Speaking of Kensington and Real Estate, I have a fabulous new listing at
62 Stratford Road between Coventry and Beverely Road. It's a Romantic Mediterranean home with Bay views, and magical gardens built in 1931, just under 3000 Sq Ft --according to public records--on a very large lot sloping gently towards the bay.
62 Stratford Road has an exceptionally comfortable feel. While getting it ready for market I have become extremely fond of it. I like the way I can go from the living room and dining room out onto the deck. I am a sucker for French doors. Any house that has French doors from a public room or a breakfast room, like this one, gets my vote. At night the dramatic Tiffany style light fixture suspended over the dining room table is drop dead gorgeous.
I am also really happy about the way this updated and efficient kitchen leads right into a family room. If I lived there I would be able to watch the rest of my brood while I assembled meals-- I don't cook, I assemble what I collect from Trader Joe's at El Cerrito Plaza which, by the way, is down the hill from this house.
The "in-law" on the lower level is a great plus. My ex-husband says that every inch of a house should pay for itself. Well, the seller recently rented the "in-law" for $1600. It is a studio but it is a classy studio with its' own private deck and access to the yard. If you don't want to rent it out or don't have an "au pair" it might fold nicely into the main house as a master suite, space for visiting relatives, home office or artists' studio. The possibilities are almost endless. Additionally, the house has 3 bedrooms upstairs, 3 baths( including a new one) a breakfast room, working fireplace in the living room, hardwood floors and an a magical front courtyard. There is a laundry in the one car garage.
And oh, yes, the price... well price at $995,000. And IT IS OPEN THIS SUNDAY from 2 until 4 or later. Come by and see it and say hello to me.
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