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Sea Cliff, San Francisco

Neighborhood in California, United States

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name	Sea Cliff
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settlement_type	Neighborhood of San Francisco
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image_skyline	Seacliff District SF.jpg
imagesize	220px
image_caption	China Beach is seen in the foreground with the sea wall. Baker Beach can be seen in the distance
pushpin_map	San Francisco County
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location within San Francisco
pushpin_mapsize	250
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leader_title	Supervisor
leader_name	Connie Chan
leader_title1	Assemblymember
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leader_title2	State Senator
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leader_title3	U. S. Rep.
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area_total_sq_mi	0.143
area_land_sq_mi	0.143
elevation_footnotes
population_total	928
population_density_sq_mi	6490
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postal_code_type	ZIP Code
postal_code	94121, 94129
area_code_type	Area codes
area_code	415/628
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Sea Cliff (sometimes spelled Seacliff) is an affluent neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco. Known for its large houses and ocean views, Sea Cliff is one of nine master–planned residence parks in San Francisco; its master plan was developed by landscape architect Mark Daniels. Sea Cliff has become one of San Francisco's most elite residential areas.

Location

Sea Cliff is adjacent to the Pacific Ocean and Baker Beach, southwest of the Presidio of San Francisco, and east of Lincoln Park.

Characteristics

Houses in the Sea Cliff neighborhood are large and many offer views of the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Marin Headlands. A small public beach named China Beach is located in the neighborhood, as well as the head of a trail to Lands End, a park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

There are several buildings in Sea Cliff by notable architects:

9, 25 and 45 Scenic Way, built in 1914; architect, Willis Polk (1867–1924)
The Hanson House at 126 27th Avenue, built in 1907; architect, John Charles Flugger (1865–1930)
50 Scenic Way, built in 1921 for Maude Strowbridge; architect, Julia Morgan (1872–1957)
60 McLaren Avenue and 455 Sea Cliff Avenue; architect, Albert L. Farr (1871–1947)
8 Sea Cliff Avenue; architect, Edward G. Bowles (1871–1939).

Residents

Sea Cliff contains the residences for the consuls general of Switzerland, South Korea, and The Netherlands.

Some of the neighborhood's more famous current and past residents include:

Ansel Adams, photographer
Larry Baer, San Francisco Giants CEO
Luke Brugnara, real estate tycoon
Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square, Inc.
Donald Fisher, Gap founder
Kevin Gausman, former San Francisco Giants pitcher
Eileen Gu, freestyle skier
Kirk Hammett, Metallica guitarist
Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane guitarist
Eugene Levy, actor
Cheech Marin, actor
Halsey Minor, founder of CNET
Clinton Reilly, real estate mogul
Linda Ronstadt, singer
Walter Shorenstein, real estate investor
George Soros, hedge fund investor
Tom Steyer, hedge fund manager and 2020 presidential candidate
Sharon Stone, actress
Robin Williams, comic actor

References

"Statewide Database". UC Regents.
{{Cite GovTrack. CA. 11
"Sea Cliff neighborhood in San Francisco, California (CA), 94121, 94129 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets".
(Oct–Dec 2014). "Researching Residence Parks". SF West History.
[http://www.outsidelands.org/daniels.php "Mark Daniels: Landscape Architect of Forest Hill, Sea Cliff and More"]. Western Neighborhoods Project, Outsidelands.org, April 2, 2003.
Canales, Katie. "San Francisco's Sea Cliff neighborhood, where Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey owns $30 million worth of homes, is a parade of oceanside mansions. Here's what it's like inside.".
Thomas, Owen. (June 18, 2012). "We Hear Twitter Cofounder Jack Dorsey Now Lives In A $10 Million House". Business Insider.
Emily Landes. (December 12, 2017). "Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett slashes $3 million off Sea Cliff mansion". Houston Chronicle.

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