Famed Architect Robert A.M. Stern Announces First Project In San Francisco

San Francisco will soon be home to renowned architect Robert A.M. Stern’s first multi-family building in the northwestern U.S. city.

In what is also his first collaboration with the award-winning New York-based interiors firm Champalimaud, Stern has designed Crescent, an eight-story building featuring 44 luxury condos at a cable-car crossing atop the historic Nob Hill. The project is being built by the centuries-old private investment and development firm Grosvenor Americas.

Since founding Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) in the 1960s, Stern has curated an international portfolio, with iconic structures including 15 Central Park West and 220 Central Park South in Manhattan, where celebrities like Sting and his wife Trudy Styler have purchased properties. His accolades include being named to the Architectural Digest AD100 Hall of Fame, and he served as the Dean of Architecture at Yale University from 1998 to 2016.

Known for his classic designs, Stern is arguably well-equipped to capture the romantic architecture in the Nob Hill area. Crescent’s units are inspired by pre-war layouts, as is typical of his style, with designated foyers, terraces and access to a private garden with trellised seating areas. Their dining and living areas, however, will be in a California-style open-layout and will also feature traditional San Franciscan bay windows.

Its lobby will be attended by a 24-hour doorman, and will lead to a two-story drawing room featuring a fireplace, a butler’s pantry and a double-height window wall with a balcony overlooking the garden.

When asked why RAMSA opted to work in San Francisco after all this time, partner Dan Lobitz said the opportunity to work with Grosvenor on Nob Hill was too good to pass up. “Over the years, Robert A.M. Stern Architects has designed a number of top-level private residences in and around San Francisco,” Lobitz said.

In this case, “we’ve worked with Grosvenor to create a building that will take its place among the icons of Nob Hill, carving away the corner to create a bold, sweeping front that looks out to the city and the bay over a beautiful garden,” he added. “Our design takes its cues from the neighborhood and its city; our facades are enlivened by a modern interpretation of traditional San Francisco bay windows and setback terraces and clad in stucco, travertine, and faceted granite with finely-crafted dark metal details.”

Though Nob Hill is regarded as an exclusive neighborhood, it is located near numerous amenities, including Huntington Park, Grace Cathedral and The Big Four hotels. Crescent Nob Hill is slated for completion later this year and is expected to be move-in ready in early 2020. Prices are not yet available.

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