Own a part of history. The Charles H. Spear House is one of the most notable and elegant Colonial Revival residences in Berkeley. Interior flooring and paint recently maintained. Home is ready to be lived in. Exterior white paint beautification would be nice. Main level grand foyer with an office/library to the left. Sliding wooden doors to a living room on the right with a brick wood burning fireplace. More sliding doors open to a great-rooom with another fireplace and dumb-waiter access from the kitchen. Behind the great room is a room that can be a 6th bedroom downstairs next to the downstairs full bathroom. The original wooden flooring is Red Oak downstairs and Fir for the hand-carved woodwork in handrails and flooring upstairs. The original kitchen would benefit from an upgrade. Up the dual staircase are 5 bedrooms, a storage closet with access to the attic, 2 full bathrooms upstairs. The front-facing bedrooms upstairs have the Jack'n'Jill bathroom. The large basement spans the length of the house and has laundry connections, storage and plenty place to finish the basement into large repurposed space with own street level entrance from backyard. The lot size is edible for an ADU.
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$1,770,000
1905 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
5beds
2,990sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1908
6,751 Square Feet Lot
$3,413,900 Zestimate®
$592/sqft
$-- Estimated rent
Home value
$3,413,900
$3.24M - $3.58M
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Hemant Prasad DRE #00585554 916-761-2091,
Pacific Star Real Estate & Loans
Bought with:
Hemant Prasad, DRE #00585554
Pacific Star Real Estate & Loans
Source: MetroList Services of CA,MLS#: 225108446Originating MLS: MetroList Services, Inc.
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
- Full bathrooms: 3
Rooms
- Room types: Attic, Bonus Room, Office, Dining Room, Family Room, Storage, Great Room, Kitchen, Workshop, Library
Dining room
- Features: Formal Room, Formal Area
Kitchen
- Features: Tile Counters
Heating
- Central, Fireplace(s)
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Laundry: Laundry Chute, In Basement
Features
- Flooring: Wood
- Basement: Laundry
- Attic: Room
- Number of fireplaces: 2
- Fireplace features: Brick, Living Room, Family Room, Wood Burning
Interior area
- Total structure area: 0
- Total interior livable area: 2,990 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 6
- Parking features: Boat, RV Access/Parking, Enclosed, Garage Faces Front, Uncovered Parking Spaces 2+, Guest
- Garage spaces: 2
- Uncovered spaces: 4
Accessibility
- Accessibility features: Parking
Features
- Levels: Three Or More
- Stories: 3
- Fencing: Back Yard,Partial,Wood,Front Yard
Lot
- Size: 6,751 Square Feet
- Features: Corner Lot
- Topography: Level,Level
Details
- Additional structures: RV/Boat Storage
- Parcel number: 57205814
- Zoning: D
- Special conditions: Offer As Is
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Colonial
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Wood, Wood Siding
- Foundation: Concrete Perimeter
- Roof: Slate
Condition
- Year built: 1908
Details
- Builder name: Robert Grieg
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: 220 Volts, 220 Volts in Laundry
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: Cable Available, Public, Electric, Underground Utilities, Internet Available, Natural Gas Connected
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Twichell
Location
- Region: Berkeley
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $592/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $146,106
- Price range: $1.8M - $1.8M
- Date on market: 9/20/2026
- Road surface type: Paved, Paved Sidewalk
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 4/25/2026 | Listed for rent | $1,350 |
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| 9/9/2025 | Sold | $1,770,000$592/sqft |
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| 8/22/2025 | Pending sale | $1,770,000$592/sqft |
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| 8/17/2025 | Listed for sale | $1,770,000$592/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -- | $146,106 +2% |
| 2025 | $11,069 +12.1% | $143,241 +2% |
| 2024 | $9,872 +3.4% | $140,433 +2% |
| 2023 | $9,551 -1.3% | $137,679 +2% |
| 2022 | $9,676 +0.8% | $134,979 +2% |
| 2021 | $9,596 +9.8% | $132,334 +1% |
| 2020 | $8,738 +9.3% | $130,978 +2% |
| 2019 | $7,998 +7.4% | $128,409 +2% |
| 2018 | $7,448 | $125,891 +2% |
| 2017 | $7,448 +7.9% | $123,423 +2% |
| 2016 | $6,903 +6.2% | $121,003 +1.5% |
| 2015 | $6,499 | $119,186 +2% |
| 2014 | $6,499 | $116,852 +0.5% |
| 2013 | -- | $116,324 +2% |
| 2012 | -- | $114,044 +2% |
| 2011 | -- | $111,808 +0.8% |
| 2010 | -- | $110,972 -0.2% |
| 2009 | -- | $111,237 +2% |
| 2008 | -- | $109,056 +2% |
| 2007 | -- | $106,918 +2% |
| 2006 | -- | $104,822 +2% |
| 2005 | -- | $102,766 +2% |
| 2004 | -- | $100,752 +1.9% |
| 2003 | -- | $98,906 +2% |
| 2002 | -- | $96,967 +2% |
| 2001 | $3,948 | $95,065 |
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Neighborhood: Downtown Berkeley
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- 10/10Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier SchoolGrades: K-5Distance: 0.3 mi
- 10/10Willard Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8Distance: 1.2 mi
- 9/10Berkeley High SchoolGrades: 9-12Distance: 0.4 mi
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