For sale: the three-bedroom, three-bathroom "castle" at 1985 Tunnel Road, designed in 1996 by Ace Architects It’s going to take someone with a certain je ne sais quoi to buy the newly listed home at 1985 Tunnel Road ($998,000). Someone who says “‘pah’! to minimalism, enough with discreet style, who cares about low-key elegance and […]
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Up to $6,300 rebates available for home energy upgrades
Rebates are available to make your home more energy efficient which in turn will save money Berkeley residents can claim rebates up to the value of $6,300 for implementing energy efficiency upgrades to their homes. And they can learn all about the what, where and how at a Berkeley Home Energy Efficiency Forum happening tomorrow, November 2nd, in […]
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Five under five: Berkeley homes for sale under $500,000
This 3-bedroom home on The Spiral is on at $469,000 While the median price in Berkeley right now for a house is $576,000, there is still a lots of choice to be had among homes that come in at under half a million dollars. (Many of them are in the flats which gives them the […]
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William Wurster designed homes are still in demand
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone lived in this Berkeley home designed by William Wurster until he sold it in late 2009 A new book and exhibition on the architecture of William Wurster, the co-founder, in 1959, of the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley, serves as a reminder of the desirability of the homes he designed. And Wurster homes do still […]
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Northbrae named one of nation’s Top 10 neighborhoods
Homes sell fast in one of the nation’s Top 10 great neighborhoods, according to the APA.
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What Berkeley’s median home price buys you this fall
A two-bedroom Craftsman bungalow in the Monterey Market area falls below the Berkeley median with an asking price of $629,000 Berkeley is something of a law unto itself when it comes to home prices and the robustness of its real estate market. The presence of a world-class university in the the city bolsters property values […]
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Most expensive house for sale in Berkeley ever?
A terrace leading to a garage and the home's entrance can also be used as an outdoor entertainment space. Photos: Sotheby's International Realty While much attention is being paid to a beautifully restored Victorian that is up for sale for $2,500,000 over in north Berkeley, another grand home has quietly come on the market in […]
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New mixed-use building going up on Telegraph at Ashby
A rendering of the mixed-use building being constructed at 3001 Telegraph. Courtesy City of Berkeley Planning Dept/Clayton Perry Update, 01.07.13: Telegraph Gardens is now largely complete and more details about the building and rentals can be found on its website. Construction is under way at the corner of Telegraph and Ashby Avenues to build a […]
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Berkeley man makes a (really rather nice) dumpster home
Gregory Kloehn lives in central Berkeley and he makes things for a living. His latest creation may be his most inventive yet, for Kloehn has fabricated a home out of a dumpster — yes, your regular dumpster, known primarily as a receptacle for trash. This isn’t the first home Kloehn, 41, has made. Working from a […]
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Protect your home from rats this summer
Rat populations in cities like Berkeley swell in the summer months. Photos: Reg McKenna By Robert Mills Rats and other rodents are out and about. The cunning, nocturnal critters seem to grow in numbers during the hot summer nights, and Berkeley residents can do their part to cut down on their nighttime scavenging. “We need to […]
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Lotus founder may yet build his Berkeley home
A model of the home Mitch Kapor hopes to build at 2707 Rose Street in north Berkeley. A group of north Berkeley residents who are trying to prevent Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor and his wife from building a new home in the city lost their case which was heard in the Alameda County […]
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Measure R: Future direction of Berkeley’s downtown?
There’s no issue more contentious on the November 2 ballot than Measure R, the advisory measure that establishes a new downtown plan. Measure R, placed on the ballot by the City Council after Berkeley residents collected enough signatures to force a previous downtown plan to a vote, sets new guidelines on growth and development in […]
