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$ 1,245,000

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4 Beds

2 Baths

2,449 SqFt

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$ 1,245,000

Est. payment | -/mo

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4 Beds

2 Baths

2,449 SqFt

Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Residence

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 2,449 sqft

Price per Sqft $508

Subdivision Upper Kensington

MLS Listing ID 41147612

Bedrooms 4

Full Baths 2

HOA Y/N No

Year Built 1936

Lot Size 6,499 Sqft

Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence

Property Description

There's a version of you that already lives here — the one sipping sangria in the courtyard at golden hour, rosemary, lavender, and basil drifting up from the garden beds, blackberries ripening on the vine, and the three-bridges view catching the last of the light. This 4-bedroom, 2-bath Kensington Hills gem was built for a life lived between indoor and outdoor — the way it's done in the south of France or along the Amalfi Coast. Designed in an L-shape, the home wraps around the courtyard with French doors along both wings, opening each side to the garden in turn. It's a layout with real history behind it — the kind of architecture built entirely around seamless indoor-outdoor living, dining, and entertaining. The first floor of the 1,931 square foot* home holds two bedrooms and a full bath, along with a living room that wears its original character proudly — reeded moldings, built-ins, and a brick fireplace, all beneath an extra-large window framing Mt. Tam, the Bay, and three bridges like a painting that changes with the sky. The dining room, also capturing the Bay view, carries the details forward with picture-hanging moldings and chair railing, while the eat-in kitchen — outfitted with a Viking stove — keeps that view going the entire time you cook. Because why would you ever want to look away? Downstairs, two more bedrooms and a full bath open onto the garden — private, peaceful, and yours — alongside a large laundry room and storage to keep everyday life easy. And then there's the magic tucked just beyond: follow the gravel path to an approximately 535 sq. foot detached 1-bedroom, 1-bath bonus space**, known as ‘The Cottage', with its own full kitchen and a private front gardenette — guest suite, studio, rental income, or simply your favorite corner of the property, depending on the day. A two-car garage with an EV charger and solar panels rounds things out, while the location does the rest: minutes to Arlington Village, award-winning Kensington Hilltop Elementary School, Tilden's trails, and public transit. Some properties you tour. This one, you imagine yourself into — and once you do, it's hard to imagine anywhere else.

Location

State CA

County Contra Costa

Rooms

Other Rooms Barn(s)

Interior

Interior Features Eat-in Kitchen

Heating Forced Air, Solar

Cooling None

Flooring Carpet, Concrete, Tile, Vinyl, Wood

Fireplaces Type Living Room, Wood Burning

Fireplace Yes

Appliance Gas Water Heater, Dryer, Washer

Exterior

Parking Features Garage, Garage Door Opener, Off Street

Garage Spaces 2.0

Garage Description 2.0

Pool None

Roof Type Shingle

Total Parking Spaces 3

Private Pool No

Building

Lot Description Back Yard, Sloped Down, Front Yard, Garden

Story Two

Entry Level Two

Architectural Style Traditional

Level or Stories Two

Additional Building Barn(s)

New Construction No

Others

Tax ID 5701420043

Acceptable Financing Cash, Conventional

Listing Terms Cash, Conventional

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Listed by Leigh Schneider Red Oak Realty #02033564

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1420 Kettner Blvd, Diego, CA 92101, United States

268 Columbia Ave Kensington, CA 94708

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