Light-filled 3-bedroom house in the Berkeley Hills with panoramic view

Description

Our family's house was built to take advantage of a panoramic view of the Bay, long before the Berkeley Hills were crowded. Our parents walked the yet-unbuilt streets of Berkeley, looking for the best lot they could afford on Dad's GI Bill. They found their lot, designed the house on the back of an envelope, and built the home for our family of six that was a lively center of environmental activism. Now we host visiting families, and love the chance to share the house we grew up in with others. In addition to terrific views of the Bay, the house has a nearly new furnace, on-demand hot water, and appliances, with a (slightly) updated kitchen. It's a small house, full of windows, bright, livable (and well lived in), with three bedrooms (or two bedrooms and an office), one and a half baths, a fireplace, patio, and fenced garden. It's a half block from the bus stop, a one-and-a-half mile walk from the UC campus. It isn't fancy; it is comfortable, functional, and well loved, and in a very special spot high on the Berkeley Hills. There is an extensive library accumulated by several generations of avid readers, editors, scholars, and writers that you are welcome to browse. The neighborhood is quiet and safe, great for walking. There are several small playgrounds great for little kids, and a short walk away lies the natural wonder of Berkeley's Tilden Park, which contains attractions for children as well as a network of hiking and biking trails, a golf course, and other diversions. Tilden is part of the extensive East Bay Regional Parks system that owes thanks (along with Central Park in Manhattan) to the vision of Frederick Law Olmstead [https://baynature.org/article/moments-inception-founding-vision-east-bay-regional-parks/]. The owner-writer stays in the basement studio and works in the garage office. He is very quiet and often away on assignment.