The Piedmont Perspective, Momentum is Moving, April 12, 2008
What's New?
Several months ago I wrote a piece called The Tale of Two Agents. In it, I compared two houses that had been listed at the same time. The first owner hired a local GRUBB Co. agent who had marketed and priced the home aggressively and staged it beautifully. The second owner hired an out-of-area agent who had drastically overpriced the home, had foregone staging and had rarely held it open due to distance.
As one might expect, the first home sold in a week with multiple offers and the second one languished for several months with NO sale.
Anian Tunney has now listed the second home and it is a whole new day! New painting, new staging, new front landscaping and best of all - new price! (This home has had a SIGNIFICANT price reduction.) Featuring 5bdrms/3bths and convenient Oakland Avenue location, this centrally located home now offers real value! Head back for a fresh perspective. You will be pleasantly surprised. Price: $1,349,000. www.Grubbco.com
Adding to homes that pack a big punch, Anthony Riggins has just listed a wonderful Cape Cod on 862 Trestle Glen in Crocker Highlands. Featuring 4bdrms/2bths, remodeled kitchen, formal living and dining rooms, and loads of living space. This home is in a great Crocker location, close to Lakeshore Avenue and delivers value in spades. Price: $995,000
While you are there, take a peek at another of Anthony's listings at 1206 Trestle Glen. It is a charming Traditional on two levels, offering 2bdrms/1bth, cathedral window, hardwood floors and lovely light.
Price: $749,000
Last, but not least, Anne Feste has a new listing at 868 Trestle Glen, featuring 3bdrms/2.5bths, large master suite, spacious bathroom, converted home office, kitchen with adjacent family room and second story deck! Open this Sunday 2-4:30.
Crocker Highlands has been on fire this year!
What's Coming?
Carol Brown brings on a new listing at 21 Park Way, directly across from Dracena Park. This 4BRM/3BA home in Central Piedmont features a generous eat-in kitchen, downstairs rumpus room and large office, inviting parlor, formal living and dining rooms and master suite at street level. With vintage Queen Anne details, decorative eaves, dormer windows and a corner tower in the living room, this spacious home offers tremendous potential and is perfect for the buyer who embraces the renovating process! Open Saturday 1-3 and Sunday 2-4:30.
Price: 1,350,000.
I am a big fan of the Oakmore and Glenview neighborhoods and encourage you to explore the great values here . . . from a terrific "contractor's special" on Everett, listed under $500,000, to a sleek contemporary view home on Clemens for a little more than $800,000, there are wonderful offerings in both of these vibrant, eclectic and architecturally charming, side-by-side neighborhoods.
Jill Carrigan may offer the best of the bunch. Remodeled by Jarvis Architects, this Traditional Bungalow at 4010 Everett has been rebuilt from the foundation up and every inch of it shows! Featuring 4+bdrms/3ths, quality finishes, intact details and level garden, this home offers great space and "luxe living" at a price point well within reach. Open this Sunday 2-4:30. To see more:
What's Pending?
The compact mid-century on Dracena with front courtyard went pending in quick time and with multiple offers, repeating a reoccuring theme; homes in Piedmont (especially those centrally located) are in great demand!
The 2bdrm/1bth starter home on Lake Avenue is also pending as is the Tuscany style home at 95 Oakmont Avenue.
What's Happening?
Momentum is happening! I showed up at last Sunday's Open at 324 Seaview Avenue (www.324seaview.com ) expecting interest to have waned a bit, as is often typical for third or fourth opens, but found just the opposite was true. This wonderful Romantic Mediterranean Retreat enjoyed brisk buisness!
Migrating buyers from the city showed up with children in tow, and more mature buyers arrived looking for a home large enough in whiich to entertain their grandchildren. Neighbors, joggers (one cyclist) and motivated seekers all stopped by.
It's always exciting when buyers (and neighbors) engage in the process and in this case, there is so much to appreciate in this remarkable home and gardens. Take time to review new renderings that include expanding the bedroom and parking count.* Matt Heafey will be holding 324 Seaview Avenue open this Sunday from 2-4:30. Please stop by and say hello!
*Renderings by Tecta Associates have not been approved by the Piedmont Pllanning Department.
Following a slower than normal spring market, I suspect we are going to continue to see strong interest well into the summer.
Anian Tunney's unique two-home listing on Sheridan Avenue has been reduced to $1,975,00. This wonderful family-compound property in the heart of Piedmont offers tremendous opportunity.
Finally, Scott Hill and Liz Dickson invite you to make an offer on their listing at 77 Oakmont Avenue. This 2bdrm/1bth home can be yours for under $800,000!
What's Fun!
School is out tomorrow (whew!) and my fifth grader will graduate Haven's Elementary, before moving over to Piedmont Middle School next fall -but first there are parties to attend. . . He and his classmates will head to the Piedmont Swim Club Pool for some splashing and one last big hurrah on Thursday afternoon. Although the pool has been the center of controversy (to build or not to build) there's no denying its central importance (quite literally) to our community. What fun!
The pool is open daily, from 5:30AM until 9Pm. For more information about the cost of becoming a member, call (510) 655-5163.
The Piedmont Plug!
Piedmont mom and go-getter, Shelby Strudwick, is the new Bay Area Development Manager for Etcetera. Etcetera is a New York based designer clothing company, seasonally shown and sold in the comfort of your own home. Shelby is actively recruiting women who are looking for a fun, flexible, rewarding, part time business in fashion!
This is the perfect opportunity for those of you who enjoy having your own business and would like to put together a team of friends to share this opportunity. While you need not be the ultimate "fashionista," you should love clothes and be out-going, well-connected and self-motivated.
Please visit Etcetera's website at www.etceteranyc.com . If an independent sales consultant position intrigues you (or if you can think of anyone who would be a perfect fit). Call Shelby directly at 415-272-3582 or email her at shelbystrudwick@comcast.net and she will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
THANKS FOR READING!
Julie Gardner
For more information about any of the properties or events listed above, please call me at (510) 339-0400 x264, or simply respond to this email. I'd love to share my real estate tips and my experience in the Piedmont community with you!
Several months ago I wrote a piece called The Tale of Two Agents. In it, I compared two houses that had been listed at the same time. The first owner hired a local GRUBB Co. agent who had marketed and priced the home aggressively and staged it beautifully. The second owner hired an out-of-area agent who had drastically overpriced the home, had foregone staging and had rarely held it open due to distance.
As one might expect, the first home sold in a week with multiple offers and the second one languished for several months with NO sale.
Anian Tunney has now listed the second home and it is a whole new day! New painting, new staging, new front landscaping and best of all - new price! (This home has had a SIGNIFICANT price reduction.) Featuring 5bdrms/3bths and convenient Oakland Avenue location, this centrally located home now offers real value! Head back for a fresh perspective. You will be pleasantly surprised. Price: $1,349,000. www.Grubbco.com
Adding to homes that pack a big punch, Anthony Riggins has just listed a wonderful Cape Cod on 862 Trestle Glen in Crocker Highlands. Featuring 4bdrms/2bths, remodeled kitchen, formal living and dining rooms, and loads of living space. This home is in a great Crocker location, close to Lakeshore Avenue and delivers value in spades. Price: $995,000
While you are there, take a peek at another of Anthony's listings at 1206 Trestle Glen. It is a charming Traditional on two levels, offering 2bdrms/1bth, cathedral window, hardwood floors and lovely light.
Price: $749,000
Last, but not least, Anne Feste has a new listing at 868 Trestle Glen, featuring 3bdrms/2.5bths, large master suite, spacious bathroom, converted home office, kitchen with adjacent family room and second story deck! Open this Sunday 2-4:30.
Crocker Highlands has been on fire this year!
What's Coming?
Carol Brown brings on a new listing at 21 Park Way, directly across from Dracena Park. This 4BRM/3BA home in Central Piedmont features a generous eat-in kitchen, downstairs rumpus room and large office, inviting parlor, formal living and dining rooms and master suite at street level. With vintage Queen Anne details, decorative eaves, dormer windows and a corner tower in the living room, this spacious home offers tremendous potential and is perfect for the buyer who embraces the renovating process! Open Saturday 1-3 and Sunday 2-4:30.
Price: 1,350,000.
I am a big fan of the Oakmore and Glenview neighborhoods and encourage you to explore the great values here . . . from a terrific "contractor's special" on Everett, listed under $500,000, to a sleek contemporary view home on Clemens for a little more than $800,000, there are wonderful offerings in both of these vibrant, eclectic and architecturally charming, side-by-side neighborhoods.
Jill Carrigan may offer the best of the bunch. Remodeled by Jarvis Architects, this Traditional Bungalow at 4010 Everett has been rebuilt from the foundation up and every inch of it shows! Featuring 4+bdrms/3ths, quality finishes, intact details and level garden, this home offers great space and "luxe living" at a price point well within reach. Open this Sunday 2-4:30. To see more:
What's Pending?
The compact mid-century on Dracena with front courtyard went pending in quick time and with multiple offers, repeating a reoccuring theme; homes in Piedmont (especially those centrally located) are in great demand!
The 2bdrm/1bth starter home on Lake Avenue is also pending as is the Tuscany style home at 95 Oakmont Avenue.
What's Happening?
Momentum is happening! I showed up at last Sunday's Open at 324 Seaview Avenue (www.324seaview.com ) expecting interest to have waned a bit, as is often typical for third or fourth opens, but found just the opposite was true. This wonderful Romantic Mediterranean Retreat enjoyed brisk buisness!
Migrating buyers from the city showed up with children in tow, and more mature buyers arrived looking for a home large enough in whiich to entertain their grandchildren. Neighbors, joggers (one cyclist) and motivated seekers all stopped by.
It's always exciting when buyers (and neighbors) engage in the process and in this case, there is so much to appreciate in this remarkable home and gardens. Take time to review new renderings that include expanding the bedroom and parking count.* Matt Heafey will be holding 324 Seaview Avenue open this Sunday from 2-4:30. Please stop by and say hello!
*Renderings by Tecta Associates have not been approved by the Piedmont Pllanning Department.
Following a slower than normal spring market, I suspect we are going to continue to see strong interest well into the summer.
Anian Tunney's unique two-home listing on Sheridan Avenue has been reduced to $1,975,00. This wonderful family-compound property in the heart of Piedmont offers tremendous opportunity.
Finally, Scott Hill and Liz Dickson invite you to make an offer on their listing at 77 Oakmont Avenue. This 2bdrm/1bth home can be yours for under $800,000!
What's Fun!
School is out tomorrow (whew!) and my fifth grader will graduate Haven's Elementary, before moving over to Piedmont Middle School next fall -but first there are parties to attend. . . He and his classmates will head to the Piedmont Swim Club Pool for some splashing and one last big hurrah on Thursday afternoon. Although the pool has been the center of controversy (to build or not to build) there's no denying its central importance (quite literally) to our community. What fun!
The pool is open daily, from 5:30AM until 9Pm. For more information about the cost of becoming a member, call (510) 655-5163.
The Piedmont Plug!
Piedmont mom and go-getter, Shelby Strudwick, is the new Bay Area Development Manager for Etcetera. Etcetera is a New York based designer clothing company, seasonally shown and sold in the comfort of your own home. Shelby is actively recruiting women who are looking for a fun, flexible, rewarding, part time business in fashion!
This is the perfect opportunity for those of you who enjoy having your own business and would like to put together a team of friends to share this opportunity. While you need not be the ultimate "fashionista," you should love clothes and be out-going, well-connected and self-motivated.
Please visit Etcetera's website at www.etceteranyc.com . If an independent sales consultant position intrigues you (or if you can think of anyone who would be a perfect fit). Call Shelby directly at 415-272-3582 or email her at shelbystrudwick@comcast.net and she will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
THANKS FOR READING!
Julie Gardner
For more information about any of the properties or events listed above, please call me at (510) 339-0400 x264, or simply respond to this email. I'd love to share my real estate tips and my experience in the Piedmont community with you!
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