1111 Union St.

With curb appeal to spare, the home’s interior perfectly integrates many preserved original features with recent tasteful updates designed for a contemporary lifestyle. An impressive entrance foyer with a coffered ceiling separates the living and dining rooms, and offers a preview of the beautiful architectural details within the home. To the right, the large formal living room was designed for impressing and entertaining, with details including a striking brick and stone fireplace, oversized windows, ten-foot coved ceilings, picture rails, and a handsome oak floor inlaid rosewood borders that continues through the foyer and into the dining room. Across from the living room, the dining room provides another example of elegant early 20th century design with a stunning original china cabinet and sideboard built around a fireplace with a faience tile surround and an ornate brass summer screen. An exposed beam ceiling, tall wainscot panelling topped with plate rails, and direct access to a private covered porch for enjoying warm summer nights all complement the graciousness of this beautiful room. The attractive, newly updated eat-in kitchen sits adjacent to the dining room, and includes new quartz counters, cabinet fronts and light fixtures, a refinished oak floor, two sinks, a wine cooler and a Wolf range. A rear staircase to the second floor and a convenient kitchen half bath complete the first floor.

The home’s elegant stairway winds to the second floor from the foyer, and is accented with ornate balusters anchored by stylized newel posts. Tall wainscot panels adorn the walls, and sit beneath a pair of exceptional stained glass windows. The second floor includes four spacious bedrooms, two bathrooms and a large versatile family room that can double as a home office or possible fifth bedroom. Each of the bedrooms are unique in character, and feature Douglas fir floors, bay windows, coved ceilings, picture rails, and oversized windows for bright, natural light. The sun-filled primary bedroom has its own fireplace, as well as a newly remodeled ensuite bathroom.

The first time on the market since 1999, 1111 Union St provides the rare opportunity to acquire a home of this size and quality in Alameda’s lovely Bronze Coast, a home as gracious on the inside as the outside.