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A 'notorious' San Francisco mansion abandoned by a tech exec and once inhabited by a squatter is on the market after a multimillion-dollar renovation. Take a look inside the $30 million 'mini-Versailles'
A 'notorious' San Francisco mansion abandoned by a tech exec and once inhabited by a squatter is on the market after a multimillion-dollar renovation. Take a look inside the $30 million 'mini-Versailles'
The home has quite the history: It was damaged by an earthquake, abandoned by a tech exec, and used as a squatting haven, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Its most recent owner spent millions on a renovation spanning three years and gave the 18th-century inspired interior a modern facelift.
It was later purchased by Salesforce and CNET co-founder Halsey Minor, who abandoned it after going broke during the financial crisis - after which skateboarders broke in to ride the stairwells, and self-described artist and nomad Jeremiah Kaylor squatted in it, according to Clarke. Kaylor told Clarke he sold $300,000 worth of the house's art.
Once Minor filed for bankruptcy in 2013, venture capitalist Ron Jankov bought it for $12 million in a trustee sale, Clarke said. After spending millions on a multi-year renovation, Jankov is now selling the nearly 18,000-square-foot house for $30 million because he gets lost inside, he told Clarke.
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Here's a look inside what Clarke calls "one of San Francisco's most iconic - and notorious - homes."
Modeled after Le Petit Trianon, the sandstone mansion underwent a multimillion-dollar facelift to its 18th-century grandeur. It took three years to complete.
There's a grand living room, which juxtaposes French architectural elements like Corinthian columns and beamed ceilings with 21st-century details, such as a contemporary light fixture.
There's also a ballroom on the lower level. Previously inspired by Versailles' Hall of Mirrors, it was transformed into a nightclub in the recent renovation.
Off the central atrium is a back door leading to classical French gardens and a gardening room with white Carrara marble counters and flooring, whimsical wallpaper, and a decoratively gilded, antique mirrored backsplash.
