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This beautiful early 20th century Craftsman sits on a gentle slope above the street with a bird’s eye view of the surrounding neighborhood. It features 3 bedrooms / 2.5 baths / 1+ office / and over 2,000 s/f of living space across an open floor plan.
The attention to detail and quality throughout the home make it a stand out! Lovingly renovated by its owners, it still contains the original hardwood floors and handcrafted built-ins from the Craftsman era, but is fully updated to match 21st century needs.
Up the main path through the terraced front yard are 10 wide stairs and a gracious front porch with original columns. Through the tomato-red vintage front you enter a classic Craftsman foyer, with stairs and a half bath on the left, kitchen straight ahead, and the large living room on the right. The living area has a decorative fireplace and period built-ins along the back wall, and a large front window looking over to the front porch. The formal dining, still adorned with its original boxed beam ceilings, connects the living room to the kitchen with original pocket doors. A good-sized home office with a window overlooking the rear deck is connected to the dining room with french doors.
The spacious, high-end eat-in kitchen at the back of the house has high ceilings, plenty of cabinetry and storage space, and great light. It is beautiful and bathed in sunlight, stocked with a deep sink, plenty of cabinet storage, and a large island with bar stools – perfect for your morning bowl of cereal or evening glass of wine. There’s an enclosed washer/dryer closet and Large glass doors open out from the kitchen open to an enormous rear deck, with room for barbecue, patio furniture, yoga mat, tricycle races, and more!
Up the polished wood staircase to the left of the front door is a wide, sunny hallway with 3 bedrooms and a full bathroom. On the right is the master bedroom with big windows, a large walk-in closet, and renovated bathroom with extra-large stall shower, rainfall showerhead, and vanity with double sinks. The other two bedrooms on this floor are spacious with ample closets. They are connected to each other by a narrow, bright sun porch – perfect for an art area, shared playroom, or office. (Or even… a sauna! That’s how the current tenant uses this area. Tres chic!)
A private upstairs office — a true work-from-home asset.
An enclosed spiral staircase leads from the second floor up to a bright office suite that the last several tenants used as their professional workspace. Generous headroom and dormer ceilings while low-pile carpet runs throughout for a quiet, finished feel. Built-in storage tucked under the eaves keeps files and supplies neatly out of sight, and an adjacent lockable storage room provides secure space for records, equipment, or archives.
Set apart from the main living areas with its own dedicated access, this is the kind of private, ready-to-use home office that’s nearly impossible to find – and a feature that meaningfully adds to the value of the home.
Spacious backyard for privacy or entertaining
Large glass accordion doors open from the kitchen onto a brand-new, extra-spacious hardwood deck. Wood privacy fencing and mature greenery wrap the space for a secluded, garden-like feel, with generous room for larger gatherings — barbecues, patio furniture, and plenty of space to spread out and entertain. A dedicated children’s play area with a sandbox makes it just as welcoming for family life, and two separate entrances give family and guests their own easy access.
The property also offers an extra long spacious side driveway with off-street parking for three or more cars for overnight guests or back yard events.
Wonderful, central Oakland location, on the Piedmont/Grand Lake border. You’re just a few blocks from the fantastic Grand Lake Saturday Farmer’s Market, all the shops and restaurants on Grand and Lakeshore Avenues, and the historic Grand Lake Theater. Close to public transit, including the awesome Bay Area casual carpool. Leave your car behind and enjoy urban living in a suburban setting!
[Note: there is an occupied in-law unit on the property that doesn’t share an entrance or any outdoor space with the main house.]
Available August 1st.
Showing by appointment only.
Please email to take a look, and make sure to give us some information about you!
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Cat Mayfield
cat@andrearentals.com
AndreaRentals: A Rental Concierge for Bay Area Owners and Renters
