Constructed 1916 on a steep lot with 100-foot fall between front and back property lines, the one-story Craftsman-style home stepped down 3 stories to a terraced garden at rear. Purchased in 2003, deteriorated, having been converted to 2 units without permits or cohesive design. Architect Jonathan Pearlman re-imagines the space as a single-family house, taking advantage of the steep down-slope to expand rooms into hillside, installing a series of cantilevered decks to expansive valley views.

Grand Nineteenth Century Italianate Victorian, dilapidated and vacant in Eureka Valley, restored to elegance and expanded to 3-bedroom 3-bathroom home with independent one-bedroom in-law unit and two-car parking.  Principal floor with victorian-maze floor plan and 13-foot ceilings converts to modern-open, finished in traditional Victorian aesthetic with meticulously restored woodwork and details.  Above, a luxurious master suite with front/back decks are added under new A-frame roof. Below, an independent one-bedroom in-law unit is carved into the former foundation crawl space, and beneath, a 2-car parking garage added at grade.

Conceived and designed by Jonathan Pearlman of Elevation Architects - a successful marriage of design aesthetics with 120 years separating the construction projects.

Summer cottage built 1899 at rear of narrow Potrero Hill lot, dilapidated and rebuilt to 3-bedroom 3-bath home in 1999. Lower level excavated to create 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. Upper Great Room with wood ceilings and sand-blasted wood trusses maintain feel of summer cottage. 

Zoned for two units, a modern, tri-level, 3-bedroom 2-bath townhouse with parking is constructed at front in 2001. Deep courtyard garden with mature avocado tree provides buffer and privacy between houses. Street facade with round bay and alternating decks - designed by Jonathan Pearlman.

Upper Noe Valley 1940’s “full-five” home remodeled and expanded to 4 bedrooms 3 baths on three levels. Contemporary design by Jonathan Pearlman places day areas on main level - formal living room with views at front, large sunny eat-in kitchen with direct access to yard at rear, and dining room, office-guest bedroom and stairs up/down in central core.

Upstairs addition includes 700-square-foot master bedroom suite, full bath with dressing room and dry sauna, and generous library-sitting room. Panoramic views to downtown and beyond.

An unusual corner lot at the base of a steep, loose hill in Noe Valley provides an opportunity for two townhouses designed by Casper Mol with entrances facing an unbuilt street cum public garden. The backyard hillside is stabilized with tie-backs and two bright, private residences constructed. With distinct octagonal bays, generous fenestration and sweeping downtown views.

Photography courtesy of Andrea Swetland

Three-unit building in the heart of the Mission District with wrap around decks and panoramic views. Modern facade with nods to the past, round two-story bay anchors the corner, intricate mill and stick-work cornice at roof line. Family-sized townhouses, stone counters, simple steel and tile work - designed by Jonathan Pearlman of Elevation Architects. Shade garden in newly created yard yields much-needed greenery in a tightly-packed neighborhood.

New construction 2005 in one of San Francisco’s oldest, densest and most energetic neighborhoods along the Hyde St and Powell St cable car lines, 939 Jackson takes its architectural cues from neighboring Pre-War row houses. Nine large 2-and-3-bedroom units with parking, private gardens, modern floor plans, and classic detailing designed by Sternberg-Benjamin Architects.  The communal roof-top sun deck enjoys panoramic views to Downtown, Bay Bridge, and North Bay.

Spacious Art Deco-influenced duplex by Jonathan Pearlman built 2002 replaces single family home on large lot in San Francisco’s Noe Valley..

Pre-earthquake Victorian with extensive damage, abandoned for 35 years, rebuilt in place from foundation to roof. 4 units with open floor plans, modern finishes, shared garden, and simplified facade.

Four narrow townhouses designed by Donald MacDonald in 1995 provided quality entry-level housing in then working-class Mission District. Soaring ceilings and bays of glass create uplifting spaces in dense urban neighborhood. Noe Vista, LLC’s first San Francisco development.

A single-family residence on an up-slope lot in Oakland-Berkeley Hills, one of the first homes built after devastating fire destroyed over 3000 homes in 1991.  Bordering on tracks of public open space with abundant wildlife, generous fenestration allows play of sunlight around geometric interior. The inspired design by architect Randy Finn steps home up hillside creating levels of private and adjoining spaces with views at every stop.  A new garden by More Hatsushi features native flowering shrubs and redwood trees to promote restoration of fire-scarred hills.

7245 Buckingham was developed by team of Gerry Agosta/Lou Vasquez, and built by Buena Vista Construction, precursors to Noe Vista, LLC, and Buena Vista Builders.