One of the most popular styles of homes in the Bay area has to be the Eichler home.  Always in demand, they capture the very best of indoor/outdoor living with their unique design concepts.    

Currently, one such home is available for sale in the Oakland hills at 8156 Coach Drive.  It is large, offering 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in 2076 square feet of living space.  

A centrally placed door opens to invite one inside to an engaging living experience.  

The basic concept of an Eichler home is one of living in harmony with nature.  It offers a private central garden and atrium around which many of the home's many rooms are placed, creating an interaction between indoor and outdoor living through the use of doors that open out onto the…

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This handsome Cape Cod style home is both attractive and inviting for both residents and guests. Especially well located at 958 Leo Way in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood, it is close to everything that is offered in this very popular hillside village. 

It features 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in a generous 2421 sf of living space.  

This distinctive home has been designed for gracious living and entertaining. Every room provides an inviting and relaxing ambiance, and this ambiance extends to the exterior of the home as well, as can be seen as soon as one opens the fence gate upon arrival.  

A fully developed, well tended, and carefully conceived garden surrounds a brick patio in the front of the house that is perfect for a quiet…

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This very engaging home is located in the Piedmont hills, and overlooks Moraga Canyon.  It captures views of the area's beautiful seasonal changes, and sweeping hillside scenery. 

Located at 104 Alta Avenue, it offers 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, in 1534 sf of living space.  

One of the most remarkable transitions of this home has to be experienced when one moves from the charming and subtle exterior of the outdoor patio, to the truly remarkable living room seen above.  

A marvelous peaked roof, composed of multiple matched wooden beams, towers over the perfectly placed brick fireplace, creating a  cathedral like effect.

Two walls of virtual floor to ceiling windows capture the light from both sides of the space, and provide a view of the…

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This handsome Piedmont home, located at 171 Sandringham Road in Piedmont, has a warm and welcoming curb appeal.  Tucked in among magnificently tall redwood trees, its well groomed lawn and gardens are exceptional.  

It's initial appearance reflects the same charm and style that visitors will discover once they enter the home.  It offers 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in a generous 2715 sf of living space.  

The heart of this home is most certainly this very engaging living room that is paired with a set of sliding glass doors that open onto to a balcony that overlooks the trees.

A wider, more expansive view, as seen from the sliding glass doors into the living area, reveals all of the vision and drama that is created by the softly lit…

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This large and freshly painted two story building is defined as a multi-use property, and spans an entire block.  Especially well located at 4900 Bancroft Avenue in Oakland, it stands ready to offer a wide variety of potential uses to a new owner. 

It offers 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in 3000 sf of living space.  

There are also valuable additional new features worth noting -the building has a new roof, and an updated sewer lateral.  

It is currently in use as a duplex, but its size, dual levels, and flexible floor plan offer opportunities as a multi level business, offices, or a configuration into multiple living units-it previously contained 5 units.  

The building's set back front door opens onto a set of stairs that lead to the upper…

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Oakland's Crocker Highlands has always had the reputation of gracious living and handsome homes.  This home, at 1287 Trestle Glen Road, represents this tradition.  A classic Tudor frontage, with its peaked roof and multi-paned windows and sturdy wooden front door, reflects this tradition.  It is also hard to resist the appeal of the tall, stately tree that guards the entrance to the home.  

It offers 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and 2200 sf of living space, and is exceptionally well located just minutes from both Highways 580 and 13 that will take one to San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley and Contra Costa County. 

Neighborhood shopping and restaurants includes Glenview, and just up the hill, Montclair, and to the west, Grand Lake and Lakeshore…

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This handsome, gently elevated Piedmont home is located at the end of a private cul de sac at 24 Valant Place.  It is both compelling and unique with its dramatic front porch and entryway.  Its curb appeal is outstanding with its variety of well established trees, and varied greenery.

It offers 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and a spacious 2128 sf of living space.  

It is exceptionally well located, and nearby Park Boulevard provides easy access for commuting to Highways 13 and 580.  The shops and restaurants of Glenview, Oakmore, and Montclair are just moments away.

A literal wall of windows to the far right floods the living room with light, and creates an immediate welcoming ambiance for both residents and guests.

The expansive floor…

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Directly across from San Francisco, the Bay area views that are captured by those living in the Oakland hills are spectacular, and are some of the most desirable in the world.  

This home at 6942 Chambers Drive in Oakland's Montclair district, is a perfect example of the views that are available of this panorama that lies below this hilltop aerie. 

It offers 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms,  and 2032 sf of living space.

The entry to the home is especially unique.  A long fenced walkway leads directly to the its impressive rear view deck, and a handsome color coordinated multipaned front door provides entry to the interior of the house.  

The main room of the home is stunning.  It truly represents the concept of gracious indoor/outdoor…

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This especially handsome Craftsman style home is located in the desirable Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland at 5701 Keith Avenue.  

Its curb appeal is undeniable, and immediately welcoming.  A splendid, and well established front garden greets guests, and the building's black and white color combination is fresh and crisp.  

It offers 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, and 2042 sf of living space.  

The large covered porch with its sturdy matching square entry pillars that are combined with the the exposed rafters under the both eves above, perfectly illustrate just two of the most popular architectural characteristics of the home's Craftsman heritage.  When paired with the surrounding floral display, the entire home is pleasure to experience.

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High in the Oakland Hills is this exceptional, and beautifully designed home that offers sweeping views of the entire SF Bay area directly below. 

Located in the desirable Piedmont Pines neighborhood of Oakland at 5747 Scarborough Drive, it offers 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms with 2232 sf of living space.

Both levels of the entire western facing frontage of the home have been conceived in such a way that captures this unobstructed sweep of the SF Bay area below-from the Marin Hills to San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, both the Oakland Bay Bridge, The Golden Gate Bridge, and Oakland. 

These marvelous floor to ceiling sliding glass doors that are seen along the entire front of the home offer easy passage inside and out, and the wide wooden…

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