Estate of VC Legend Tom Perkins Lists His Bay Area Home for $16.5M
Estate of VC Legend Tom Perkins Lists His Bay Area Home for .5M
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The estate of Tom Perkins, a venture capitalist and Silicon Valley pioneer, is selling one of his homes for $16.5 million. Perkins, who died in June at the age of 84, was a founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and was worth an estimated $8 billion.
The late billionaire’s French-style mansion, designed by architects Julia Morgan and George Kelham, is located in the affluent Marin County enclave of Belvedere, about 17 miles north of San Francisco. The six-bedroom, 7.5-bath home features postcard-worthy views of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.
The 8,885-square-foot manor was built in the 1920s and renovated by Perkins, who bought the property in the early ’70s with his first wife.
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The home boasts such classical elements as a Tudor archway with fleur-de-lis plaster, 16th-century “linenfold” wood paneling, and carved limestone fireplace imported from a Belgian chateau, says Curbed. There’s also a children’s wing with two bedrooms, two baths, and a playroom; a formal dining room that seats 18; and a salon with bridge views.
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On just under an acre of land, the property has a pool, pool house, greenhouse, and three-car garage with a one-bedroom apartment above.
Founded in the early ’70s, Perkins’ legendary venture capital firm was one of the first on a street that’s become synonymous with raising money: Sand Hill Road in Palo Alto. His firm was an early investor in Amazon, Google, and Genentech.
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