{"id":468309,"date":"2026-09-18T21:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/468309\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:06:13","slug":"michael-tilson-thomass-san-francisco-house-lists-for-9-85-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/468309\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Tilson Thomas’s San Francisco House Lists for $9.85 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tWhen Michael Tilson Thomas\u2014widely known as \u201cMTT\u201d\u2014was inducted into the 42nd annual Kennedy Center Honors<\/a> class of 2019, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich showed up to pay tribute to the San Francisco<\/a> Symphony\u2019s longtime music director. \u201cWhy is a member of Metallica here to honor the world-renowned maestro?\u201d he asked. The answer was forged three months earlier: On a massive circular stage at the Chase Center arena in San Francisco, Thomas and his symphony joined forces with the metal titans for their historic S&M2 concert, with classical virtuosos and heavy metal icons seated side-by-side.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs Ulrich eloquently put it in his speech, \u201cIn addition to being one of the most esteemed conductors of all time, he\u2019s also an educator and a scholar with a deeply profound understanding of music\u2014all music\u2014from medieval to hard rock, from Mosolov to, well, Metallica.\u201d That Mosolov reference? A nod to the historic moment when Metallica joined the symphony to blast through Alexander Mosolov\u2019s 1926 futurist piece, \u201cThe Iron Foundry\u201d<\/a>\u2014the band\u2019s first-ever cover of a purely classical work.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRELATED: This $65 Million San Francisco Compound Was Built on the Site of an Old Elementary School<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tUpon the Grammy-winning conductor, composer, and pianist\u2019s death<\/a> in April at age 81, the Bay Area lost a visionary who forever altered the cultural landscape. Throughout his remarkable 25-year tenure as music director, the Leonard Bernstein prot\u00e9g\u00e9 transformed the San Francisco Symphony into a global powerhouse by blending core classical standards with daring American repertoire, pioneering an in-house record label, and redefining audience outreach.<\/p>\n

\n\tA deeply personal piece of Thomas\u2019s legacy remains in a Pacific Heights<\/a> residence he shared for 32 years with his husband and manager Joshua Robison, who passed away two months before him. Acquired by the couple in 1994 for $1.4 million and subsequently renovated, the Tudor Revival residence has returned to the market for $9.85 million, with Helena Zaludova of Compass handling the listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tOne of two studies features custom built-in bookshelves.<\/p>\n

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\n\tCompleted in 1906 by building contractor Jeremiah Deneen as his personal residence, the half-timbered structure offers seven potential bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and two powder rooms in roughly 7,000 square feet across four levels. A curving staircase in a formal entry foyer on the first floor leads to the main living and entertaining spaces on the second level, where fireside living and dining rooms that have hosted the likes of Frank Gehry and Linda Ronstadt flank an updated kitchen sporting a center island and a bay-windowed breakfast nook overlooking the garden below.<\/p>\n

\n\tFour bedrooms can be found on the third level, including two that share a Jack-and-Jill bath, one that currently serves as a sitting room, and a primary suite that comes with a private patio. The top floor holds another bedroom with its own bath, a study, a media room with a fireplace, and a skylit family room with views over the San Francisco Bay, while the bottom level features a private guest suite, a second study, and a laundry room. There\u2019s also a separate ground-level garage with a fitness space and wine storage.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe Japanese-inspired primary bedroom opens to a private patio.<\/p>\n

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\n\tRELATED: This $32 Million San Francisco Family Compound Was Created From a 1900s Apartment Building<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWhen I first saw the home, I could feel the beauty and love that had lived here,\u201d an anonymous estate trustee shared in a press statement. \u201cThe two Yamaha pianos, Michael\u2019s composing keyboard and the extraordinary personal collection of musical scores and artifacts made his creative life feel so present. Even now, with their personal belongings and furnishings removed, the house still speaks that same language of sophistication and warmth.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe home was important part of Thomas and Robison\u2019s life together in San Francisco and a significant portion of the estate will support organizations that meant a great deal to the couple.<\/p>\n

\n\tClick here<\/a> for more photos of the Pacific Heights residence.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tWendy Bowman\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for\u2026<\/p>\n

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