't want to,
we also have a waterproof television in the shower.
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Believe it or not, we're on the lower level
of a three-story home.
This part of the home has actually been excavated
underneath the original house that was here.
We have floor-to-ceiling doors that slide open
to give you a wonderful connection to a terrace
that almost doubles the size of this entertainment room.
This house knows how to entertain.
This bar is actually a collaboration
with Troon Pacific's design team and Jonathan Browning.
And we curated the color of our stone and marble
with that of the brass.
And these may look like hardwood floors,
but actually this is a high-density limestone.
We were able to design and cut these floors
to minimize the amount of waste.
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With Residence 950, you actually get
a second single-family home.
We've dubbed this the wellness cottage.
This cottage was actually built here in 1906
to accommodate the family
with living space while their home,
that was destroyed during the 1906 earthquake, was rebuilt.
Because this is a single-family home,
it comes with a fully-equipped kitchen,
and all of this goes away with the folding of some doors
to magically disappear.
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Here we are in the would-be bedroom of the residence.
This space was repurposed to be a massage area for couples,
but easily could be converted into an office or gym.
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No wellness cottage is complete without its very own sauna,
and we also have a steam room with cold-water plunge.
The steam is actually coming out of
a Tensui water filtration system,
which serves the entire property.
You're swimming in that water, showering in that water,
and also steaming in that water.
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Just outside, you have your spa,
as well as a Boffi outdoor shower.
And what's unique about this space
is the amount of privacy you have
with this lush landscaping around you.
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At Troon Pacific, we take garages very seriously.
Garages are often used by catering companies
for entertaining.
So, we consulted catering companies locally
and asked what do they need.
And they told us that they needed 20 amps of circuitry,
as well as a stainless steel sink and prep area,
so we're fully equipped to throw a party of any size.
And for your favorite member of the family,
we also installed a dog wash.
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So, I'm standing here on the car turntable,
and this allows maximum flexibility
in terms of not only parking four cars in the garage,
but it allows you to pull your car onto this
to be able to face forward as you go down the long tunnel,
because nobody wants to go down this tunnel backwards.
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Part of wellness is surrounding yourself with beauty,
and here you have your personal art gallery.
We've tried to maximize flexibility.
Whether it be sculpture
or works of art on paper on the walls,
we've made it easy to interchange
and to have lighting that can adjust
to whatever need you have in this gallery.
Even though this art gallery is beneath the backyard,
it actually has natural light that still comes in.
So, we have skylights
that are actually walkable from the garden.
An entirely different work of art,
depending on your taste, is the wine wall above us,
and there you can have over a thousand bottles
of temperature-controlled wine with a cold pantry behind.
Having your own art gallery
actually allows for maximum flexibility
in terms of how this space is used,
whether it be dinner parties, lectures,
or even having your own DJ come.
We have a DMX lighting system
that could be controlled by DJs or music.
If collecting art is not your thing,
there's a lot more flexibility with this space.
Originally, it was permitted to be a sports court.
It also could be a climbing wall, an IMAX theater,
and we've even engineered an opening in this wall
to connect to our garage,
which can allow for a car lift to be installed
and to have a place to display additional cars in your home.
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Residence 950.
Your own private oasis.
An infinity-edge pool.
Ample indoor-outdoor living.
A state-of-the-art kitchen.
An entertainment lounge and bar.
An art gallery.
A 1,000-bottle wine wall.
And of course, a one-bedroom, one-bath wellness cottage
with a spa, a steam room, and a sauna.
And all of this could be yours for $40,500,000.
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