David Stark Wilson is a Berkeley based architect whose style has found a loyal following in the Bay Area. His contemporary homes are invariably large and luxurious. He uses lots of natural materials such as granite, iron and wood and is fond of sweeps of hand-plastered walls in delicate shades of terracotta. There’s usually a [...]
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North Berkeley home with modern touches
What do we think, folks? I wish I had seen this house at 975 Keeler Avenue in the flesh because it looks potentially interesting.
Built in the 1970s with Bay views and huge windows, it has some nice modern touches and a good-looking master bathroom in a Christopherson & Graff designed addition.
The garden and decks look [...]
Mid-Mod Listing in North Berkeley Priced to Sell
If you are a fan of mid-century modern architecture (and I count myself in that club), you’ll be interested in a newly listed example of the style at 1175 Spruce Street in north Berkeley [hat-tip: reader Debtpocalypse].
Before even perusing the photos you may be stopped in your tracks by the price. At $399,000 this home [...]
Berkeley Contemporary Three Years On
Just listed: this four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home at 161 Avenida Drive up in the north Berkeley hills. Designed by Paul Wang in 2003, it is described as “serene”, “secluded” and “spectacular” all at the same time.
Perhaps most interesting, though, is the price: $1,685,000, which is a not insignificant $240,000 (12.5%) down on the $1,925,000 it changed [...]
Pick of the Open Houses: Berkeley
Here’s my pick of three Berkeley homes (pictured in listed order) that have just come up for sale, and that may be worth adding to your list this weekend.
661 Santa Rosa Avenue: Price: $949,000. If the Mediterranean style is your thing, this 3-bedroom, 1,733 sq ft home in the Thousand Oaks neighborhood may float your boat. Lots of [...]
Berkeley Diamond in the Rough Suggests Potential
Newly listed at 2479 Cedar Street in north Berkeley is a home even the real-estate broker describes as a “diamond in the rough” and one needing “TLC and more”. So, it goes without saying this home requires investment, both financial and emotional one assumes.
That said the photographs suggest real potential. Look at that lovely bay [...]
The New Average: a 2,400 Sq Ft Home
Homes are getting smaller. At least when new ones go up they are likely to be more modest in size than they used to be. The average new single-family house peaked at 2,507 sq ft in 2007 and has since slipped to 2,392 sq ft nationally, according to latest Census Bureau data.
In Berkeley, where existing [...]
New on Campus Drive: What Are We Missing?
Someone is going to write in and tell me something to dash my illusions about this new listing at 1225 Campus Drive in north Berkeley.
But on the surface, and for $625,000, I don’t see too much wrong with this modestly proportioned three-bedroom home with Bay views and lots of natural light.
Built in 1949, there’s a [...]
Twitter Founder (Almost) Got What He Asked For
When Twitter co-founder Biz Stone put his Berkeley home on the market in July, he wrote on Twitter (naturally) that he would miss his William Wurster designed studio at 1409 Greenwood Terrace.
Nostalgia notwithstanding, he will presumably have been happy to have found a buyer who paid in the vicinity of the asking price. The diminutive two-bedroom home [...]
North Berkeley Home has Yet to Find its Price
This home, at 28 Vallejo Street, just won’t go away.
It has been languishing on the market since February 2008, has had several price cuts and is now being offered at $1,850,000.
Developed by Mario Trejo, it is certainly very pleasing to the eye, but it has so far proved too expensive to attract a buyer. The [...]