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$899,000

1404 Elm St
El Cerrito, California, United States

2bd 1ba

Listed By: Listanza Services Group

Listed On: 06/09/2023

Listing ID: GL5269819 View More Details

Description

The lush Japanese maple, the camelia and the willow all have a sensibility, a sense of peacefulness that one feels throughout the house. Steven and his late wife Miyako moved to this house on Elm Street in 1988 and since then the street has only gotten better. They chose the house because of its proximity to BART, the Ohlone Greenway and that it had some nice trees along the street which were in short supply back then in El Cerrito. They know lots of the neighbors and judging by the little ones knocking on the door on Halloween, Elm Street was well-liked by children. Miyako had a very high ranking in a Japanese martial art called Naginata, in fact, the highest ranked outside of Japan. She taught Naginata for many years at the El Cerrito Community Center and often traveled to teach in Europe and South America. She was also active in the Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony. The wood floors held up so well over the decades because of her insistence that everyone remove their shoes before entering. Steve worked at home in one of the bedrooms where he created photo-simulations for cities, transit agencies, and environmental groups to help them visualize auto-oriented landscapes transforming into walkable neighborhoods. He had to fly to far-off locations and always just walked with his roller bag to del Norte BART to go to San Francisco International Airportno car required. He's gratified to see the increase over the years of pedestrians and bicyclists. In readying this house for you, serenity was primary. Both bedrooms look into the garden where you can hear the whispering of the willow. The kitchen is beautiful as is the bathroom with it's unique and subtle floor tiles. With only one wide step to the entrance the house is easy to access and there's a one-car garage right off the kitchen. The secret is the attic which has a pull-down ladder and additional storage space. This sweet gem of a house is ready to welcome you home.