The five highest-priced home sales reported in San Francisco, California for the week ending November 1, 2026 added up to $52.995 million. Prices ran from $7.2 million for a modern home in Glen Park to $19.5 million on Russian Hill, with stops in Clarendon Heights, Seacliff and Presidio Heights along the way. Compass listed two of the five homes, and so did Vanguard Properties.
No. 1 — $19,500,000 · 1281 Greenwich St, San Francisco, California
A gated, private porte-cochere sets the arrival at this Russian Hill home, which sits on a flag lot on a cul-de-sac. Architect David Swetz designed the modern interiors around a spiral staircase finished in polished plaster, and a private elevator connects all four levels. The home has five bedrooms, eight bathrooms (five full and three half) and 5,800 square feet of living space, with a four-car garage and an EV charging station.
On the main level, living and dining share one open, light-filled space beside a kitchen fitted with professional appliances, custom hardwood cabinetry and contrasting marble. The primary suite has a custom walk-in closet and a bath lined in one continuous slab of white Italian marble. Elsewhere the home has an infrared sauna and a cold plunge.
The top level is built for entertaining, with a media and family room, a second full kitchen and a long wall of glass. A terrace opens off that floor toward the Golden Gate Bridge, the Palace of Fine Arts and the Bay, and a rooftop deck sits above it all. The home sold for $19.5 million, its full asking price.
Andres Ardila and David S. Costello of Compass were the listing agents, and Costello also represented the buyer, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale. It was the highest-priced sale of the week and one of two Compass listings in this Top 5.
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No. 2 — $9,995,000 · 176 Palo Alto Ave, San Francisco, California
This is the Duncan House, commissioned in 1959 and designed in the mid-century modern style by Bay Area architect Charles Warren Callister. Set atop Clarendon Heights, it opens to panoramic views that take in the Golden Gate Bridge and the water through floor-to-ceiling windows set beneath barrel-vaulted ceilings. The home has since been renovated with custom finishes.
The two-story home has three bedrooms and four bathrooms (three full and one half) on a private lot with a garden. At 6,246 square feet, the lot is the largest in this week’s Top 5. The property last sold for $1.925 million in 2010.
It went under contract six days after it was listed and sold for $9.995 million, $2.095 million above its $7.9 million asking price. Neill S. Bassi of Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent, and Venisa Elizabeth Portillo of King Realty Group represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $8,300,000 · 22 25th Ave, San Francisco, California
Spanish Mediterranean architecture and views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean define this Seacliff home, built in 1936 and sold for $8.3 million. It has five bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half), 3,740 square feet over three stories and a two-car garage, on a 3,301-square-foot lot.
Oversized windows in the formal living room frame the bridge, and the main level also has a formal dining room, a breakfast area and a terrace reached from the kitchen. Upstairs, three bedrooms sit together, among them the primary bedroom, which looks out toward the bridge, the ocean and the Marin Headlands. The lower level has a family room with a wet bar and a fifth bedroom that can serve as an office, and it opens to a large, manicured garden. The Presidio, Baker Beach, China Beach and Lands End are all close by.
Frank A. Nolan and Massimo F. Loporto of Vanguard Properties were the listing agents, and Pamela Parker Murphy of Corcoran Icon Properties represented the buyer. Nolan and Loporto also listed the No. 5 sale this week.
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No. 4 — $8,000,000 · 3221 Washington St, San Francisco, California
A gated approach through mature greenery leads to a columned portico at this traditional Presidio Heights home, built in 1908. Inside, original architectural detail sits alongside contemporary updates. The living room runs 30 feet across the front of the main level, lit by two large bay windows and anchored by a fireplace with custom built-ins. Across the entry hall, the paneled dining room has its own fireplace, built-in window seating and French doors to the terrace.
The kitchen and breakfast area are at the rear of the main level, with a walk-in pantry, counter seating and a built-in banquette, and French doors lead out to a large terrace with a barbecue. A skylit staircase rises through the center of the home to an upper floor with four bedrooms. The primary suite there has a bay window, a fireplace, a walk-in closet and a bath with a separate tub and shower. The lower level adds a family and recreation room, a fifth bedroom with a full bath, an office with built-ins and a wine cellar.
In all, the home has five bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 3,770 square feet on a 2,500-square-foot lot, with a two-car tandem garage. The property last sold for $2.99 million in 2002.
It went under contract 11 days after it was listed and sold for $8 million, its full asking price. Neal Allen Ward of Compass was the listing agent, and Missy Wyant Smit, also of Compass, represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $7,200,000 · 233 Laidley St, San Francisco, California
Designed by Michael Hennessey AIA and built by Design Line Construction, this modern Glen Park home rises four levels on a 1,938-square-foot lot, the smallest in the week’s Top 5. It has four bedrooms, four bathrooms (three full and one half), 3,510 square feet and a two-car garage.
Walls of glass at both ends of the open main level bring in light, and the living room has wood paneling, built-in shelving, a gas fireplace and an open staircase. The kitchen centers on a large island with custom wood cabinetry, quartz counters and Sub-Zero refrigeration, and it opens to a dining area whose oversized windows look out over the city and the Bay. Three bedrooms share the upper level, where the primary suite has a private balcony, a walk-in closet and a bath with a soaking tub under a skylight. Below the main level, a family room has motorized wood-paneled walls that open to reveal a television, and the bottom level has the fourth bedroom, an exercise room and glass doors to a private garden. Radiant floor heat runs through the home.
The property last sold for $4.2 million in 2015. It went under contract 13 days after it was listed and sold for $7.2 million, $1.205 million above its $5.995 million asking price. Frank A. Nolan and Massimo F. Loporto of Vanguard Properties were the listing agents, their second sale in this week’s Top 5 after the Seacliff home, and Ruth Krishnan of Compass represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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