Nob Hill got one of its anchors back. The Huntington Hotel, built in 1924 as a Georgian-style residential building on the block that also holds Grace Cathedral and the Fairmont, reopened in spring 2026 after a restoration that ran from the guestrooms out to the street.
Project Scope
The property is all-suite, 143 keys, topping out with a penthouse of roughly 1,500 square feet. Every one of them was taken apart and rebuilt. So were the public spaces, the Big 4 Restaurant and the Nob Hill Spa. Flynn Properties and Highgate acquired the closed hotel in 2023 for about $29.3 million and put it through the work; the renovation cost hasn’t been published.
BAR Architects & Interiors handled the architecture. Singular Builders, working with Build Group, held the construction. Ken Fulk did the interiors, his first hotel in the city. The original Weeks and Day exterior stayed.
Why It Matters
San Francisco hotel trades have been thin since 2020, and a 143-key full gut in a 1924 structure on a hill with almost no staging area is a real test of whether the labor is back. Nob Hill offers no lay-down yard, one narrow street, and neighbors who notice everything.
The acquisition price is the part worth sitting with. Roughly $205,000 a key for a closed landmark hotel in a top-tier market is distressed pricing, and it’s what made the restoration budget work. Buyers looking at other dark hotels in the city are running the same math: buy low enough and the renovation pencils. That’s how this building came back, and it’s the template for the next few.
Project Team & Details
| Developer | Flynn Properties |
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| Owner / Client | Flynn Properties / Highgate |
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| Architect | BAR Architects & Interiors |
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| Consultants | Ken Fulk Inc. (Interior Design) |
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| General Contractor | Singular Builders with Build Group |
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| Status | Completed |
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| Funding Source | Private |
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