Feature · September 2026

Joske's Picks

Homes Worth Seeing Across San Francisco
Curated active listings  ·  Click any home for detail  ·  September 2026
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A curated look at ten homes on the market across San Francisco this cycle: four that are ready to live in today, three that carry a second and separate living space, and three at the top of the market. Each home is credited to its listing brokerage. Click any home for details, or click the address to open it on Compass.

Move-in ready

Ready to live in.

Homes that show and function today, from a Bernal Heights cottage with a city panorama to a renovated Victorian a block off Fillmore Street. Several hold open houses this weekend; the chips carry the times.

271 Ripley St
Bernal Heights · Single Family

271 Ripley St

$2,195,000
3 bed · 2 bath · 1,635 sq ft · $1,343/sq ft

A storybook home behind a white picket fence on Bernal's north slope, with a corner windowed great room that frames the city from Sutro Tower to downtown. The deep lot holds a terraced garden with a flagstone patio, a fig tree, and a Japanese style wooden soaking tub.

Listed by Sotheby's International Realty · View details
209 Montcalm StOpen Sat & Sun 2 to 4
Bernal Heights

209 Montcalm St

$3,498,000
3 bed · 2.5 bath · 2,114 sq ft · $1,655/sq ft

A contemporary home on the north slope with the primary suite on its own level, a wood burning fireplace in Carrara marble, and a private deck. Skylights and floor to ceiling windows carry light down to the landscaped garden.

Single Family · Compass · View details
481 Diamond StOpen Sun 2 to 4
Eureka Valley / Dolores Heights

481 Diamond St

$3,995,000
4 bed · 3.5 bath · 2,518 sq ft · $1,587/sq ft

Three bedrooms and two baths together on one upper level, a renovated eat-in kitchen with a stone fireplace in the adjacent living room, and a walk-out deck to a tiered yard. The lower level adds a fourth room and full bath that works as guest space, office, or media room, and parking is a rare side by side two car.

Single Family · Compass · View details
2465 Washington St
Pacific Heights

2465 Washington St

$5,950,000
4 bed · 3.5 bath · 2,890 sq ft · $2,059/sq ft

An 1880 Victorian just off Fillmore Street with high ceilings, ceiling medallions, and an original fireplace with a marble mantel. The kitchen carries marble finishes, a Wolf range, and a large island, with a breakfast room opening to a deck, and Alta Plaza Park minutes away.

Single Family · Sotheby's International Realty · View details
Room for two

Two households, one address.

Three homes that carry a second living space, useful for extended family, long staying guests, or an office kept separate from the main house. One is a built cottage, one a self-contained residence, and one is offered as a possibility rather than a finished unit, noted as such on the card.

23 Peralta AveOpen Sat 12 to 2, Sun 2 to 4
Bernal Heights · Single Family

23 Peralta Ave

$2,995,000
4 bed · 4 bath · 2,560 sq ft · $1,170/sq ft

Remodeled from the studs in 2014 and 2015 with further updates in 2023, with an outdoor kitchen, three decks, and a panoramic roof deck over the North Slope. A self-contained one bedroom residence with its own full kitchen, bath, and laundry gives the property a second and independent living space.

Listed by Vantage Realty · View details
55 Sanchez St
Duboce Triangle

55 Sanchez St

$5,195,000
5 bed · 4 bath · 3,152 sq ft · $1,648/sq ft

A down to the studs 2013 rebuild of an 1890 Victorian, with 11 foot ceilings, renovated period millwork, and an open kitchen and dining level that opens to a deck above a deep, flat garden. The at-grade lower level has a wall of south facing windows and its own private entrance.

Single Family · Corcoran Icon Properties · View details
313 Duncan St
Noe Valley

313 Duncan St

$5,495,000
5 bed · 5.5 bath · 2,994 sq ft · $1,835/sq ft

A Kennerly Architecture renovation on a flat block between Church and Sanchez, with a four bedroom main residence, three of them en suite with private balconies, and a top floor sun perch and roof deck. Across the landscaped courtyard sits a one bedroom cottage with a vaulted wood clad ceiling, gas fireplace, and full kitchen.

Single Family · Compass · View details
Top of the market

At the very top.

A different buyer entirely, included for the read on where the ceiling sits this cycle: a corner lot residence in Noe Valley, a Craftsman Revival atop Dolores Heights, and a North Beach property with a separate guest house.

1201 Douglass StOpen Sat & Sun 2 to 4
Noe Valley · Single Family

1201 Douglass St

$5,495,000
4 bed · 3.5 bath · 3,017 sq ft · $1,821/sq ft

A corner lot residence with parquet de Versailles floors and oversized windows framing downtown, Oracle Park, and the Bay. Three bedrooms sit together on the upper level, with a media room and guest suite on the entry level opening to the rear deck and garden.

Listed by Compass · View details
3680 21st St
Eureka Valley / Dolores Heights

3680 21st St

$6,950,000
4 bed · 3 bath · 3,150 sq ft · $2,206/sq ft

A Craftsman Revival atop Dolores Heights renovated by John Maniscalco Architects, with roughly 3,150 square feet opening to a terrace that reads from the Marin Headlands and Alcatraz to Pacific Heights, downtown, and the East Bay. The garden descends through winding paths to quiet corners beneath mature specimen trees.

Single Family · Sotheby's International Realty · View details
659 Greenwich StOpen Sat 1 to 3, Sun 2 to 4
North Beach

659 Greenwich St

$6,995,000
6 bed · 4.5 bath · 5,133 sq ft · $1,363/sq ft

Roughly 5,133 square feet across a 3,603 square foot four bedroom main residence and a separate 1,530 square foot two level guest house, with a large garage and a rooftop terrace above North Beach. The primary suite runs 23 by 16 feet with a dedicated office and a bay windowed sitting area framing the Golden Gate Bridge.

Single Family · Vanguard Properties · View details