INTRODUCING

1514 Santa Clara Avenue

Central Alameda

Alameda

LISTED FOR

$795,000

SOLD FOR

$1,150,000

SOLD FOR

45% OVER LIST

$838

PRICE/SF

14 DAYS ON

MARKET

21 OFFERS

RECEIVED

Opportunity Knocks! Sweet 1928 Bungalow Close to Franklin School and Parks

LISTED AT $795,000

Built in 1928 and located in a convenient central Alameda neighborhood that offers easy access to Franklin Elementary School, shopping, restaurants and parks, this vintage home offers upside and opportunity! With large, light-filled rooms, the home features 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, a formal living and dining rooms and an eat-in kitchen with a breakfast nook. Downstairs (street level) includes a large laundry room with direct access to the lovely backyard, a 1/2 bath, an attached garage (499 square feet) and 585 square feet of semi-finished rooms that provide square foot expansion potential, an expansive workshop or other versatile uses.

The exterior has charming Mediterranean styling very similar to the sister home built concurrently in 1928 at 1518 Santa Clara Ave. The facade has stairs leading to a sweet, covered front porch over a recessed garage, wide picture windows and a terracotta tile roof.

Inside, the spacious living room features the original tray ceiling and a tiled fireplace in addition to the bright, natural light through newer dual-pane windows that are found in every room in the home. The kitchen, situated behind the dining room, includes a sunny breakfast nook and offers plenty of space to design a dream kitchen with 21st century styling and amenities. Three well-sized bedrooms and a full bathroom are situated at the back of the house, creating a nice separation of space from the home’s public rooms. Two of the bedrooms have handsome oak floors, while the third bedroom is presently carpeted, most likely over a hardwood floor.

One of the many appealing features of this home is a lower level that provides substantial bonus space (1,084 square feet in total) with the potential for development. Level-in from the attached garage and backyard, the space is also accessed from a staircase from the kitchen. The space presently includes both finished and semi-finished areas, including a laundry room, half bathroom, garage and workshop. The laundry room has direct access to a tidy and sunny backyard that’s ripe for a gardener’s touch and features a patio, lawn and fruit-bearing citrus tree.

1514 Santa Clara Ave has an incomparable central location within minutes from nearly everything, and provides a fantastic opportunity to get into the Alameda market. Less than 1/2 mile to Franklin Elementary School and park/playground, with convenient access to Nob Hill Foods, the Farmers’ Market, downtown Park and Webster St businesses, this vintage home is close to Crown Beach/Washington Park and ACTransit buses to BART and the SF Ferry.

BEDROOMS

BATHROOMS

1.5

APPROX.

1,372 SF

Notable Features

Built in 1928
1,372 SF (measured)
499 SF Attached garage
585 SF Bonus rooms
3,400 SF Lot (public records)
3 Bedrooms
1.5 Bathrooms
Eat-in kitchen
Fireplace
Newer dual-pane windows
Off-street parking
Level backyard w/patio, citrus tree
Close to Franklin Elementary + Franklin Park/playground
Easy access to South Shore Center, downtown Webster + Park streets, Farmers’ Market

The spacious living room sets a gracious 1928 tone with its original tray ceiling, tiled fireplace, and bright natural light pouring through newer dual-pane windows — the same generous light carried through the formal dining room and into the sunny eat-in kitchen with its breakfast nook. Two of the three bedrooms retain handsome original oak floors, while the lower level adds a compelling 585 square feet of semi-finished bonus rooms alongside a laundry room with direct access to a tidy backyard patio shaded by a fruit-bearing citrus tree.