Welcome to this wonderful Craftsman Bungalow on the Rockridge/ Elmwood border. Here is your chance to own that cute craftsman bungalow with all the bells and whistles! This home features 2 nice sized bedrooms — one with a plus room attached — which is the perfect nursery or home office. It also features a recently updated “Period” eat-in kitchen and 1+ bathrooms. But it’s the fabulous architectural detailing that really makes this home sing! Like gleaming hardwood floors, all the nice detailing in the kitchen, a built-in China cabinet, pocket doors, a cozy fireplace, coved and box beamed ceilings, and wainscoting all in natural wood. The formal dining and living rooms are very traditional. The eat-in kitchen can feed an army and is a real delight with plenty of cabinetry and counter space. The kitchen opens right onto the backyard so living the indoor/outdoor California lifestyle is easy. The backyard is a real treat with a quiet sunny outlook and the garden is a treasure and is just the place to unwind with family and friends on the weekend. The seller has lovingly maintained this home with upgrades to the electrical system, seismic retrofitting, radiant heating, and a very low termite report. The converted detached Garage-Mahal is truly a masterpiece. Big double French doors, a beamed and vaulted ceiling, skylights, heat and power makes this space just about perfect for any use you could imagine – office, art studio, yoga, meditation, crafts, play space, overnight guests, or ?? And it was done by a local contractor with permits, so it doesn’t get any better than this! Neighborhood Description Rockridge stretches along College Avenue from Broadway up to the Berkeley border at Ashby (where you will find us here at Lawton Associates, by the way). The neighborhood stretches west to spoon with Temescal and eastward up the hills for magnificent views of the bay. Whether you reside in a Craftsman on Cavour or a chalet on Chabot, you are never far from the action on College Avenue. And by action on College Avenue, we mean some of the hottest shops and restaurants in the Bay Area. Has the foodie press stopped raving about Wood Tavern? No they have not, but they are also busy touting A Cote, Oliveto, and of course Zachary’s, the best pizza you will ever eat. And, if you aren’t getting your freshly made pasta, organic produce, butchered meat, and piping hot pastries from Market Hall…well, you should be. And when you are ready to relax and watch the world go by, you can hang with cool cats at Cole Coffee, possibly the best roast this side of the bay. Rockridge came into its own in the 1970s when the BART station opened and the Caldecott Tunnel provided better access to Walnut Creek and beyond. Many neighborhood institutions from the 70s and before are still beloved destinations, such as Chimes Pharmacy. In addition to BART, there are so many public transportation options that you may never get in your car again. AC Transit has the uber-handy 51 line taking you from downtown Oakland to Berkeley. The “casual carpool” has several neighborhood pick-up spots, as do car-sharing services City Car Share and ZipCar. And, of course, the neighborhood is perfect for walking, strolling, rolling, biking, hopping, crawling and every other motion you can think of. The people of Rockridge are heartily committed to community building, as evidenced each year at the Rockridge Out & About Street Fair. The foodies come out weekly for the nearby Temescal Farmers Market and bi-annual for the Kitchen Tour.
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