This 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom Victorian duplex in the buzzing North of the Panhandle neighborhood in San Francisco was built in 1892 and exudes incredible charm and detail. Coming in at approximately 2,500 square feet, the upper flat offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, while the lower unit has 2 bedrooms and 1 full bathroom. Both units feature hardwood floors, spacious living rooms, cozy fireplaces, and ornate wood cabinets. Agent Eddie O'Sullivan of Side - Elevation Real Estate teamed up with project director Joelle Belmonte to completely upgrade this home and mix modern conveniences with historic character. Once this project was completed, the duplex sold for $2,275,000, earning the sellers a whopping $355,853 profit and a 299% return on their investment!

In her own words, Joelle talks a bit about the project saying:

“The biggest upgrade was the downstairs unit bathroom, which was a complete gut remodel. The rest was mostly cosmetic. We were working within a tight budget so I opted to repaint the cabinets instead of totally replacing, glazed the existing tile countertop, and added new features like the appliances, heaters, lighting, and flooring. Also, due to the smaller budget, I opted to go bold with pops of color to bring the Victorian footprint of the house to life and create depth and eye catching elements. The home already had stunning fireplaces with hand carved marble flowers and 11ft high ceilings, so we focused on fixing the plaster details to make the character shine.”

Freemodel’s scope of work for this project included:

- All rooms: Replaced older style outlets, replaced wall plates with screwless wall plates, replaced light switches

- Upper Unit: Removed carpet in hall and on stair, sanded, stained and finished wood flooring, laid wood flooring in small hall, painted all walls ceiling, crown molding and trim, dry rot repaired to area in den, sanded, prepared and painted doors, installed smoke and CO detectors

- Lower Unit: Sanded, stained and finished wood flooring, painted all walls ceiling, crown molding and trim, sanded, prepared and painted doors, installed smoke and CO detectors, Wall heater installed

- Lower Back Room: Installed vinyl flooring with wood pattern

- Exterior: Power washed and painted all siding and trim, repaired front stairs and siding, repaired loose step, installed deadbolt and knob sets to Garage, Exterior door to gate, Gate and Back Doors of both units, installed Sconce, installed pendant at top of front stairs

- Master Bedroom (Upper Unit): Installed closet sliding doors, installed Pendant light

- Dining Rooms: Installed Chandelier

- Living Rooms: Installed Chandelier

- Foyer (Lower Unit): Installed Pendant lights

- Foyer (Upper Unit): Installed Chandelier

- Bedrooms: Installed baseboards, heaters and thermostats

- Upper Kitchen: Install cabinet hardware, installed white dishwasher, installed new range, installed hood, installed vinyl flooring with wood pattern, replaced lights in kitchen

- Lower Kitchen: Installed Chandelier, installed vinyl flooring with wood pattern, installed cabinet hardware, removed upper cabinets, install new range, install dishwasher, installed hood, repaired and painted walls, installed floating shelves, glazed countertop tile and backsplash

- Master Bath (Upper): Installed toilet, installed vinyl flooring

- Bath (Upper): Installed toilet, repaired wood wall behind tub, installed vinyl flooring

- Bath (Lower): Repaired broken window, installed subfloor, installed acrylic shower kit with shower pan, installed semi frameless sliding shower door, reworked plumbing, installed shower head and handle, installed vanity mirror, installed toilet, installed new floating sink, counter and sink, installed sink faucet, installed vanity mirror, installed towel bar, towel ring, robe hook & toilet paper holder, installed vinyl plank floor

- Back Room: Replaced broken deck pieces, stained, sealed and painted deck so all wood is matching

- Fainting Room (Upper Unit): Installed vinyl flooring

- Side of building: Removed current window and replace with in-kind, repaired section of drain pipe with hole