High in Berkeley's Claremont Hills neighborhood is this striking view home that overlooks the sweep of the Bay area below.  Located at 38 Perth Place, it offers a 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms in a generous 3532 +/- sf of living space.  

Designed by Jarvis Architects, and located on a pleasant cul de sac, it has been conceived with the objective of creating a hillside retreat that captures the beauty below, while its location is just moments from the shops and restaurants of the Elmwood and Rockridge shopping center and Highways 580 and 24 for easy access to cities around the Bay.  

A spacious front porch is immediately welcoming to guests, and invites use for casual afternoons in the sun, congenial dinner parties, luncheons, or even more formal events when the occasion arises.  

Just off the entryway is this gracious living room.  Light flows in from a set of five windows that bring a luminous warmth to the already engaging living room space.  

A central fireplace is a centerpiece for a built in set of bookcases, and the wide mantel space creates space for favorite books, collectibles, and favorite art pieces.  

A reverse view of the living room reveals its size, and its proximity to the formal dining room where many a pleasant evening of enjoyable dining can occur. 

An imaginative touch at the stairs to the dining room is this pair of floor to ceiling display shelves.  The golden color of the shelving compliments the similar color in the stairs.  

Stepping up to the dining room, it is obvious that it, too, occupies a pleasing and distinctive place in the house.  Surrounded by a dual set of  windows, it provides views of the soothing and inviting back yard patio and gardens.  

Just steps away, a sunny hallway offers floor to ceiling windows, and a door that opens to the outside patio.  The stairs to the right lead to the second floor, and, close by, the kitchen awaits the home's chefs. 

While the front of the home provides dramatic open space to the  horizon, the rear garden provides quiet and serenity.  A long patio traverses the rear of the home, and the full length, step-up plant bed seen below, is a garden space awaiting yet more inspiration.  

A hillside above is a impressive representation of well established trees, plants, bushes and greenery-offering even more calm and tranquility.    

Just off the patio is this gleaming updated kitchen space that will no doubt be the heart of most home activities. 

Anchored by a very handsome central island that does dual duty as a breakfast bar and preparation space, it features an amazing array of freshly updated amenities that include a refrigerator, a dishwasher, a gas range cooktop, and wet  bar.  

Two sets of doors encourage access to the patio area, and affords a easy pathway there for food service.

An additional perspective reveals the full length set of windows over the sink, and the supplemental overhead lighting that will make this workspace a pleasure to work in.   
Just off the kitchen is this charming eat in kitchen space with views to the garden.  Certainly a pleasant spot for a quiet cup of tea and a good book or a lazy lunch.  

Close by are steps that lead to the exceptional family room seen below.  

This irresistible family room is extraordinary.  It is perfect for gatherings and events of varying sizes, and provides a direct path from the interior of the home to the stunning outside front porch that offers Bay area scenes below.   

There are five bedrooms in the residence.  Four will be shown for your consideration.  The first, seen above, is the home's primary suite.  Generously sized, with a flexible floor plan, it is enhanced by western wall bay windows that capture the panoramas below. 

Just steps away from the bedroom is this outstanding primary bathroom offering all the amenities that one would expect in a home of this quality.  Most appealing is this central tub with jets, and a windows that open up to a view of the Bay.  

Also included are a pair of matching sinks, a full length mirror, and a stall shower.  

This comfortably sized second bedroom has two sets of view windows, a peaked ceiling, and, in its simplicity, multiple potential design configurations.  

This third bedroom sits above the rear patio, and it's multiple windows furnish views of the charm of the entire rear garden.

 On the lower level, there is this spacious lower suite with bath. 

This view of the home reveals the true drama of this imaginative architectural concept.  Worth noting-the two car garage below has an elevator from the garage to the upper floor.  

If this home is of interest to you, I encourage you to call me with your questions and comments at (510) 517-6280.  It is being offered for sale for $2,550,000.  

(Listing Courtesy of Martha Hill of Compass)

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