Fans of neo-classical Mediterranean design and an iconic 2001 Anne Hathaway film, Rejoice: The mansion that played a school in the coming-of-age flick is up for sale.
Best known for her role as the maverick of Grove High School in “The Princess Diaries,” a movie about an awkward teen with a power bro turned royal empress, this San Francisco stunner is looking for a new owner. looking for, The Wall Street Journal reported,
Compass agent Steven Mavromihalis, who holds, “Its lauded residents (both real and fictional) certainly make it one of our city’s most beloved homes.” listing Jessica Grimes, told The Post of the property, which is currently asking $8.9 million. “There’s a kind of romance to the home that will surely attract potential caretakers for whom beauty and harmony really matter.”
The four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom villa actually personifies the law and order of a place like the fictional nation of Genoa (a small principality between France and Italy, often compared to Monaco,” according to one “Princess Diary”). Is. , fan Page) and not a particularly posh corner of the hill- and fog-filled tech hub.
But 2601 Lyon has known St. Frisco long before it moved to Facebook: The property turns 100 years old this year, and has the original details to show it.
There is a double-curved Beaux Arts staircase, a Juliet balcony with arches and three windows, several formal public rooms, an elevator, an office, and a media room.
There is also enclosed parking space with automatic doors and room for one car.
In all, there are more than 12 rooms spread over 4,500 square feet.
The sellers, Michael Mendes, former CEO of Just Desserts, and his wife, Wendy Berry, purchased the property in 2009 for a little less than $6.4 million.
Their then-7-year-old daughter was a huge fan of “The Princess Diaries,” a fact that didn’t help her parents get a better deal on campus.
“It was a little unfortunate because we were trying to negotiate a good price,” Mendes told the Journal.
Mendes and Berry are selling the property in preparation to relocate to the East Coast for work reasons.
In addition to Mendes, the house also counts former San Francisco Giants owner Bob Lurie as one of its past deed holders.
The firehouse Hathaway called home in the movie, meanwhile, was last sold in 2015 for $1.9 million, according to realtor.com, It is currently off the market.