A newly constructed modern compound in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood has entered the market with an asking price of $65 million, placing it among the most expensive homes in the city. The sellers are Nicola Miner, daughter of Oracle co-founder Robert Miner, and her husband, writer and filmmaker Robert Mailer Anderson.
The four-bedroom residence, spanning approximately 11,150 square feet, was completed around 2022 on the site of the former Grant Elementary School. The school, which was shuttered in the 1970s due to earthquake safety concerns, was later demolished. After the site was acquired by a local developer for roughly $13.6 million from the city, Miner and Anderson purchased three vacant lots totaling about 0.4 acres in 1999 for $5 million, according to property records.
Miner described the opportunity to acquire such a sizable lot in San Francisco as rare. “We decided to go for it,” she said, noting that at the time the property had been vacant for years and the only remnant of the school was its front steps. Construction took approximately five years, during which the couple married and had two of their four children. Their total investment, including land acquisition, reached about $25 million.
The main residence features a curved architectural design centered on a courtyard where the family cultivates lemons and limes. Additional amenities include a media room and a sports court. There is also a separate guesthouse spanning nearly 4,823 square feet, typically occupied by friends and relatives. Miner emphasized the home’s continuous occupancy, stating, “It’s never been empty,” and expressed a philosophical opposition to leaving houses vacant in San Francisco.
According to Miner, the decision to sell is driven by a desire to downsize now that their children have grown and is not influenced by current market trends. “It’s too much house for two people,” she remarked. “It feels kind of wasteful, actually.”
The city’s luxury real estate market remains strong, buoyed by growth in the artificial intelligence and technology sectors. Listing agent Ronda Priestner of Compass underscored the imbalance between high demand and limited inventory in the market. “We have a mansion shortage, so to speak,” Priestner said, noting the $65 million price aligns with recent comparable sales, as well as the property’s lot size, modern design, and proximity to Presidio Park.
San Francisco’s all-time residential sales record stands at $71 million, set in 2024 when billionaire entrepreneur Laurene Powell Jobs acquired a Pacific Heights mansion. More recently, in April, an off-market sale saw a nearly 9,500-square-foot Pacific Heights property close at $56 million.