San Francisco church converted into luxury homes; one sells for $6.65 million
A luxury residence within a converted church in San Francisco's Dolores neighborhood recently sold for $6.65 million. The property, part of a four-unit condominium complex, highlights the city's unique high-end real estate market and the trend of repurposing historic religious buildings.
Why it matters
It illustrates the intersection of historic preservation and luxury real estate development in high-cost urban markets.
Across from Dolores Park, where San Francisco’s Victorian homes and leafy streets give the neighborhood much of its character, a former church has found a very different second life. The landmark building on Dolores Street, once a place of worship, is now home to a handful of highly exclusive residences. One of them just changed hands for $6.65 million, offering a glimpse into the city’s unusual luxury housing market, states an online report by San Francisco Chronicle.A church transformed into four homesAccording to San Francisco Chronicle, the property at 653 Dolores St. is part of the Light House, a 5,300-square-foot church converted into four condominium residences in 2016.
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