Presidio Heights: A rarefied community where Silicon Valley’s elite mingle with affluent families.
Presidio’s quiet streets are lined with grand, stately mansions that trade bay views for serenity, hiking trails, and a famed golf club.
The Neighbors: Successful tech moguls who enjoy a more refined sense of living.
Presidio Heights has the distinction of being not only an affluent neighborhood, but a family-friendly one as well. Residents come to Presidio for a variety of reasons, but they all come with an eye toward permanency. It is a place individuals and families come when they’ve achieved plenty and are looking to plant their roots.
What To Expect: A rarified-yet-muted family environment.
Historic mansions and large family homes brimming with charm line Presidio’s streets. This serene and exclusive neighborhood offers a plethora of luxurious and captivating residences.
The Lifestyle: Quiet and elegant, with a close proximity to shopping and dining.
Presidio’s residents are people who’ve worked hard to get to this neighborhood, so when locals go out, they have plenty of high-quality restaurants to choose from. However, if they do get tired of this selection, they walk over to Clement Street where shopping and dining options seem endless.
Unexpected Appeal: A high-end neighborhood removed from the buzz of the city.
It’s not the type of place that attracts high-profile residents looking for an active nightlife, but instead a preferred landing spot for city dwellers whose aim is to put down roots.
The Market: This neighborhood has more than its share of eight-figure homes and inventory can be hard to come by.
Presidio Heights is a place where eight-figure asking prices are not unusual and where the few sub-million dollar properties available are always one-bedroom condos. The “average” Presidio Heights home usually sells for upwards of $2 million. This does not mean that Presidio Heights is completely without condos or apartments; the Sacramento Street corridor has several multi-unit buildings. These apartments do command very high rents, guaranteeing that even those renting in Presidio Heights have done plenty of work to get there.
You’ll Fall In Love With: Opulence sans the buzz of a famous neighborhood.
Early mornings in the Presidio, watching the fog pass beneath the Golden Gate Bridge; quiet nights dining at Spruce and low-key after-work drinks at Garibaldi’s; all of these activities (and many more) will make you feel like you’ve found a secret enclave in which to spend your life.
uilt during the Victorian era, Russian Hill has become a high-end neighborhood with a median sales price approaching $2 million. The homes are beautiful — most have been restored or reimagined — but buyers can expect to pay well over asking price to get into this very popular neighborhood.