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Exceptional Kensington Home
$1,395,000
243 Stanford Avenue, Kensington
Presented by Stacey Merryman & José Fernández
Exceptional Home with Views
Exceptional 1930s Classical Nouveau home with spectacular San Francisco Bay and city view. Delightful artistic and engineered touches. Located in the upper heart of Kensington, close to Arlington Avenue commerce and convenient access to the Wildcat Canyon entrance to Tilden Park. This is your opportunity to live in an extraordinary property; a marriage of classical design, space, light, and quality. This extremely elegant property presents views of the Bay Area sunsets over the Golden Gate. Classical style and charm; wood floors, wood pane windows, a breakfast nook, large kitchen, laundry room, ample bedrooms with views of the garden.
Designed for quality of life - allowing everyone in the household to have a private space with multi-functions: bedroom, private dens, separate access to a connected living space with spacious, light-filled living abode having breathtaking views and comprehensive storage. Four bedrooms, a grand living area, and a sizable kitchen, with a charming breakfast nook or office. There is a large garage and ample well-designed storage. Privacy, views, and access to nature and a quaint bustling community of commerce: Young’s Market, the Inn Kensington, the Arlington Café, ACE Hardware, and more. The garden connects via the kitchen and is ready for your landscaping ideas. In the front yard enjoy the large deck to entertain or to get lost in reverie and views.
The separate space on the lower level, which has its own entrance, was used by the seller as a guest space.* This bright and lovely space has a living room, bedroom, bathroom, and access to the yard and front deck.*
*Buyer to verify use of space. Neither seller nor listing agent has investigated or verified the accuracy of any of these sources of information. Buyer must conduct their own investigation with the city and appropriate professionals and rely solely on that investigation.
Designed for quality of life - allowing everyone in the household to have a private space with multi-functions: bedroom, private dens, separate access to a connected living space with spacious, light-filled living abode having breathtaking views and comprehensive storage. Four bedrooms, a grand living area, and a sizable kitchen, with a charming breakfast nook or office. There is a large garage and ample well-designed storage. Privacy, views, and access to nature and a quaint bustling community of commerce: Young’s Market, the Inn Kensington, the Arlington Café, ACE Hardware, and more. The garden connects via the kitchen and is ready for your landscaping ideas. In the front yard enjoy the large deck to entertain or to get lost in reverie and views.
The separate space on the lower level, which has its own entrance, was used by the seller as a guest space.* This bright and lovely space has a living room, bedroom, bathroom, and access to the yard and front deck.*
*Buyer to verify use of space. Neither seller nor listing agent has investigated or verified the accuracy of any of these sources of information. Buyer must conduct their own investigation with the city and appropriate professionals and rely solely on that investigation.
Property Details
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Main house size
2,417 sq ft
Neighborhood
Kensington
Exception Space and Location
Floor Plans
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Neighborhood
Thanks to its proximity to the University of California, Berkeley campus, Kensington may boast the largest number of Nobel Prize winners of any community in the world. But one look at this neighborhood of large homes in the hilly streets above Berkeley, its commanding views of the Bay Area, and sunny terraced yards will explain why this community is one of the most sought after in the East Bay.
Famed architect Bernard Maybeck had a home on Purdue Street. The homes he designed here at the turn of last century have become an informal blueprint for the signature home in Berkeley. These well-proportioned homes are designed for family life and dinner parties. Shingle siding, rustic construction, and bright expansive vistas are the hallmark of the homes in Kensington.
Tilden Park provides the boundary to the east. Miles of biking and hiking trails, a miniature steam train, exhibition farm, merry go-round, and the naturally landscaped swimming hole at Lake Anza make Tilden a popular destination for families.
Transportation via Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is convenient. Heading on Colusa Avenue leads to the El Cerrito Plaza BART station and a short drive down Arlington Avenue takes you to North Berkeley BART and North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto neighborhood. There are two distinct shopping districts in Kensington.
El Cerrito means "the little hill" in Spanish, and the town that is perched on the hill above San Francisco Bay offers easy access to Interstate 80 and Interstate 580 to Marin. Hillside homes along the curving streets deliver sweeping views of San Francisco and sunsets over the Golden Gate Bridge.
El Cerrito's main shopping corridor is undergoing a rebirth, beginning with Rialto Cinemas Cerrito, which was restored from the former Cerrito Speakeasy Theater. Access to open space and parkland is extensive, with Arlington Park, Cerrito Vista Park, Hillside Natural Area, Huber Park, Poinsett Park, and Tassajara Park & Pottery Studio all nearby. The Ohlone Greenway is a popular trail with hikers and bikers.
The University of California, Berkeley is several miles away, and two Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations, at El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte, make commuting easy. El Cerrito Plaza is a major shopping center housing grocery stores, restaurants, bookstores, a pharmacy, and smaller mom-and-pop stores.
Famed architect Bernard Maybeck had a home on Purdue Street. The homes he designed here at the turn of last century have become an informal blueprint for the signature home in Berkeley. These well-proportioned homes are designed for family life and dinner parties. Shingle siding, rustic construction, and bright expansive vistas are the hallmark of the homes in Kensington.
Tilden Park provides the boundary to the east. Miles of biking and hiking trails, a miniature steam train, exhibition farm, merry go-round, and the naturally landscaped swimming hole at Lake Anza make Tilden a popular destination for families.
Transportation via Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is convenient. Heading on Colusa Avenue leads to the El Cerrito Plaza BART station and a short drive down Arlington Avenue takes you to North Berkeley BART and North Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto neighborhood. There are two distinct shopping districts in Kensington.
El Cerrito means "the little hill" in Spanish, and the town that is perched on the hill above San Francisco Bay offers easy access to Interstate 80 and Interstate 580 to Marin. Hillside homes along the curving streets deliver sweeping views of San Francisco and sunsets over the Golden Gate Bridge.
El Cerrito's main shopping corridor is undergoing a rebirth, beginning with Rialto Cinemas Cerrito, which was restored from the former Cerrito Speakeasy Theater. Access to open space and parkland is extensive, with Arlington Park, Cerrito Vista Park, Hillside Natural Area, Huber Park, Poinsett Park, and Tassajara Park & Pottery Studio all nearby. The Ohlone Greenway is a popular trail with hikers and bikers.
The University of California, Berkeley is several miles away, and two Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations, at El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte, make commuting easy. El Cerrito Plaza is a major shopping center housing grocery stores, restaurants, bookstores, a pharmacy, and smaller mom-and-pop stores.
Stacey Merryman & José Fernández
Red Oak Realty
- DRE:
- #01353359 & 01448191
- Mobile:
- 510-882-3558
- Office:
- 510-919-9306
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Stacey Merryman & José Fernández
Red Oak Realty
- DRE:
- #01353359 & 01448191
- Mobile:
- 510-882-3558
- Office:
- 510-919-9306