This handsome Crocker Highlands home, with its Mediterranean grace, is located at 740 Calmar Avenue. Perfectly situated, and surrounded by other homes of equal quality and appeal, it offers 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, expansive rear garden space, and 2052 sf of living space.
The curb appeal on this home is extraordinary. This appeal of the lush greenery, which has been carefully conceived, welcomes guests, and enhances the entire home with its beauty.
This softly colored living room is anchored by a handsomely tiled fireplace that is paired with a large, white mantle and matching lamps. The complimentary color of the wooden flooring contributes to the restful beige and white ambiance that characterizes this space.
This house is ideal for those who enjoy entertaining. As can be seen, there is an easy flow of movement from one space to another.
The large dining room, to be viewed below, easily seats 12 guests, while the spacious outside deck, just steps away, can handle that many guests, and more, and is easily accessed through the floor to ceiling French doors just off the living room.
The home's large outside deck sits high above the gardens below, and affords a location for multiple seating formats and gathering spaces.
The view from the deck reveals the size and appeal of the home's private garden, and also the view of the Bay area among the trees that surround the home.
Just off the living room is this gleaming dining room which has been imaginatively designed to assure seating for multiple guests, with room remaining for a full width serving buffet, with storage below, for favorite serving pieces, silverware and china.
Enhancing the entire space, and capturing even more soft sunshine, is a wall mirror that completes the entire picture.
A gently curved arc of windows allows dining room guests to enjoy the outside deck and views to the cities below.
One thing worth noting....this picture, and the picture above, illustrates the quality of the home's design and architecture. Each room reveals the richness that has been added to the home with generous wood molding around the ceiling and baseboards, and around all the doors, archways and windows.
Just off the dining room is this exceptional kitchen that has been dramatically redecorated and updated to create a very special space for preparing and serving food.
This preparation space is especially unique, and includes multiple marble countertops, as well as the marble top of the large central island.
Additional amenities are represented by the agent as follows: designer backsplash, Shaws sink, copper pot faucet, built in Miele espresso machine, and wine refrigerator.
The windows over the sink can be opened out onto the deck, allowing the chef to communicate with guests during meal preparation and service.
This substantial center island is ideal for entertaining and preparing food, and adjacent appliances include a Viking refrigerator, a microwave, and a six burner range and double oven with grill.
The far end of the kitchen offers a built in seating concept that allows service of food for casual morning and lunch meals, but is also a perfect location for guests to enjoy pre-meal appetizers while chatting with the chef.
The house has three bedrooms, all on the second floor. The first, seen here, is the primary bedroom.
It is softly colored in white and light grey, and is especially generous in size. Two sets of floor to ceiling windows open to the front of the home, and its gardens.
The primary bedroom's en suite bathroom is seen above, and offers a large dual sink, dual mirror format, and a large walk in shower.
A second bedroom, here being used as a children's bedroom, also has two sets of French doors that open onto a small view porch
The third bedroom is particularly inviting in that it has its own private second floor view balcony that can be seen below.
What a pleasure to be able to open one's bedroom doors and sit outside and enjoy a quiet moment reading, relaxing, or the pleasant neighborhood homes and gardens.
The rear gardens are expansive and private. They are anchored by a tall tree, and surrounded by well developed bushes and plants, as can be seen below.
Also at the base of the garden, is this play structure that should provide fun for the younger residents and guests of the house.
This full visual sweep of the house's garden illustrates its truly impressive presence in its neighborhood.
A front view of the house at dusk shows its warmth and inviting ambiance. It is especially engaging, and should not stay long on the market. It is being offered for sale for $1,589,000. Be sure to call me about it promptly at (669)202-8888.
NOTE:
Listing Agent-David Higgins-DRE #01281543
Phone (510)698-2678-Cush Real Estate, Oakland
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