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A Bay Area ‘fantasy cottage’ that offers ocean views from every room and sprawls across nearly 2,500 square feet, is on the market for $2.5 million.
The house was the brainchild of architect Jacques Heidelberg and built in 1950.
Heidelberg designed three homes along Beach Road on Belvedere Island, with this house, located at No. 242, being the most secluded and tucked away from the main road.
The first of three homes to be built, No. 250, starred alongside Joan Crawford in the 1952 Academy Award-nominated classic Sudden Fear. This was followed by No. 246 and finally 242.
The home spans 2,401 square feet with four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. SF portal He notes that the neighboring Bay Area is the “nearest and only neighbour” of the house. Directly across the bay is the famous Corinthian Yacht Club, founded in 1886.
The house was the brainchild of architect Jacques Heidelberg and built in 1950
The home spans 2,401 square feet with four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms
In addition to the main house, there is also an attached studio, dock and boatyard
Among the unique architectural elements are the hewn beams, similar to those seen in warehouses in 19th-century England, the high ceilings and the kitchen in Cotswold style.
Upstairs has two bedrooms and a full bathroom. The bedroom facing the water features French doors that lead onto the view. This is in addition to a gas fireplace and wardrobe.
The bedroom is garden facing and features a Juliet balcony facing the hillside.
There is also a bedroom downstairs with a living area and a full bathroom.
In addition to the main house, there is also an attached studio, dock and boatyard. From the pier, there are stunning views of Angel Island and the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
It is located just a few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County. The city of San Francisco is easily accessible from the nearby Tiburon/SF Ferry Terminal.
The location is unusual on Belvedere Island in that it offers access to streets and water. But it’s the design and the history that really makes this property special, co-listing agent Elizabeth Green told SF Gate.
Among the unique architectural elements are the incised wooden beams, similar to what was seen in warehouses in 19th-century England, the high ceilings and the Cotswold-style kitchen.
There are stunning views of Angel Island and the San Francisco Bay Bridge
It is located just a few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County
The house’s kitchen and bathrooms have been remodeled, but the “original Heidelberg whimsy” remains in the thatched roof and Juliet balcony.
The location is unusual on Belvedere Island in that it offers access to streets and water. But it’s the design and the history that really makes this property special, co-listing agent Elizabeth Green told SF Gate.
The Heidelberg biography states that No. 242 was initially intended as a rental house but was sold shortly after completion
Heidelberg has designed three homes along the beach road on Belvedere Island, with this house, located at No. 242, being the most secluded and hidden away from the main road.
Every room inside the stunning home offers ocean views
As SF Portal reports, Heidelberg didn’t start becoming an in-demand architect until after 242 construction
Heidelberg plunged into his architectural interest after purchasing plots of land on the island in order to build a home for his wife. His ideas made it into the final product.
As SF Gate reports, Heidelberg didn’t start becoming an in-demand architect until after 242 was built. Before designing his three Belvedere Island homes, he had worked as an insurance salesman after previously flirting with a career in music.
The house’s kitchen and bathrooms have been remodeled, but the “original Heidelberg whimsy” is still present in the thatched roof and Juliet balcony.
The Heidelberg biography states that No. 242 was initially intended as a rental house but was sold shortly after completion. It is built close to 246 but is low down the cliff near the water.
Oscar winner Joan Crawford was very thankful for how the people of Heidelberg treated her during the filming of Sudden Fear, I sent a message to express her gratitude.
In recent years, San Francisco and Lassen counties have seen the largest population declines in California, at 7.1 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively.
said Deputy Director of External Affairs for the California Department of the Treasury, H.D. Palmer Sacramento Bee The Golden State’s shrinking population is a reflection of the ongoing housing affordability crisis.
If you talk to demographers, they will say that one factor is the cost of housing. This continued to be a difficult issue for the state.
said Patrick Carlisle, chief market analyst at Compass SF portal This week the real estate market in the Bay Area was hit the hardest, largely due to the abandonment of office space in the city.
Since 2020, the city has slipped into a haven for crime, with slash-and-grab thieves breaking into stores and stealing items in broad daylight, homeless people seen doing drugs on the streets — and sometimes students walking home from school.
This rampant increase in homelessness and crime, Carlyle said, has affected the “surrounding quality of life” that downtown once provided.
To make matters worse, he said, mass layoffs at tech companies have forced middle-class workers to relocate.