When word got out that the property at 2911 Russell Street — formerly the Magnes Museum — was coming up for sale, there was talk it would sport something in the region of a $3m price tag.
In the event, it listed on April 23 for $2,750,000. But the 8,666 sq ft home has yet to [...]
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Berkeley: hefty price cut on former museum property
Leola Hall Craftsman returns in the Elmwood
Leola Hall designed the 1909 Craftsman style brown-shingle house that is up for sale at 2806 Stuart Street in the Elmwood.
The three-bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home has lots of historic features including the original brick fireplace. It was last sold in March 2006 for $1,103,000 and — in a sign of the times — is now priced at [...]
Oakland Craftsman with border benefits
Fresh to market: the quintessential Berkeley house we all know (and many of us would like to own): brown shingle Craftsman, period features, leafy outlook and quiet neighborhood. Only it isn’t in Berkeley — it’s just across the border in Oakland.
The advantage of its location at 6652 Dana Street is that Summer Kitchen is walkable, as is Wood [...]
Under the radar Elmwood home for sale
This home has been on the market for a few weeks, but it may have slipped your notice as it is not listed on the MLS. The listing details don’t reveal the address either, but if you have a nose for Berkeley real estate — and my readers most certainly do — it won’t take [...]
Magnes Museum to list for $3m, Possible Family Home
The Judah L. Magnes Museum will be putting its Berkeley property at 2911 Russell Street on the market next month, in anticipation of moving to a new facility in downtown Berkeley in 2011. The 12,000 ft stately home, which is sited on 25,000 sq ft lot, is expected to list for around $3 million.
The Magnes, a [...]
Wednesday Snippets
Pick of the day: this $425,000 cottage at 2320 Carleton Street in Berkeley (above), which needs TLC, but looks like it might be worth the effort (good bones and all that).
The quintessentially Berkeley house at 2830 Garber Street in the Elmwood has, we are told, had two offers and is expected to sell over its [...]
A Julia Morgan Possible with Potential
Newly listed at 2618 Etna Street in Berkeley is what may be a 1906 Julia Morgan-designed home which looks like it’s worth a visit.
First time on the market in 100 years, according to the listing and there are lots of original period details to savor, as well as a fair amount of space — more [...]
Tuesday Snippets: Offers, Plaudits and Cuts
The Bernard Maybeck designed home at 2980 Linden Street in Berkeley has been taken off the market and word on the street is that it had as many as eight offers — and not one of them is from me. It listed for $1,095,000.
At least one visitor to 2830 Garber Street – listed at $1,150,000 and also in [...]
Serious Price Plummet in the Elmwood
A Berkeley property that originally listed way back in January 2007 for $2,089,000 is today back on the market for just $980,000 — an astonishing 53% tumble.
2649 Russell Street is just off College Avenue in the heart of the Elmwood shopping district. It’s a big house — five bedrooms and five bathrooms — and has been [...]
I’m in Love, I’m All Shook Up
I am not kidding. This is how I feel about 2980 Linden Avenue — and those are the precise words spoken to me by a man who saw the house at the same time I did and emerged onto the sidewalk veritably swooning. He was not alone.
This 2+/2.5 home with cottage is seriously gorgeous. Designed [...]