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A gardener’s paradise and a delightful bungalow
Have you been searching for a home with vintage charm, many newer systems, a large yard with a spectacular native garden, offering room for exploration and cultivation, a workshop space where you can tinker, and a partial view of the Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge? Your search may be over now. Pack your gardening supplies, and belongings, and head directly to 1736 Santa Clara Street.
This sweet two -bedroom, one bath bungalow, sited on a gentle hill, with filtered Bay and Golden Gate Views and a “Butterfly Sanctuary” is close to numerous amenities including El Cerrito Natural Grocery and Food Annex, Banter Wine Bar, El Cerrito Swim Center, Cerrito Vista Park, Contra Costa Civic Theater, El Cerrito BART, El Cerrito Plaza, with its twice weekly farmers’ market, two neighborhood parks– Mendocino and Huntington, Point Isabel and the Bay Trail.
J and V, the owners, shared how much they and their children loved picking apples from the backyard apple tree and swinging from the hammock chair hung from the apple tree, the beauty of the garden in the Spring with Freesias popping up and Wisteria blooming on the pergola, the owls they can hear at night, the views from the living room window, including the fog emerging or disappearing through the Golden Gate and amazing sunsets. They will miss these special qualities of their home and look forward to new owners having the opportunity to create their own memories of this wonderful home.
Features:
Entry with coat closet
Living room with gleaming random plank hardwood floors, fireplace, and large picture window with lovely views
Dining area with secret storage cabinet, random plank hardwood floors, and charming wainscoting
Updated eat-in kitchen (2022) with Viking range, quartz countertops, newer dishwasher and hood, tile floor, and large pantry closet, opens to a covered porch and a glorious backyard with a large deck area, patio, hot tub, fruit trees, succulents, natives, old roses, herbs, and meandering pathways.
Bedroom one with generous closet, overlooking the backyard
Bedroom two with Bay views
Sweet bathroom with vintage tile-work
Attached one-car garage with workshop area and laundry
Glorious garden, a treat for butterflies and bees, as well as gardeners and those who aspire to garden, abundant with fruit trees, roses, native plants, herbs, succulents, and a coop. A large fenced lower yard, adjacent to the main garden area, is perfect for pets
Storage shed at the rear of the yard
Zoned for El Cerrito Schools. Buyers to verify with WCCUSD.
Additional amenities:
Fresh interior paint (July 2025)
Newly refinished hardwood floors (July 2025)
New light fixtures throughout (August 2025)
Dual-pane windows (2023)
Copper plumbing (2021)
Newer furnace ( 2021)
