Nestled in the lower North Berkeley Hills, this move-in ready 3-bedroom home boasts picturesque Bay and North Bay views. Charming Mediterranean-style details include a clay-tiled roof, coved ceilings, large picture windows, tiled arched fireplace and hardwood floors. Enter into the step-down living room with fireplace and French doors opening to a spacious walk-out view deck. Surrounded by mature trees and lush shrubbery, the deck overlooks the rear fenced yard and lower-level patio - an oasis awaiting its transformation. The formal dining room's bay windows overlook the rear yard with westward views and connect directly to the kitchen featuring stone-tiled counters, built-in sideboard and breakfast area. This level is completed by the first of three bedrooms, a full bath with stall shower and interior access to the attached garage. The upper level offers two additional bedrooms - one with an attached walk-out sundeck - and a full bath with shower-over-tub. A separate lower-level unwarranted in-law with private entrance offers a studio apartment with kitchen, full bath and walk-out patio - ideal for additional income, extended family or an au pair. Located just steps from the beautiful and historic Berkeley Rose Garden, with tennis courts and softball field, as well as Codornices Park and Live Oak Park. Dine at exceptional restaurants - including Chez Panisse, Bar Panisse and Cheese Board on nearby Shattuck Avenue - or visit the original Peet's Coffee on Vine Street. The North Berkeley Farmers' Market operates on Thursdays year-round. Home Energy Score of 1.
Single-familyProperty Type
1925Year Built
4,059 sq ftLot Size
$612Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listed by Eddie O'Sullivan•DRE #DRE #01407927• Elevation Real Estate
Cragmont, located between the Berkeley Hills ridgeline and North Berkeley, is a residential and hillside Berkeley neighborhood with winding streets and bay-view outlooks. The area reads as a patchwork of mid-century homes, shingled cottages, and terraced gardens set into steep grades. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Indian Rock Park entrance on Indian Rock Avenue, where climbers, dog walkers, and sunset-watchers cycle through the stone outcrops. Community pillars nearby include the Solano Avenue corridor’s independent shops, the North Berkeley Branch Library, and the Berkeley Rose Garden’s amphitheater-like paths. Foot travel often means stairways and switchbacks, while drives trace narrow lanes under mature trees. The pace feels quiet, with nature and architecture doing most of the talking.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
In-law floorplan
Central heating
Fireplace in the living room (1)
Bedrooms
3 bedrooms
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
Kitchen
Dishwasher
Free-standing gas oven
Free-standing gas range
Free-standing refrigerator
Flooring
Wood flooring
Heating & cooling
Central heating
Exterior features
Uncovered deck
Uncovered patio
Back yard fencing
Downslope topography
Publicly maintained paved road with sidewalk
Home design
Single-family residence (Residential)
Mediterranean style
Entry level: ground
Parking
Attached enclosed garage (1 covered space)
Driveway and on-site parking; garage faces front; inside entrance
Security
Carbon monoxide detector(s)
Smoke detector(s)
Construction
Wood construction
Spanish tile roof
Built in 1925
Utilities
Cable available
Electricity available
Internet available
Natural gas connected
Public water
Public sewer
HOA & community
No association fee
Electricity and solar
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Single Family Residential District - Hillside Overlay Zone
The purpose of the Single-Family Residential (R-1) district is to: Recognize and protect the existing pattern of development in the low-density, single-family residential areas of the city consistent with the General Plan; Make housing available for persons who desire detached housing and a relatively large amount of usable open space; Protect adjacent properties from unreasonable obstruction of light and air; and Permit community facilities such as religious assembly uses, schools, parks, and libraries which serve the local population and are not detrimental to the immediate neighborhood.; The purpose of the Hillside (H) overlay zone is to: implement General Plan policies for hillside development; protect the safety and health of residents where steep topography, unusual street conditions and proximity to the wildland-urban interface create severe risk from wildfire; protect the character of Berkeley's hillside areas and their immediate environs; give reasonable protection to views yet allow appropriate development of all property; and allow modifications in standard setback and height requirements when justified because of steep topography, irregular lot pattern, unusual street conditions, or other special aspects of the hillside areas.
Zone overlays
Hillside Overlay Zone
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.15% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
2/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 86° expected this year, 14 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
9/10 Air Factor
16 unhealthy days expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 11.1 hours in
June and 5 hours in December, placing it above the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
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Redfin Estimate for 1160 Glen Ave
$1,717,214
$522K over list price of $1.20M
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