The home’s handsome exterior remains largely unchanged since 1910, and the authentic Craftsman design blends seamlessly with this vintage neighborhood’s wonderfully eclectic mix of Victorian, Craftsman and 1930s homes. Inside, the formal dining room has the original oak floor with an inlaid rosewood border, a decorative fireplace and a wide picture window offering a view of the front garden’s flowering bougainvillea. The large, eat-in kitchen, behind the dining room, has been recently updated with quartz counters, fresh paint, and new light fixtures and cabinet hardware. A spacious family room at the back of the home is next to a full bathroom, and can also be used as a main floor primary bedroom, guest or media room. Three additional bedrooms are on this level, two of which share a newly updated connecting bathroom and are most likely the home’s original Craftsman bedrooms.
The second floor offers exceptional privacy, expansive space (584 square feet), abundant sunlight and an eco-friendly cork floor. The primary bedroom suite at the top of the stairs includes a freshly updated bathroom with a skylight and a jetted soaking tub/shower combination. A spacious private deck off the bedroom looks over the large, level backyard with refreshed landscaping and fruit-producing mulberry, apple and orange trees. An additional bedroom on this level could also make for a home office, fitness room and more.
508 Taylor Ave is located less than 1/2 mile to both Crab Cove beach and Washington Park’s baseball and soccer fields, tennis courts and playgrounds, and just minutes to Trader Joe’s and everything the South Shore Center has to offer. With Webster St restaurants and businesses only blocks away, this home offers an appealing, spacious home with close proximity to everything Alameda has to offer!