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Beds: 2
Baths: 2
Square Feet: 1196
Lot Square Feet: 4400
Year Built: 1926

Stunning 2BR/2BA Urban Farmhouse with period charm and modern amenities for today’s lifestyle. The bright living areas have been expanded into an open floor plan accentuated by the original built-ins, fireplace, hardwood floors and high-quality windows. The modern, eat-in kitchen features quartz countertops, built-in bench seating, numerous drawers for storage and new stainless-steel appliances. The primary bedroom accommodates a work/study area, plus an ensuite bathroom with custom wood counters and a walk-in shower with dual heads. The second bedroom has a large walk-in closet and easy access to the updated hall bathroom with a deep tub and overhead shower for guests or kids. The sunny, south facing backyard is highlighted by mature fruit trees including lemon, apple and pear, a shed for storage, conference calls or possible ADU, chicken coop and raised beds to grow your own food. The large basement includes a laundry area, copious storage, as well as the promise of expanding or lifting the house to double your square footage. The house is located less than a mile to Ashby BART, accessible to SF by Transbay F bus, and in close proximity to Berkeley Bowl West, 4th Street, Emeryville and Temescal.

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Berkeley is a city that transcends its small population. While it is only the 30th largest city in California (and only 4th largest in Alameda County!), Berkeley is world renowned for academic achievement, free speech and the arts. Originally part of northern Oakland Township, the new name was adopted in 1866 after Anglican Bishop George Berkeley and applied to both the town and the College of California's new location along Strawberry Creek (later known as UC Berkeley).

Berkeley grew immensely following the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and again during WWII with many wartime jobs in the area at places like the Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond. Later, the city became synonymous with social change and political activism, as the hippie movement spilled out of San Francisco in the late 1960s. Berkeley was the center of national attention in 1974 when Patty Hearst was kidnapped from her apartment at 2603 Benvenue Avenue by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Today, UC Berkeley is one of the world's top universities. The Gourmet Ghetto, inspired by places like Chez Panisse and Peet's Coffee, is a premier food destination. Brilliant masterpieces from architects Bernard Maybeck and Julia Morgan abound. Coupled with its natural amenities from the Berkeley Hills to San Francisco Bay, Berkeley is one of the most desirable places to live in the US, if not the world!