Highest, strongest and priciest
San Fran’s tallest condo comes fully furnished with a $46M price tag
At $46M, a new San Francisco penthouse has luxe furniture — and seismic technology,
Three things the purchaser of San Francisco’s tallest and priciest condo won’t have to worry about: obstructed views, nosy neighbours and bragging rights.
At almost 700 feet into the sky, the $46-million (U.S.) grand penthouse occupies the entire floor of a mixed-use, 56-storey highrise completed last year by developer Jay Paul Company.
Enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glass on all four sides, the suite offers sweeping panoramas of the Pacific Ocean, Golden Gate Bridge and urban skyline.
The nearly 7,000-square-foot penthouse is being offered as a turnkey residence for a luxury lover who has aspirations to live above the clouds, a preference for Italian-designed furnishings and a taste for the finer things in life.
One such carrot being dangled in front of potential purchasers — call it a buyer’s gift — is a $15,000 limited-edition crystal decanter of Rémy Martin Louis XIII The Legacy Cognac.
The bespoke interiors, designed and curated by Mary Ta and Lars Hypko of MASS Beverly, a leading design showroom based in Los Angeles, are similarly top drawer.
The designers — whose clients include Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Elon Musk and Calvin Klein — spent millions outfitting the place, including $7 million on artwork alone (priced as a separate acquisition).
“This is where the international, sophisticated client wants to live in San Francisco,” said Ta, explaining they created a composite profile of potential buyers — researching multipleproperty owners as well as the city’s historical evolution and the dot-com culture — to tailor the decor and design.
The finished interior, she says, provides a “luxury experience” throughout, from the moment you step off the private elevator, where a custom Lolli e Memmoli crystal chandelier glitters overhead, until you soak up the sunset from the master suite’s window-side tub.
Architectural details of gently curved walls and shadow gaps at the floor and ceiling soften the building’s modern angles.
Meanwhile, pocket doors and sliding glass partitions can carve private and intimate spaces from the open floor plan.
Much of the furniture is from contemporary Italian brand Minotti, from the seating system in the open living room to the leather armchairs in the cosy family room.
The custom, glass-wrapped study boasts suede Bottega Veneta director’s chairs and a Henge open shelving unit in burnished brass and black eucalyptus.
Ta describes the formal dining room as being “the size of a personal restaurant,” complete with wine cellar, chandelier of burnished brass rings and a Henge dining table for12, which is anchored by a massive citron rug. There is both an exhibition-style main kitchen and a catering kitchen outfitted in marble and limestone.
The colour palette features earthy tones and textures, punctuated by cerulean hues that reflect the hues of San Francisco Bay in the view below.
“The key was bringing the exterior colours inside and you can see it by the white, rounded sofa (in the living room) that has the white, rounded buildings to one side,” Hypko explains.
The eye travels in a way that brings the outside in “so the glass disappears, which is the typical California indoor/outdoor perception,” he adds.
The steel and glass highrise, designed by architect Jeffrey Heller, has earned six global awards for innovative engineering, seismic safety and sustainability from the international Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
With construction caissons burrowed more than 260 feet into the bedrock, the building is not only the tallest residence in San Francisco, but it is also the deepest.