Found 213 blog entries tagged as Oakland Real Estate.

The Crocker Highlands neighborhood in Oakland has always been the home of well designed and beautifully conceived homes.  This home, located at 953 Grosvenor Place, is certainly one that represents that concept.  

It offers a dramatic street presence, well established trees and gardens, and, inside, 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms in 2803 sf. of living space.  

It is exceptionally well located, and is just minutes from the pleasant neighborhood shopping centers of Montclair Village and Glenview.  Close by Highways 13 and 24 offer direct routes to San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Contra Costa County.

The living room of the home has always been the center of gracious entertaining of family and friends, and this room has been conceived to…

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This handsome hillside home is located among lush gardens and sheltering trees in Oakland's Montclair neighborhood at 6258 Crown Avenue. 

As with so many locations in Montclair, there is a special Tahoe like atmosphere that surrounds one, yet the village of Montclair and surrounding cities are just moments away.   

The home offers 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in 2013 sf of living space, and is being offered for sale for a well priced $649,000.  

This light filled living room and dining room combination represents two of the best features for a desirable home-warm and relaxing, but spacious enough for easy entertaining.  

The view, seen here, truly represents the design concept of the home's central living space.  There is a well…

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This stunning two storied home, located at 5966 Glenarms Drive in the Oakland hills, has been carefully designed to capture light and beauty from virtually every source.  This has created a dramatic and innovative way to enjoy this indoor/outdoor living experience.  

High vaulted ceilings, walls of multipaned windows, and sliding glass doors all play a role in creating this effect. Even more pleasing is that  these the doors open out onto a beautiful, and well conceived garden 

In addition, the house offers 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in 2519 sf of living space.

Located in Montclair close to the Oakland/Berkeley border, it is just moments from Montclair Village, Rockridge, Berkeley, and Highways 13 and 24 for easy access to Oakland or Contra Costa…

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This luminous Oakland hillside home is truly stunning.  It manages to capture all the light, beauty and scenery of the world around it, and makes living there a daily, and ever changing, experience.  

The design of the home is one that is perfect for day to day living, with everything oriented around space and comfort, yet its especially generous size is ideal for entertaining at any of its three levels.   

The white walls and lightly colored ceiling capture, and reflect, the sunlight that flows in from the far floor to ceiling windows, and a gleaming fireplace awaits to offer warmth and beauty on cooler days.   

Located at 2861 Chelsea Drive in Montclair,  it offers 5 bedrooms, and 5 bathrooms in an expansive 3709 sf of living space.  

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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.  

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This location high atop the Oakland hills is perfectly paired with this striking multi-level view home at 6019 Ridgemont Drive.  The views are extraordinary, and they incorporate most of the Bay area below.  

It offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms in a very generous 2391 sf of living space.  

Directly below, the entire South Bay is revealed in this panorama, and is just part of the total expanse to be seen from the home's site.  More below.  

This view of the home illustrates how carefully this home has been designed in order to provide a generous open space that allows easy passage from one living space to another, and then out onto the home's grassy knoll.  

Sunlight flows in through the entire far wall of floor to ceiling windows and…

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This striking home, located at 4378 Arcadia Avenue in the hills of Oakland has immediate and impressive curb appeal with its beautifully landscaped front yard.  

It offers 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms in 2818 sf of living space, and is located in the Oakmore neighborhood-one that includes hillside living and views of the Bay area, easy access to the Oakland, Contra Costa County, and San Francisco via Highways 13 and 580 that are above and below the site.  Montclair Village is just up the hill for shopping and enjoying favorite restaurants.  

This garden patio off the living room continues the theme that is seen above of surrounding the home with beauty and drama, and is ideal for outdoor parties, events and barbecues.  

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The San Francisco Bay Area is, and has been, one that offers some of the most innovative and classically designed homes in America.  One style of home that has always had a following is that of "Mid-Century Modern".

The Oakland hills has always had a small cache of these homes, one of which is represented here.  Located at 8199 Hansom Drive in the city's Sequoyah Hills neighborhood, this stunning 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bathroom home is currently available, and has some very special qualities that are described in the listing, and reproduced below:

 "Extraordinary renovated, remodeled & reimagined Eichler home in Oakland’s Sequoyah Hills, designed by legendary mid-century modern architect A. Quincy Jones, the “Double-A” is the most iconic & desirable…

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This handsome Upper Rockridge home has a warm and welcoming ambiance, and a classic home town appearance, with its tall tree at the entrance, and a well groomed front yard surrounding it.  

It is especially well located at 4825 Proctor Avenue, and close to all that the Rockridge neighborhood has to offer in terms of favored restaurants, shopping, and transportation to nearby cities.  

It offers 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in a pleasant 1667 sf of living space.

If ever a home was designed to impress, this one certainly qualifies.  Anchored by a two story tall fireplace with its a dramatically conceived peaked ceiling, the living room is perfectly designed for entertaining, and for easy freedom of movement from any part of the living room to…

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Imagine what it would be like to wake up to this extraordinary view every morning. The entire San Francisco Bay area awaits below for your daily pleasure and enjoyment.

This peak hillside home is located at 5989 Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Oakland, and offers 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms in an exceedingly spacious 3188 sf of living space.  

It seems as though you are literally sitting atop of the world as you gaze out your multiple floor to ceiling windows that surround you in your combined living room/dining room complex.  

This home is equally suited to both private relaxation and enjoyment, and to hosting events.  The open concept living space created here allows easy movement from one space to another-perfect for entertaining when the…

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