Julia Roberts Spends $8.3M on a Century-Old San Francisco Victorian

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Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts has bought a century-old Victorian Revival-style house in the Presidio Heights neighborhood of San Francisco for $8.3 million, property records show.

The five-floor house, designed in 1907-’08 by Sylvain Schnaittacher (1874-1926), has approximately 6,245 square feet of living space, including five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths. It features a partial slate roof, a north-facing garden, a two-car garage and a 1,000-bottle wine room, according to the listing with Sotheby’s International Realty.

The brokerage listed the property for $10.25 million in May 2019, and later dropped the price to $9.65 million in September, listing records show.

The final sale price represented a 19% discount from the original ask. Ms. Roberts, 52, closed the deal via a trust, according to the deed filed in January. She previously used the same trust to make real estate transactions across the country, including a Hawaii beachfront home selling for $16.2 million in 2016.

Ms. Roberts, whose first blockbuster was “Pretty Woman” in 1990, has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won Best Actress Award for her performance in “Erin Brockovich” (2000). Her reps did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The seller was Brodie Cobb, a competitive cyclist and founder of the financial services firm The Presidio Group. He purchased the home for $1.88 million in 1997, property records show.

Mr. Cobb didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment, while listing agent Caroline Kahn Werboff of Sotheby’s declined to comment.

Remodeled by interior designer John Wheatman, the house’s main level has a large entry foyer with leaded windows, a living room, a formal dining room and a family room featuring fireplaces and coffered ceilings, a gourmet kitchen with a breakfast room and a wet bar.