San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
The living room of this Albany home features a wood-burning fireplace and bay windows.
With its vibrant front garden and storybook facade, 1498 Posen Ave. in Albany represents an idyllic family home. Its wealth of energy efficient upgrades, functional layout, modernized kitchen and upgraded bathrooms only furthers that assertion.
“With many years of thoughtful structural and cosmetic improvements, the house is now living its best life,” said Josh Dickinson of Zip Code East Bay, the listing agent for 1498 Posen Ave.
Though built in 1927 as a two-bedroom, one-bathroom, an addition in 2012 developed the attic into a full level with a bedroom and separate bathroom. Now boasting three bedrooms and a pair of updated bathrooms, the 1,744square-foot trilevel is available for $1.195 million.
The current owners made eco-conscious improvements to the home, such as LED lights, the installation of a Nest thermostat and drip irrigation lines that quench the colorful flowers bursting from a landscaped front garden.
“Green upgrades are appealing to potential buyers and also benefit the environment,” said Dickinson, who owns Zip Code East Bay, the first certified B Corp real estate brokerage in California. This certification officially recognizes the firm for meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental
performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
The sellers also completed a major structural renovation, which seismically retrofitted the foundation and laid French drains along the perimeter.
A cast concrete fireplace lends a contemporary flourish to the living room, while a wide staircase ascends to the private upper level. Bay windows in the living room overlook the intersection of Posen Avenue and Ordway Street as hardwood flooring graces the interior.
Natural light pours into a dining area just right of the entryway, thanks to a pair of picture windows on the northern and western walls. A modern kitchen accented by custom display cabinets, subway tile backsplash and granite counters, is finished with a peninsula bar and pendant lighting, perfect for entertaining.
Along with the numerous upgrades, the home’s appeal is rooted in its location. Transportation options include the North Berkeley BART Station and AC Transit Transbay H Bus, which picks up minutes away on Gilman Street. Numerous shopping options also abound at nearby Monterey Market, Solano Avenue, Westbrae and the Gilman District.
Read more at www.ZipCode Albany.com.
Listing agent:
Josh Dickinson,
Zip Code East Bay, 510-323-3669, josh@zipcodeeastbay.com.