A Pacific Heights Victorian used as this year's Decorator Showcase sold for just over $22.2 million before the event even closed, with a tech buyer covering both sides of commission and transfer tax to bring the all-in total to roughly $24.95 million — all cash, identity undisclosed.

A 1897 Queen Anne Victorian at 2315 Broadway in Pacific Heights — this year's San Francisco Decorator Showcase property — sold for just over $22.2 million during the monthlong design event, with commissions and transfer tax pushing the all-in figure to roughly $24.95 million. The sale closed June 10, according to city records, while an estimated 15,000 design enthusiasts were still touring the rooms.

The buyer, whom listing agent Erin Thompson of Compass described only as being in tech — in remarks to The Real Deal, not directly to the press — reportedly toured the nine-bedroom, 9,500-square-foot home during the showcase, returned with an offer, and was under contract by May 18, roughly a week after the property listed on May 7 at $25 million. Thompson declined further comment, citing an NDA. Buyer's agent Neal Ward of Compass did not respond to requests for comment but posted on Instagram that the price was $24.95 million and the home was "one of the most unforgettable homes I have ever stepped into."

The gap between the headline number and the recorded price is accounting structure, not spin: the buyer covered both agents' commissions and the city transfer tax in addition to the property price, a lump-sum all-cash arrangement that settled the whole tab at once rather than netting it back against proceeds.

The home had not changed hands since 1969. Sellers spent roughly $500,000 on Showcase renovations — new countertops, flooring, an overhauled staircase — that the buyers now inherit. That $500K in donated-labor upgrades helped push a property dark for 57 years to the top of the Showcase's transaction history; last year's event home, also in Pac Heights, sold for $16.2 million shortly after closing.

The buyer's name and employer remain undisclosed. The exact transfer-tax calculation behind the $24.95 million all-in figure has not been independently verified; the $22.2 million property price is the number on file with the city.