The tech titan nicknamed the ‘Apple Podfather’ has listed his stunning San Francisco home for a whopping $25.5million.
Jon Rubinstein, the former head of the iPod Division at Apple, is selling the Pacific Heights luxurious condo for nearly four times the price he paid for it and it comes with sweeping panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge.
The co-op is one of the most exclusive addresses in San Francisco as the 10-story building in which it sits only has 12 units, with most pads taking up an entire floor.
Rubinstein, who has now relocated to the East Coast with his wife Karen Richardson, moved into the unit in 2013 and spent three years gut renovating it – a project that was right up the engineer’s alley.
‘It doesn’t matter whether it’s iMacs or iPods or houses and apartments – it’s all the same,’ he told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). ‘It’s in my DNA.’
The couple fell in love with the home in 2008 when they attended a dinner party in the building. Richardson told her husband she wanted to live there, but he told her not to get her hopes up as units didn’t become available very often.
To their surprise, a woman who had lived there 60 years put her home up for sale and the couple snatched it $7million in 2010, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Then began their three years of estimated $10million renovations with the goal of ‘carefully returning this home to the beautiful design that the architect, Conrad A. Meussdorffer, created for the building 100 years ago,’ Rubenstein told The Sacramento Bee.

The co-op is one of the most exclusive addresses in San Francisco as the 10-story building only has 12 units, with most apartments taking up an entire floor

Rubinstein, who relocated to the East Coast with his wife Karen Richardson, spent three years renovating it

The couple eventually moved into the 5,520-square-foot home in 2013, which features four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay

Jon Rubinstein, the former head of the iPod Division at Apple, has listed his Pacific Heights luxurious condo, located at 2006 Washington Street #4, for nearly four times the price he paid for – and it’s a rare opening in a coveted building
The couple eventually moved into the 5,520-square-foot home in 2013, which features four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay.
Some of the most exquisite features of the home is the 3,000 wine bottle storage room, a gym, which features a sauna and steam room; and it’s modern appliances.
Rubenstein’s renovations expanded the living room and repurposed smaller rooms, such as a gun closet that they ‘didn’t need’, he told WSJ.
The only thing left of the old unit was the door, which he refurbished, and parts of the fireplace.
They added back the Versailles-style pattern on the wood floor and stained the bookcases in his study to get the correct shade of walnut, he told the outlet.
It features Sub-Zero and Miele appliances and a key-pad secured wine room, as well as a staff elevator.
It also has private quarters that are ‘discreetly tucked away from the public spaces of the home’, the listing said.
The primary bedroom also has views of Lafayette Park and the city’s skyline, as well as views of the Bay.

Rubenstein’s renovations expanded the living room and repurposed smaller rooms, such as a gun closet that they ‘didn’t need’. A view from the apartment is seen above

The home comes with a $9,519-a-month Homeowner Association fee and two parking spots

A seating area inside the sprawling home is seen above

They added back the Versailles-style pattern on the wood floor and stained the bookcases in the study to get the correct shade of walnut

Another bedroom is currently being used as a gym

The home offers stunning views of San Francisco Bay
The guest bedroom has its own enclosed balcony and bathroom. The other rooms are currently being used as a gym and office.
The home comes with a $9,519-a-month Homeowner Association fees and two parking spots.
Rubinstein and Richardson have since relocated to Florida and say they will miss their home.
‘We will miss this lovely apartment, but hope that the next owners will experience the same joy that we found in the expansive light, the stunning views, and the wonderful environment for entertaining our family and friends,’ Rubenstein told The Sacramento Bee.
The couple ultimately decided to sell their once-believed-to-be-forever-home after they relocated to Vero Beach, Florida, and found they barely spent any time in California.