It's a cool 2097 square feet of fun. The decoration on the garage door is.....retro.
It sold in 2015 for a bit over 1.1 million - now that's appreciation!
It sold in 2015 for a bit over 1.1 million - now that's appreciation!
The 1927 craftsman has four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The living room, dining room and kitchen, as well as the upstairs deck, all offer sweeping bay views.
There’s also a smaller patio off the lower level.
Entrance looks ok. The color matches my car, ;-).
Smaller houses need a bright interior -- and a wide angle lens -- maybe even a fisheye.
Nice kitchen/deck transition.
I dunno about "sweeping bay views," but the neighbors can certainly be seen.
The hot tub/spa is down there in that Japanese thing.
Below the house is your own Zen-like garden--offering a respite with lush greenery, and a treehouse that could even be used as a chicken coop.
Wait, chicken coop?? In Berkeley? The urban neighbors won't like that - unless you bribe them with eggs, maybe. And is that what a "Zen-like garden" looks like? Forget that. Tear it out and put in raised beds and tomatoes.
I'll tell you what, in a sizable earthquake that deck is a risk to rock right off the house.
For that money, you could buy the most expensive house and property in Shasta County, and get real privacy, maybe even frontage on the mighty Sacramento River. But hey, it's Berkeley, right, so there's got to be a premium for living there?
I'm always amazed by Bay Area properties, and what they go for.
People pay a lot for the right to live in Berzerkley.
ReplyDeleteI think that's a "cheap" price for a house that size in that area.
ReplyDeleteWonder what's wrong with it.
As an aside, Knuckledraggin will not open,is this my problem or are others affected?
ReplyDeleteWon't open for me either.
DeleteIt's Ken's site,he's aware
DeleteA lot nicer then my house but I don't think it's 10x the price nicer.
ReplyDeleteThe down side (and there is always a down side)... you'd have to live in Berkeley. I wouldn't do that even if the house cost $300.
ReplyDeleteAbout fisheye lenses, the second kitchen picture looks to be taken with one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post.
Paul L. Quandt
House prices (Berkeley or no) rise with the stock market which rises with inflation which rises with the national debt. A nickel bar of candy which got much, much smaller over the past 70 years now costs a dollar and a pack of cigarettes used to cost 20¢ with a penny under the cellophane, now costs...
ReplyDeletePaint! that interior is in dire need of paint that is not white.
ReplyDeleteBay Area house prices are severely distorted. The only way this house will sell is if someone sells another house in the Bay Area and then uses the proceeds to make a down payment on this one.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely.....No Thank You, the buyer would be a fool.
ReplyDeleteLooks like one of This Old House finished products. But in California and in Berkley the liberal canker of the state? Nope not even if I had the dough.
ReplyDeleteNothing down and interest only loan it's $43k a year not counting the taxes and insurance.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to have seen the view they talked about.
ReplyDeleteIf I had that kind of money that would mean I won a large lottery. If that was the case I go buy a place on Key West for the winter and the place across from my grandkids for the other half of the year.
They could come to my Key West place for Christmas :-)
Just wait. It might be worth MUCH less next year.
ReplyDeleteJust wait. It might be worth MUCH less next year.
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