Bronze Coast Victorian Queen Anne Cottage Duplex/SFR Close to Schools + Parks
LISTED AT $895,000
Location, location, location! Built in 1895 as a single family residence, this Queen Anne cottage-style home is only 2 blocks from Franklin Elementary School and Franklin Park/pool, and only a 5-minute bike ride to both downtown Park St. and the beach and shoreline! Currently set up as two flats offering 1BR, 1BA, a kitchen and large living/dining rooms on the first floor, and 2BR, 2BA and an eat-in kitchen in the second floor apartment, this vintage home offers a great opportunity for the investor looking for rental income, or the buyer who wants to convert the home back into a SFR and enjoys the vintage home restoration process. The current upstairs kitchen could be made into a 4th bedroom. The house features spacious rooms, high ceilings, hardwood floors, bay windows, stained glass windows and a lovely Victorian facade that’s largely unchanged from its original days. Spacious at +2,000 square feet, the home includes a basement and a detached garage finished as a studio space which provide a combined additional 963 square feet of space (per appraisal). With a truly central Alameda main island location that’s close to top-ranked schools and gives easy access to the South Shore Center, freeways, OAK and has a prime location along the Alameda July 4th Parade route, this is a fabulous opportunity for lovers of Victorian homes who want to live in a coveted Bronze Coast location!