San Francisco’s Billionaires’ Row has one less tech titan. Larry Ellison has quietly sold his longtime Pacific Heights Gold Coast home for $45 million in an off-market deal that closed in December. The buyer’s identity has not been disclosed, and the sale was routed privately through escrow. Long a landmark on the city’s most rarefied stretch, the property is known for its sweeping Golden Gate Bridge and bay views, and this low-profile closing is just the latest big-ticket trade on a famously discreet block.
The deal
According to The Wall Street Journal, the transaction quietly wrapped up in December and never hit the open market. The paper reports that the buyer’s identity could not be determined and that no brokers tied to the deal were identified. Reporter Sarah Tilton’s coverage pegs the sale at $45 million and notes that the property sits on the Gold Coast portion of Pacific Heights, an address that keeps it firmly in Billionaires’ Row territory.
About the house
The Registry reports that the home spans about 10,742 square feet, with multiple terraces and rooms oriented to take in prime views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay. Those vantage points are a major selling point on Pacific Heights’ ridge, where both privacy and panoramas help set values. The size of the residence, combined with its perch above the bay, helped it command its hefty price even without a public listing.
Where this fits in the market
Ellison’s sale lands in the middle of a run of quiet, ultra-luxury activity in San Francisco. Off-market deals have been stacking up at the very top of the city’s housing ladder, particularly in Pacific Heights. The San Francisco Chronicle recently highlighted another Billionaires’ Row estate that traded for about $42 million, pointing to how scarcity and tech-era fortunes are resetting expectations for what premier properties can fetch. Market watchers say limited inventory and deep-pocketed buyers are pushing more of these private, high-end closings.
About Ellison
Larry Ellison, Oracle’s co-founder and executive chairman, has long been a major Bay Area property owner and is known for holding a portfolio that ranges from island real estate to Florida investments. That broad footprint aligns with his tendency toward low-profile, off-market transactions. Forbes and other profiles have detailed Ellison’s extensive real-estate holdings and his preference for privacy around large deals.
For this latest move, public records are offering few clues. Filings connected to the transfer are limited, and, as The Wall Street Journal notes, the buyer’s name does not appear in available documents. More details could emerge through recorded deeds or subsequent filings, but for now, the deal sits squarely in the city’s growing file of ultra-secret luxury trades.
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