While homes in the styles of the Arts & Crafts movement are clearly my passion, I represent buyers and sellers in all styles, sizes and price ranges. Here are some of my recent listings, and as you can see, they span both a broad price and geographic range.
Exceptional Details in a Bungalow with a Beat! in North Oakland
If you are a lover of Arts & Crafts homes, be prepared to be delighted by the details: natural wood wainscoting, box beam ceilings, built-ins, window seats with storage, clinker brick fireplace, and original multi-lite windows. The downstairs rooms are the size and stature you'd expect in a much larger home. The dining room is grand. The living room can be divided from the study with a set of original pocket doors. Upstairs are two bedrooms and one full bathroom. None of the woodwork has ever been painted!You’ll find refinished hardwood floors throughoutin this warm and welcoming bungalow. The sellers have welcomed Taj Mahal, Hugh Masekela & other greats to this home, who have graced it with their music!
Offered at $629,500. Open Sunday, June 29th. Any offers to be heard Tuesday, July 1st.
Local architectural historian Steve Finacom wrote a delightful article about this home, as well as a home in the Elmwood of similar style and vintage, but 50% more expensive!
Outstanding Arts & Crafts Bungalow in the Fernside area of Alameda
On a quiet tree-lined street amongst other handsome bungalows in the Fernside neighborhood of Alameda, you’ll find this very special home. Twice this bungalow has been chosen to be part of an Alameda historic homes tour! All of the details that make a lover of Arts & Crafts homes swoon await you: natural wood wainscoting, built-in buffet with colored leaded glass doors, fireplace with leaded windows on either side. The new kitchen is a true work of art! It includes all the upscale appliances that modern chefs crave— including a built-in espresso machine! The custom natural wood cabinets provide copious storage, while blending well with the original wood found elsewhere in the home.
Originally offeredat $885,000. Once the price was reduced to $865,000 it received four offers and closed at $878,000 with a small credit to the buyers. For further information and photos visit the home's own website:
Leola Hall Bungalow in the best Elmwood Location! (Berkeley)
This home combines the best urban location with lovely Arts & Crafts details in the public rooms: a handsome clinker brick fireplace in the living room, spacious dining room with built-in buffet, pocket doors that echo the motif of the glass cabinet doors of the buffet; box beam ceiling. Recently refinished hardwood floors, interior painted with low-VOC paints. Used a a three bedroom with one and a half baths. Finished basement room plus extensive additional basement storage. Covered carport. And next spring the Cecile Brunner roses and the grand wisteria will be in full bloom again!
Listed for $785,000, it sold quickly with multiple offers, and closed at $825,000.
This was the home for many years of Dorothy Vance, a local quilter, artist and activist. To read a tribute to her by her brother Roger Moss, click here.
Gutterson-designed landmark multi-unit complex on Rose Walk in Berkeley
I was pleased to represent the buyer of this magnificent property. Truly one-of-a-kind, it is located near the Rose Garden and close to campus. Each of the nine units is slightly different than the others, but each maintains some of the original architectural charm. My buyer had admired the property for years as an architecture student at Berkeley, and feels honored to be its custodian. Listed for $2,500,000, it received multiple offers and just closed for $2,720,000.
Architecht-designed Mid-Century View home in the Berkeley hills
Find tranquility and clean lines in this exciting home. The views are stunning, and the light wonderful, thanks to generous use of clerestory windows and skylights. There are four bedrooms, including one that opens to the back patio -- it would make a super study. The kitchen has new appliances and a new bamboo floor. To view photos of this property, visit the individual website I've established: www.735 Cragmont.com. It was offered at $855,000, and received three offers, two of them without any contingencies. It closed in late November at $900,000.
Wonderful Westbrae Mediterranean (North Berkeley)
Enjoy the flexible spaces of this two story property! Upstairs is a two bedroom, one bath area, with a separate laundry/plus room. Downstairs is a large one bedroom, one bath in-law with its own kitchen and entrance. To view photos of this property, visit the individual website I've established: www.1228Evelyn.com. It was offered at $695,000. Even in this much-changed market it received multiple offers, and closed at $750,000.
Split-level Bungalow in North Berkeley
This sweet two bedroom, one bath Berkeley bungalow provides wonderful access to all the pleasures of Westbrae and Monterey Market-area shopping and dining, and easy access to transportation. Built in 1924 with classic bungalow charm! Listed for $629,000 this spring, it received multiple offers and closed at $650,000.
A Tranquil Retreat in the El Cerrito Hills
Clean lines and open spaces define this contemporary home in El Cerrito. Sited to take advantage of views of San Francisco and much of the Bay, the home provides a quiet respit from a busy world. Totalling over 1750 sq. ft., the home is an unusually large two-bedroom, with two full bathrooms and also two fireplaces. Decks from the living room and front bedroom provide excellent views, and patios from the dining room and back bedroom connect the home to the natural setting. There's a one-car attached garage, and ample storage in the basement. Listed at $625,000 this home was open for the first time on Sunday, December 4th. That evening it received 12 offers, and seven were over $700K!
A Grande Dame in the Colonial Style in North Berkeley
This home is the epitome of graciousness and spaciousness: an elegant entry, lovely large living room with fireplace, enormous dining room and a cozy den, also with fireplace, await visitors to the first floor. Upstairs are three large bedrooms, two of them with their own fireplaces! There are two full baths and a secret hideaway, ideal as a study or work space. In total the house occupies over 3600 sq. ft on a lot of over 12,000 sq. ft. A separate garage provides parking or work space. In ideal proximity to all the coveted amenities of the Gourmet Ghetto, Shattuck shopping and close to Solano Ave. Offered at $1,150,000 this lovely home received multiple offers and closed in November for $1,350,000.
Classic Bungalow in Albany
This classic two-bedroom bungalow provides super access to all the riches of Albany living and Solano Ave. The living room and dining area are bathed with light from custom wood windows, made to match the original front door. The wood floors have been refinishd, and new tile installed around the fireplace. It features a spacious updated bathroom, and sweet kitchen with built-in eating nook. A separate laundry room opens out to the beautifully landscaped garden. From the fenced garden you can enter the one-car detached garage and work space. Listed for $585,000 this property received multiple offers at the end of September and sold for$661,000.
Industrial Chic live/work loft in Emeryville
Bungalow with converted garage in Thousand Oaks, North Berkeley
Arts & Crafts brownshingle in the Glenview neighborhood of Oakland.
Mediterranean style home with glorious views in the Berkeley Hills
Post-war bungalow in Richmond Annex
