Style, tranquillity in Oakland home
Twice a week, The Chronicle features a home on the market that caught our eye for its architecture, history or character. More photos: www.sfgate.com/columns/ walkthrough Address: 875 Portal Ave., Oakland Asking price: $1.595 million Description: Refinement and tranquillity are found throughout this five-bedroom, fourbathroom Mediterranean home in the Crocker Highlands neighborhood. The property blends classic and contemporary design elements. Perhaps the best example of this marriage is in the renovated chef ’s kitchen, where there are Bosh, Thermador and Liebherr appliances along with a farmhouse sink, timelessly stylish white display cabinets and a wood-topped island.
Hardwood moldings, parquet floors and arched windows lend a traditional flair to the public rooms. A sunny breakfast nook opens to a recently built wraparound rear patio overlooking the garden. A media room with tile floor, projection screen and wet bar opens to a flagstone patio on the garden level. The top-floor master suite includes a private patio of its own and a marble bathroom. Don’t miss: The indoor and outdoor living areas on all three levels. Grass, shade trees and drought-tolerant plants surround the garden’s flagstone patio, while the wraparound deck off the kitchen provides an idyllic place for alfresco dining, wine tasting and/or stargazing. Built: 1932 Square feet: 3,968 For more information: Dave Higgins, Grubb Co., (510) 3906929, dhiggins@grubbco.com