1521 Pacific Ave.

Inside, the primary owner unit is simply stunning. Large rooms, abundant sunlight and nine-foot coved ceilings are just some of the elegant details that make this home so special. A transitional entrance hall leads to formal living and dining rooms filled with beautifully preserved original features. The living room features high baseboards, picture rails, a leaded glass transom window, and large bay windows providing views of the front garden and a beautifully sculptural Japanese maple tree. A vintage hardwood floor extends into the dining room with high wainscoting, the original built-in china sideboard cabinet, and a gorgeous fireplace with a Victorian-style ornamental oak mantel, a cast iron Georgian-style fireplace insert and lovely faience tiles on the surround and hearth.

The kitchen, situated behind the dining room, has been tastefully remodeled, keeping the home’s age and vintage aesthetics in mind. Plenty of warm, cinnamon-colored cabinets and drawers provide abundant kitchen storage and complements the soapstone counters, simple white subway-tile backsplash and the white porcelain farmhouse sink. Premium stainless steel appliances include a Fisher & Paykel refrigerator and dishwasher, plus a five-burner gas range with a stainless Zephyr chimney-style range vent. The updated laundry room has a Bosch washer and dryer, storage shelving and rustic floor tiles.

The large primary bedroom includes picture rails, an oak floor, a closet with custom California Closets organizers, and loads of natural light accentuated through a wall of bay windows and a nine-foot ceiling. The home’s second bedroom is also generously sized, and has many of the same features as the primary bedroom. The rooms are connected by a remodeled bathroom with a large walk-in shower, white subway tiles, a storage cabinet and period fixtures.

The downstairs garden unit has two separate entrances, and offers many flexible uses. The permitted, self-contained apartment can be used for short or long term rental income, a level-in in-law unit, or combining the owner unit to create a large single family residence with an expansive family room, kitchen, large bathroom and additional bedrooms and/or home office spaces. Completely updated and move-in-ready, this sunny apartment is a valuable addition to the home! Both the owner and garden units have direct access to the wonderful backyard space that includes a detached garage converted into a finished studio or workshop.

1521 Pacific Ave offers the chance to acquire a home imbued with the classic charm of a carefully preserved and thoughtfully updated early 20th-century home expanded to include many income-producing opportunities. Located just minutes to downtown Park Street, Nob Hill Foods and freeways, this one-of-a kind home is truly a vintage jewel.