PENDING with 10 OFFERS
Classic Prairie-style home on coveted tree-lined street
Have you always dreamt of owning a home on a wide and picturesque, tree-lined street, a home with beautiful, well preserved original architectural details, panoramic views of the Golden Gate, San Francisco, the Bay Bridge and Mount Tam, and gracious, thoughtfully laid out rooms flooded with sunlight? Has your wish list included a wonderfully convenient location, a cohesive neighborhood where Halloween festivities are the highlight of the Fall season, an expansive backyard, where you can explore, play and garden, a backyard deck for dining al fresco and a wide, welcoming front porch where you can greet your neighbors? Your dream may now be a reality. On the market for the first time in 59 years, 1060 Mariposa Ave offers all these attributes, and may be just the home you have been searching for, where you can build memories and traditions for decades to come. The owners shared some of their favorite childhood memories: exploring and inventing backyard adventure games, playing hide and seek, and Easter egg hunts in the backyard, playing charades and working on puzzles by the fireplace in the living room and enjoying sunny mornings in the breakfast room. This is a truly special home and a rare opportunity for you to become the next steward of 1060 Mariposa Ave, Berkeley.
The main floor:
Foyer with wide, commanding stairway
Grand living room with two sets of pocket doors, wainscotting, stepped ceiling, fireplace flanked with bookcases, walls of windows, panoramic views and French doors to a deck
Formal dining room, accessible from the kitchen and the living room, with stepped ceiling and large built-in sideboard with leaded glass doors
Study or bedroom with built-in storage and leafy outlooks
Kitchen with generous cabinet space, new range and adjacent breakfast room with sweet built-in storage cabinet
Laundry room
Quarter bath
The second floor:
Primary bedroom with inlaid hardwood floor, built-in dresser, large walk-in closet and panoramic views
Bedroom two with large closet with built-in bureau, San Francisco and Mount Tam views, and French door to the sleeping porch
Bedroom three overlooking the tree-lined street, also with large walk-in closet
Expansive sleeping porch with walls of windows and panoramic views, accessible from the primary bedroom and bedroom two. This is a lovely office area, sitting room, play room or guest area.
Two full baths, one with a tub/shower and the other with a stall shower.
Lower level:
Basement with internal access and access to the garage, driveway and the backyard.
Plus room with windows and lots of natural light.
Utility area and workshop space.
Additional amenities:
Home rewired throughout (2024)
Newer electrical sub- panels (2024)
New furnace and ductwork (2024)
Sewer lateral compliance
Freshly painted in and out
Refinished hardwood and fir floors
Long driveway for off-street parking
Detached garage with workshop area
Expansive, fenced backyard with patio, large arbor, meandering pathways, play space and endless areas to garden
Front yard with established drought tolerant plants
Amazing location convenient to Solano Ave, North Berkeley and Westbrae shopping districts
Mariposa Ave is closed to traffic annually on Halloween, for the annual Halloween event.
