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Possible Cliff May Home For Sale in the Oakland Hills
October 4, 2011 | 
Author Last week, I walked into 3425 Robinson Street in the Joaquin Miller area of Oakland. One glance at the wooden windows that slide to the side to open, the triangular windows sandwiched between the wall and ceiling and I said, this looks like a Cliff May house! Karen Lum the listing agent said that her seller told her it is a Cliff May designed property, but she has no verification. I went home and checked the online Cliff May registry and could not find it. Regardless, there are many mod features: radiant heated concrete floors, floor to ceiling windows, gravel, concrete and wooly thyme landscaping, exterior doors from the master bedroom, kitchen, living room and more. The kitchen is tweaked out with gourmet appliances and windows to the backyard. I loved it!
Cliff May was the father of the Ranch Home and showcased California's supreme weather.
The exterior of a possible Cliff May home in Oakland
Check out the triangular windows!
Nice!
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What’s Going On Out There
This chart shows Montclair market data from the first quarter of 1997 through the second quarter of 2011. As you can see, sales and selling prices are trending down.
As I was writing this blog post, I got word that my favorite property from last Thursday’s Broker’s Tour went pending in less than a week. A cool mid century home on Saroni was built in 1950 and and renovated to tug on the heart strings of any mid-century modern purist. Click here to view the project. This home was in pristine condition, was tastefully renovated to enhance the property, (no Home Depot cookie cutter finishes here), is level and has a sunny backyard. Additionally it was priced correctly, hence it is under contract.
Click on the link to view a cool video of the Montclair district of Oakland.
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4433 Arcadia – I love this property!
Love this new listing – had to share. The sellers completely renovated the entire house. They have fabulous aesthetic and style, and their art collection and furnishings were really inspiring.
Listing Courtesy of Dave and Carla Higgins at Grubb Co.
Listed at $1.2M
4 Bedrooms
2++Baths
San Francisco Views
Staircase Detail
Living Room
Breakfast Area
Kitchen
Dining Room
Living Room View
Master Bedroom
Office
Broker’s Tour Find in Montclair, Oakland
Sometimes a house is just a house, you know, walls, floors, roof, etc… Other times a house moves people. 6492 Ascot Drive moves me! It was my favorite house on Broker’s Tour this week. Classic mid-century modernist design for the purist who relish preserved original features. This house appears to have original green slate floors, original floor to ceiling windows and sliding doors and huge open spaces. The chrome vintage Frigidaire oven is a piece of art, the original built-in cabinetry in the entry makes organization easy and the rumpus room downstairs gives this house great separation of space. Frankly, I want to sell this house to a buyer, so I can come back and visit.
This house is so much more that the mere details that I mentioned above. It is also about the light, the privacy and the feeling that this house gives once you greet it. The cantilever design of the house that Realtors, Linda Elkin and Art White from Red Oak Realty call quietude reminds me of the celebrated Dave Brubeck’s home.
Photos below are courtesy of Scott Hargis. 6492 Ascot Drive is listed for $675,000, has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, circa 1963.
Patio photo by Deidre Joyner