268 Columbia Ave, Kensington, CA 94708
- $1,245,000
- 4
- BD
- 2
- BA
- 2,449
- SqFt
Listed by Leigh Schneider, (510) 390-0857 from Red Oak Realty
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- List Price
- $1,245,000
- MLS#
- EB41147612
- Status
- ACTIVE
- Property Type
- Single Family Residential
- Class
- Single Family Home
- Stories Levels
- Two Story
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Total Bathrooms
- 2
- Full Bathrooms
- 2
- City
- Kensington
- Lot Size
- 6,500
- Zip
- 94708
- Sqft. of Residence
- 2,449
- Listing Area
- Kensington
- Acres
- 0.15
- Neighborhood
- Other
- Year
- 1936
Property Description
There's a version of you that already lives here - the one sipping sangria in the courtyard at golden hour, rosemary, lavender, and basil drifting up from the garden beds, blackberries ripening on the vine, and the three-bridges view catching the last of the light. This 4-bedroom, 2-bath Kensington Hills gem was built for a life lived between indoor and outdoor - the way it's done in the south of France or along the Amalfi Coast. Designed in an L-shape, the home wraps around the courtyard with French doors along both wings, opening each side to the garden in turn. It's a layout with real history behind it - the kind of architecture built entirely around seamless indoor-outdoor living, dining, and entertaining. The first floor of the 1,931 square foot* home holds two bedrooms and a full bath, along with a living room that wears its original character proudly - reeded moldings, built-ins, and a brick fireplace, all beneath an extra-large window framing Mt. Tam, the Bay, and three bridges like a painting that changes with the sky. The dining room, also capturing the Bay view, carries the details forward with picture-hanging moldings and chair railing, while the eat-in kitchen - outfitted with a Viking stove - keeps that view going the entire time you cook. Because why would you e
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Additional Information
- Bathroom Features
- Primary - Shower(s) over Tub(s), 46, Primary - Updated Bath(s)
- Cooling System
- None
- Exterior Features
- Stucco
- Fireplace Description
- Living Room, Wood Burning, Brick
- Floor Covering
- Tile, Vinyl, Carpet - Wall to Wall, Concrete, Hardwood
- Garage Parking
- Detached Garage, Enclosed, Garage, Gate / Door Opener, Off-Street Parking
- Garage Spaces
- 2
- Heating System
- Heating - 2+ Zones, Solar
- Laundry Facilities
- In Laundry Room, Washer, Dryer
- Stories
- Two Story
- Living Area
- 2,449
- Lot Description
- Grade - Sloped Down
- Lot Size
- 6,500
- Neighborhood
- Kensington
- Other Rooms
- Basement - Unfinished
- Pool Description
- Pool - No, None
- Roof
- Composition
- Style
- Traditional
- Unincorporated Yn
- Yes
- Water
- Heater - Gas
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