Herbst Manor, the brick Georgian at 2800 Pacific Avenue that looms over Pacific Heights, is finally under contract after years of being listed, pulled, and relisted. The 8,179-square-foot house, known for its glass-walled pentroom and elaborately finished period rooms, was relaunched on the market in 2025 and has now moved to pending status. The change closes a long chapter for one of the neighborhood's most visible historic homes.
Deal confirmed by listing agent and local reporting
As reported by SFGATE, the property is now under contract. Listing agent Pattie Lawton of Sotheby’s told SFGATE that owners Ken McNeely and Inder Dhillon, who moved into the house in 2014, had taken the home off market after multiple price cuts before relaunching it last year. Lawton added, "San Francisco is in a better place now, and the energy in the city is wonderful!"
Listing snapshot
MLS data mirrored on Zillow shows the house as pending at $10,990,000, with five bedrooms, six bathrooms, and roughly 8,179 square feet. Zillow's price history records a "Pending sale" event on Thursday and notes the listing update in early February after the relaunch in spring 2025.
A piece of Pacific Heights history
The home was commissioned by Philadelphia art collector Sarah Spooner and, according to the 2013 Decorator Showcase listing, was designed by Ernest Coxhead and completed at the turn of the 20th century. That Showcase page also notes Spooner's ties to the city's arts institutions and the house's long run as a local design showcase and social landmark. The property has been known for its French salon, multiple fireplaces, and sweeping bay views. For more on the house's past and the 2013 design event, see SF Station.
With the property now pending, the buyer's identity and the final sale price will be confirmed when escrow closes, and public records are updated. For now, the pending status pulls a rare, high-profile historic house one step closer to changing hands in Pacific Heights.
