5-plus bedroom beauty!

offered at $729,000

SOLD: 8/17/03

What's special about this house?

This home is well located on a quiet street, on a block of well-kept homes, just a short jaunt to Solano Avenue attractions to the North, and to the Monterey Market shopping area to the south.

Albany has few quality homes of this size. There are 5-bedrooms plus a study - perfect for the large family. Originally a one-story, 3-bedroom, 1 bath home, 1027 Peralta has had two major additions in its lifetime: Many years ago a former owner added a large family room, complete with fireplace and indoor barbecue, to the rear of the structure, adjacent to the kitchen and opening to the patio and garden.

Then in 1996, the current owners consulted an architect (Don Mill) to design a second story, which consists of 3 additional bedrooms and 2 baths, including a large master suite with an alcove that could itself serve as a small office or nursery. The master bedroom has the best views in the house, overlooking Mt. Tam and a peek of the Golden Gate Bridge. At the same time the owners completely remodeled the existing kitchen, putting in modern appliances and granite countertops. They left the small bedroom downstairs near the kitchen as a study or plus-room.

When the owners did the addition, they also had the house seismically retrofitted to support the second story, and updated the electrical with new circuit breakers. Several years earlier they replaced the sewer line and installed a French drainage system. The garage at street level was completely rebuilt a few years ago.

Here is an unusual opportunity to get that spacious Albany home in a great location you've been looking for.

HOUSE DESCRIPTION:

	5+ bedrooms, 3 baths total:
	Downstairs: 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, "plus" room (study), living room, dining room, family room
	Upstairs: 3 bedrooms 2 baths, (which includes large master suite with alcove), laundry room
	"Plus" room downstairs leads to back patio and garden
	Family room with open beams, fireplace, and indoor barbecue, opens to patio and garden.
	Very spacious master bedroom suite has great view of Mt. Tam and partial view of Golden Gate Bridge
	Back bedroom upstairs has view of East Bay hills
	Rooms are bright and light with many windows and upstairs skylight
	Pleasant back yard patio and garden
	Sprinkler and drip system irrigation front, back and side
	Updated kitchen (1996) with granite counters flows into family room
	Storage and utility basement under house
	Newly re-built garage with auto opener
	Estimated living space = 2,474 *
	Lot size = 3,850 *

* Estimate from public records not verified.

SALE INFORMATION:

	Shown by appointment, or
	Sunday open house July 6 and 13 (2-4)
	Broker's open house, Thursday, July 10, 2003 (9:30 AM - 12:00 noon). Rick and Ann's catered goodies served. The public is always welcome to my Broker's open houses.
	Complete disclosure packages will be available soon at Red Oak offices.
	Offers will be reviewed after July 13, 2003.

DIRECTIONS TO PROPERTY

	Solano or Marin to Peralta
	South on Peralta to 1027

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1027 Peralta Ave, Albany, CA, 94706

Bob Blumberg
Red Oak Realty
1891 Solano Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94707
510-527-0344

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