Berkeley Property With A Difference
A new listing caught my eye today — 1808 Fifth Street is what looks like an interesting live/work property near Fourth Street, Berkeley’s most fashionable shopping district.
What’s on offer? Well, a rather grand looking 3/2 gun-metal gray Victorian home with tall ceilings and some good-looking period details (above), as well as a street-level workspace, currently leased to a non-profit.
It’s MUR-zoned, has “award-winning eco features” and had a planning permit in the past for an additional building. The asking price is $1,699,000.
I imagine creative types living here — throwing lavish salon-type soirees and possibly running a trendy business out of the separate unit. Should they have children (unlikely I feel) they would of course want them to speak fluent French and so would send them to the Ecole Bilingue a few blocks away on Heinz Avenue
