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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Pick of the listings: A mid-mod project in the hills
A trusted source tells me this home may be something of a bargain. True, the photo doesn’t exactly scream “buy me now”, but the home is in foreclosure which explains the lack of care taken with presenting it for sale. Here’s the low-down: this mid-century modern home on a 10,695 sq ft lot at 1488 Olympus […]
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Pick of the listings: Solano Craftsman with studio
Sometimes you just see a house (or, in this case, the listing details of a house) and you think it makes sense. It’s a house that ticks the required boxes. One that would be worth investigating at the very least. This one, at 943 Fresno Avenue, has character in that it’s a Craftsman with the […]
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Home hunting in Berkeley: Lamenting the listings
Berkeleyside contributing writer Kim Weisberg is looking for a new home to rent. Today, in the second part of an occasional column in which she reveals the dark underbelly of house hunting in our city, she dwells on the bottomless pit that is the Craigslist Apartment Listing. "Funky" means gross, not hip. I’ve developed a list I […]
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Pick of the listings: A high-up Claremont house
This is one of the nicest listed houses I have seen in a while in Berkeley. Of course, you would expect it to be pretty fine with a $1.695 million price tag. Nevertheless, high prices don’t always equate to appealing homes, and there’s an awful lot to like with this five-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home at 90 […]
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Home hunting in Berkeley: Lessons learned
Craftsman cottage for two? A girl can dream… Berkeleyside contributing writer Kim Weisberg is looking for a new home to rent. Today she kicks off an occasional column in which she reveals the dark underbelly of house hunting in our city. My boyfriend and I have been looking for a new home for a few months, mostly […]
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Berkeley’s multi-million dollar homes: A short story
It’s been a long time since a multi-million dollar home came on the market in Berkeley. We’re not talking $1m, or even $2m or $3m, but up in the stratospheric $4 million-plus range. Last week, however, saw the appearance of a “Hamptons-style” pile on Grizzly Peak with a $4.2 million ticket-price. The property was bought for […]
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Pick of the listings: A 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 […]
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Mitch Kapor’s Berkeley home: From white to gray
Notice anything different? A new image of the architects‘ model for Mitch Kapor’s proposed home at 2707 Rose Street has emerged. Seems as though someone has had a change of heart on the exterior hue of the home.
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High hopes for new apartment project on Shattuck
A new development of mixed-use apartments is set to rise at 2600 Shattuck Ave. after developer City Centric secured entitlements to build the $60 million project. The hope is that the development — which will include 155 units, a 188-spot parking garage and 19,600 square feet of retail space —will revitalize something of a dead zone in Berkeley. […]
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Pick of the listings: Newly revamped on Stuart Street
Someone may get in touch with me to point out some obvious flaw I have failed to notice on this listing, but it seems this remodeled lemon-yellow home on a corner lot at 1801 Stuart Street, might be worth a second glance. Three bedrooms, and two baths, and a total 1,811 sq ft, a good-looking […]
