Experience ultra-luxury boutique living at Noir, San Francisco's most exclusive new condominium development in Lower Pacific Heights. Located at 1523 Franklin Street (also known as 303 Austin Street), San Francisco, CA 94109, this 8-story architectural masterpiece offers just 7 full-floor residences with panoramic city views and unparalleled privacy.
Developed by renowned JS Sullivan Development and designed by award-winning Creative Director Alan Tse, Noir represents contemporary urban luxury at its finest. The building features a striking contemporary design rising behind a meticulously restored historic brick and masonry facade dating to the 1920s. The architectural grid of large windows creates a dramatic modern statement while honoring the site's heritage.
The signature architectural feature of Noir is an extraordinary column-free 55-foot span across each residence, creating completely open, unobstructed living spaces from corner to corner. This unique structural design allows for seamless integration of living, dining, entertaining, and work areas with floor-to-ceiling windows spanning the entire length of each home, flooding interiors with natural light and capturing breathtaking panoramic San Francisco views including Nob Hill, downtown skyline, and Salesforce Tower.
Each Noir residence showcases elevated materials and finishes throughout, including honey-toned matte hardwood flooring that flows seamlessly through all living spaces including kitchens and bedrooms, quadruple-glazed windows for superior soundproofing and energy efficiency, high ceilings (9-10.5 feet), designer kitchens with premium built-in appliances, wine refrigerators, quartz and marble bathroom countertops with oversized walk-in showers, dual walk-in closets in primary suites, zoned heating and air conditioning, dedicated storage tank water heaters, full-size in-unit washer/dryer, and integrated lighting systems with ambient, recessed, and track options.
The ground floor features a boutique-caliber lobby with elegant finishes that create a sophisticated first impression, private elevator vestibules for each of the 7 residences ensuring complete privacy, and secure underground parking garage with assigned spaces.
Noir offers 7 exclusive full-floor luxury condominiums ranging from 1,810 to 3,080 square feet. A typical residence features approximately 2,161 square feet. All units are spacious 3-bedroom or 4-bedroom homes with 2 to 4 bathrooms. Many residences include expansive private terraces and outdoor spaces up to 1,149 square feet, perfect for entertaining and outdoor living. Each residence occupies an entire floor, ensuring ultimate privacy and exclusive living.
One notable residence (Residence Deux) incorporates unique architectural elements from the original circa 1928 building on the site, featuring seventeen dramatic arched windows spanning the open-concept living area and oversized industrial fenestration providing views of a vibrant San Francisco-themed mural across Austin Street.
Noir provides carefully curated amenities including a shared rooftop terrace with panoramic 360-degree city views, built-in BBQ grills and entertainment zone, elegant ground-floor lobby with boutique finishes, private elevator access with individual vestibules for each residence, secure underground parking garage with assigned spaces, building security system, elevators, and storage units.
Noir is ideally situated at the intersection of Franklin and Pine Streets in Lower Pacific Heights, one of San Francisco's most desirable neighborhoods. The location provides easy access to the Fillmore Retail Corridor with upscale shopping and dining, historic Lafayette Park just blocks away, Japantown Cultural District, Pacific Heights mansions and tree-lined streets, Alta Plaza Park, neighborhood cafés and restaurants, San Francisco's Financial District, and excellent public transportation via Muni bus lines.
The neighborhood combines the sophistication of Pacific Heights with the urban energy of downtown San Francisco, offering walkable access to the city's best amenities while maintaining a residential character.
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