It’s been a long time since a multi-million dollar home came on the market in Berkeley. We’re not talking $1m, or even $2m or $3m, but up in the stratospheric $4 million-plus range. Last week, however, saw the appearance of a “Hamptons-style” pile on Grizzly Peak with a $4.2 million ticket-price. The property was bought for […]
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Pick of the listings: A Craftsman with border benefits
Fresh to market: the quintessential Berkeley house we all know (and many of us would like to own): brown shingle Craftsman, period features, leafy outlook and quiet neighborhood. Only it isn’t in Berkeley — it’s just across the border in Oakland. The advantage of its location at 6652 Dana Street is that Summer Kitchen is […]
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Mitch Kapor’s Berkeley home: From white to gray
Notice anything different? A new image of the architects‘ model for Mitch Kapor’s proposed home at 2707 Rose Street has emerged. Seems as though someone has had a change of heart on the exterior hue of the home.
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High hopes for new apartment project on Shattuck
A new development of mixed-use apartments is set to rise at 2600 Shattuck Ave. after developer City Centric secured entitlements to build the $60 million project. The hope is that the development — which will include 155 units, a 188-spot parking garage and 19,600 square feet of retail space —will revitalize something of a dead zone in Berkeley. […]
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Pick of the listings: Newly revamped on Stuart Street
Someone may get in touch with me to point out some obvious flaw I have failed to notice on this listing, but it seems this remodeled lemon-yellow home on a corner lot at 1801 Stuart Street, might be worth a second glance. Three bedrooms, and two baths, and a total 1,811 sq ft, a good-looking […]