The clock tower home with panoramic views
At first glance, this San Francisco clock tower looks like any other clock tower. But if you take a look inside, it contains a bell-ringer’s dream home.
It’s the last place you would expect to find a penthouse . Picture: Realtor
Located between the South Park and South Beach neighbourhoods, the 278 sqm two-bedroom penthouse has been built in and around the mechanisms.
The idea was conceived more than two decades ago by architect David Baker and the McKenzie, Rose & Halliday development firm.
After extensive renovations in 1993, the tower was remodelled into a fully habitable home.
It was then purchased by Tom and Carol Burkhart in 2013, who lived across the road from the property at the time.
The idea of living inside a clock made the sale attractive to the couple.
Play a game of pool with a view. Picture: Realtor
“We’d just sit there in our living room, salivating thinking it would be amazing to live in that tower,” Tom Burkhart tells the SF Gate.
“And then it went on the market and we went to the open house.”
The fully-equipped kitchen. Picture: Realtor
After the couple revamped the property even further, they decided to relist it earlier this month.
The building, which offers exclusive 360 degree views, contains three levels including the fully-refurbished clock tower room.
The clock’s mechanisms are now a centrepiece. Picture: Realtor
The interior offers an open-space living arrangement. Exposed steel structural beams, original brick and concrete walls and cathedral ceilings give the home a modern-industrial appeal.
Exposed steel beams and original brick walls give it an industrial feel. Picture: Realtor
High ceilings, skylights and the huge arched-windows take advantage of sheer height the sunlit building, giving the home access to plenty of natural sunlight.
The homes various skylights and windows take advantage of the sunlight. Picture: Realtor
The wrap-around deck – which gives panoramic views – contains an outdoor patio, providing the ultimate party spot in the region.
Listed as a “once in a lifetime opportunity” by Sothesby’s International Realty, Sky News Real Estate’s Prue Miller reports the property is listed for $US 8.5 million.
Article Source: www.realestate.com.au
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