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 Avenue.
Guests and residents are welcomed into this spacious and sunlit room that is alight and glowing due to the effective and well conceived placement of windows around the room.
A centrally placed stone fireplace is a perfect centerpiece for this softly color coordinated room, and an ideal location for pleasant pre-meal gatherings, or afternoon get togethers with friends.
Worth noting here, and as one views the home, is the quality of the home's construction that is seen throughout, as represented by the generous crown molding overhead, all the baseboards, and the wooden trim over doors and entryways to each room.
A small private office with desk and seating space just off the living room is an additional touch of charm to the overall ambiance.
Just steps away from the living room is this stunning dining and kitchen combination that has been created to offer an exciting and gleaming living and dining experience.
A softly colored dining table awaits guests, and is equally useful for formal or casual entertaining. Its beautiful wooden surface reflects the equally beautiful color of the room's wooden flooring and nearby bar stools, to create a harmonious color theme.
This vibrant, and perfectly integrated, dining and kitchen space offers an efficient and engaging dynamic for food preparation and entertainment, and the space is awash with light from the thoughtfully placed overhead lighting.
There are so many delights here that should please the fussiest home chef. Amenities include stainless steel Thermador appliances, dishwasher, gas range, microwave, refrigerator and double oven.
A centrally placed kitchen island provides so many features in one location. It is ideal as a breakfast bar, with seating for early morning meals or late lunches. It is equally perfect as a serving surface for meals, or as a cocktail bar.
It is also an extra site for food preparation and storage. Worth noting is that all the kitchen counters seen here are stone counters.
Just steps away are the open French doors that open out onto the home's rear gardens and patio.
As will soon be seen, this house has an amazing rear garden and patio area. Just outside the kitchen doors is this wide wooden patio that easily accommodates numerous guests. Soft seating is to the left, dining table to the right, and a very inviting outdoor hot tub completes this delightful ambiance.
Straight ahead, on a little rise, is the playhouse/cabin seen below
This cozy, and engaging cottage offers so many opportunities for its use. An artist studio is suggested here, but other options might include a music room, playroom, or arts and crafts room.
There are three bedrooms in the home. The first, seen here, is the impressive, and well conceived primary bedroom and en suite bathroom space. Both have been dramatically enhanced to provide the most pleasing of living spaces.
Three large view windows captures the home's distinctive tree and views to the front of the home, while the uniquely designed wooden ceiling trim is presented with the imaginative color combination of the darker grey and white.
Just steps away is this outstanding en suite bathroom that has been updated to furnish the best of amenities.
And, equally appealing and impressive is the primary bedroom's expansive, and very desirable, built in closet space, complete with built in chest of drawers, hanger space, and a mirrored sliding glass door closet.
This very inviting second bedroom, along with the other two bedrooms being seen, is on the second floor, and gives soothing tree top views of the property. This space also includes its own built in closet space.
Nearby is this restful third bedroom that continues the home's color theme of light oak floors, and off white walls.
In addition to the primary bathroom, this second bathroom is designed to serve the additional two bedrooms that are shown directly above.
An additional, and truly exceptional feature to be offered with this home is this spacious third floor that is currently undeveloped, but offers a world of possibilities for its potential use.
Whether one enjoys this patio and hot tub day or night, it is always a special experience.
An overhead view of the rear gardens and patio reveals its size, its privacy, and the fully developed garden and trees that surround it.
In summary, the quality and designs of the homes in Crocker Highlands make them especially appealing, so I encourage you to call me promptly with your interest and questions at (510) 517-6280. It is being offered for sale for $1,689,000.
(Listing Courtesy of David Higgins of Cush Real Estate)
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