Sarah Abel & Julie Gardner Present
a charming rockridge craftsman
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$1,198,000
378 Hudson Street,
Oakland
Features
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Embrace the quintessential Rockridge lifestyle in this delightful 1911 Craftsman bungalow, just one block from College Avenue’s vibrant shops, gourmet dining, cafés, and easy transportation. Nearby, you'll find the Rockridge Library, FROG Park, Temescal District, Studio One, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Market Hall, AC Transit and BART. Relax on the inviting front porch while Monarch butterflies flutter through the garden, or enjoy the expansive backyard featuring a lush, colorful landscape, a tool and potting shed, and a non-conforming, detached bonus space—perfect for an office, art studio, or potential garden ADU. The property is home to several mature fruit trees, an herb garden and ample entertainment places. The property is on a spacious 5,244 sq. ft. level lot and offers ample off-street tandem parking. Inside, vintage charm meets modern convenience. Original Craftsman built-ins grace the dining room, while the updated kitchen boasts a large peninsula, seamlessly flowing into a versatile family room or third bedroom with access to a generous deck overlooking the garden. Interior stairs lead to a partially finished basement with plumbing for a full bath, offering exciting expansion possibilities. With its prime location, timeless character, and endless potential, this Rockridge gem is a rare find.
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amenities
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PROPERTY DETAILS
● 1252 Square Feet
● 5,244 Square Foot Lot - .12 Acre
● 3 bedrooms, 1+bathroom
● Non-Confirming Lower Level Space
● Playroom, family area, workout room, art studio
● Detached Non-conforming Shed with electricity and peaked ceiling
● Perfect for office, workout room, or art studio
● Unfinished basement with functioning toilet, sink and drain for shower!
● Hardwood floors throughout
● Craftsman with original detailing
● Original, decorative double-hung windows
● Garden with multiple fruit trees, herbs, multiple seating areas, space to play
● Apple Tree - Pink Lady
● Lemons, limes, Meyer Lemons
● Fig (Black Mission)
● Peach Tree
● Plum Trees (local variety)
● Deck off of the kitchen/family room - ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining
● Updated kitchen with breakfast bar
● Ideal flow for entertaining and great indoor outdoor flow for parties
● Renovation and expansion plans convey with the property
● Buyer to check with City on status of permit
OUR FAVORITE THINGS
● Being right in the heart of Rockridge and the convenience it lends
● Hudson Bay Cafe - 1⁄2 block away!
● Market Hall with gourmet offerings
● Well-known restaurants - to name a few...
● Belotti (Italian)
● Marica (Seafood)
● High Peaks Kitchen (Indian)
● Soi Four (Thai)
● Uzen (Sushi/Japanese)
● Cactus Taqueria
● Zachary's (deep dish pizza)
● A-16
● A Cote
● Delectable treats such as the Chocolate Dragon
● Close proximity to the library, shops and restaurants
● BART and bus stops just blocks away
● Proximity to Rockridge Library
LOCAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY
● Rockridge Annual Street Fair on College Ave
● Halloween on Hudson Street - Stock up on Candy, a holiday not to be missed!
● Annual Halloween kids' parade
● Farmers Market - Sundays at the DMV parking lot
● FROG Park - just blocks away
● Dog park next to Frog Park
● Studio One Art Center - great selection of art classes for all ages after-school programs
● Temescal pool
● Rockridge Community Planning Counsel- RCPC
● FROG Park Committee - Community Involvement
● Oakland Zoo - Holiday Zoo Lights is fun and festive
● The Rockridge News, local, community monthly publication
● Chabot Space and Science Center
● The Crucible
SURROUNDING AREAS
● Berkeley is in close proximity with award-winning restaurants - Chez Panise, chic
boutiques and unique shops
● UC Berkeley Campus
● Shakespeare Theatre
● Speaker Series
● Botanical Gardens
● Claremont Hotel - Fairmont Resort and Spa
● Berkeley Tennis Club
● Movie Nights in Temescal
● Chabot Space ad Science Center
● Oakland Ferry from Jack London Square to SF Ferry Building
● The joys of San Francisco and beyond
● Ferry Building
● Fisherman’s Wharf
● The Golden Gate Bridge
● The Trolly Cars
● Golden Gate Park
● Theatre
● ACT
● Symphony
● Ballet
● Alcatraz Tour
● Sausalito
● Bay Area Discovery Museum
● Marin Headlands
● Stinson Beach
● Muir Woods
● Point Reyes
● Napa Valley
● Lake Tahoe
REGIONAL PARKS
● Tilden Regional Park
● Steam Trains
● The Little Farm
● Merry Go Round
● 18-hole golf course
● Miles and Miles of hiking and biking trails - The View Trail
● Redwood Regional Park
● Big Basin Redwoods State Park
● Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
● Mount Diablo State Park
● 5,244 Square Foot Lot - .12 Acre
● 3 bedrooms, 1+bathroom
● Non-Confirming Lower Level Space
● Playroom, family area, workout room, art studio
● Detached Non-conforming Shed with electricity and peaked ceiling
● Perfect for office, workout room, or art studio
● Unfinished basement with functioning toilet, sink and drain for shower!
● Hardwood floors throughout
● Craftsman with original detailing
● Original, decorative double-hung windows
● Garden with multiple fruit trees, herbs, multiple seating areas, space to play
● Apple Tree - Pink Lady
● Lemons, limes, Meyer Lemons
● Fig (Black Mission)
● Peach Tree
● Plum Trees (local variety)
● Deck off of the kitchen/family room - ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining
● Updated kitchen with breakfast bar
● Ideal flow for entertaining and great indoor outdoor flow for parties
● Renovation and expansion plans convey with the property
● Buyer to check with City on status of permit
OUR FAVORITE THINGS
● Being right in the heart of Rockridge and the convenience it lends
● Hudson Bay Cafe - 1⁄2 block away!
● Market Hall with gourmet offerings
● Well-known restaurants - to name a few...
● Belotti (Italian)
● Marica (Seafood)
● High Peaks Kitchen (Indian)
● Soi Four (Thai)
● Uzen (Sushi/Japanese)
● Cactus Taqueria
● Zachary's (deep dish pizza)
● A-16
● A Cote
● Delectable treats such as the Chocolate Dragon
● Close proximity to the library, shops and restaurants
● BART and bus stops just blocks away
● Proximity to Rockridge Library
LOCAL ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY
● Rockridge Annual Street Fair on College Ave
● Halloween on Hudson Street - Stock up on Candy, a holiday not to be missed!
● Annual Halloween kids' parade
● Farmers Market - Sundays at the DMV parking lot
● FROG Park - just blocks away
● Dog park next to Frog Park
● Studio One Art Center - great selection of art classes for all ages after-school programs
● Temescal pool
● Rockridge Community Planning Counsel- RCPC
● FROG Park Committee - Community Involvement
● Oakland Zoo - Holiday Zoo Lights is fun and festive
● The Rockridge News, local, community monthly publication
● Chabot Space and Science Center
● The Crucible
SURROUNDING AREAS
● Berkeley is in close proximity with award-winning restaurants - Chez Panise, chic
boutiques and unique shops
● UC Berkeley Campus
● Shakespeare Theatre
● Speaker Series
● Botanical Gardens
● Claremont Hotel - Fairmont Resort and Spa
● Berkeley Tennis Club
● Movie Nights in Temescal
● Chabot Space ad Science Center
● Oakland Ferry from Jack London Square to SF Ferry Building
● The joys of San Francisco and beyond
● Ferry Building
● Fisherman’s Wharf
● The Golden Gate Bridge
● The Trolly Cars
● Golden Gate Park
● Theatre
● ACT
● Symphony
● Ballet
● Alcatraz Tour
● Sausalito
● Bay Area Discovery Museum
● Marin Headlands
● Stinson Beach
● Muir Woods
● Point Reyes
● Napa Valley
● Lake Tahoe
REGIONAL PARKS
● Tilden Regional Park
● Steam Trains
● The Little Farm
● Merry Go Round
● 18-hole golf course
● Miles and Miles of hiking and biking trails - The View Trail
● Redwood Regional Park
● Big Basin Redwoods State Park
● Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
● Mount Diablo State Park
Property Details
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beds
3
baths
1
interior
1,252 sq ft
neighborhood
Rockridge
Floor Plans
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about this
Neighborhood
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Cross Alcatraz Avenue, which divides Oakland and Berkeley, and you’ll find yourself in Rockridge, one of Oakland's most desirable, charming, and convenient neighborhoods. Housing in Rockridge is a combination of charming bungalows, cottages, classic Arts and Crafts dwellings, and large brown-shingle houses. Its leafy streets are mainly residential with long stretches of commercial shops and restaurants along College Avenue.
Rockridge offers an easy commute into San Francisco via the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station, as well as access to the University of California, Berkeley Campus. The 100-year-old, four-acre campus of the California College of Art and Crafts is nearby. Food-and-drink purveyors in Rockridge provide the best from around the world and local farms. Rockridge Market Hall, which takes its cue from the French Marché, offers numerous individual food and flower shops open to the sidewalk. Dozens of restaurants, cafes, and boutiques line bustling College Avenue, Rockridge's main drag.
Rockridge offers an easy commute into San Francisco via the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station, as well as access to the University of California, Berkeley Campus. The 100-year-old, four-acre campus of the California College of Art and Crafts is nearby. Food-and-drink purveyors in Rockridge provide the best from around the world and local farms. Rockridge Market Hall, which takes its cue from the French Marché, offers numerous individual food and flower shops open to the sidewalk. Dozens of restaurants, cafes, and boutiques line bustling College Avenue, Rockridge's main drag.
A PERSONAL NOTE
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378 Hudson Street has been our home in the heart of Rockridge for 20 years, enveloped in a warm, connected, and vibrant community. Purchased before starting our family, we have had fun hosting a multitude of happy occasions over the years, enjoyed our garden sanctuary, our home, our neighbors, and the wonderful variety of amenities Rockridge has to offer.
We celebrated many milestone events in our spacious backyard. We hosted family, friends, and neighbors. To accommodate larger groups, we added in round tables, chairs and umbrellas throughout the garden, and had local musicians to entertain, all whilst building beautiful memories.
Our house provides the ultimate flexibility with many great indoor and outdoor places to gather and enjoy, regardless of the size of the gathering - from a four-person dinner party to a one-hundred-person event. The deck, directly off the kitchen, makes it easy to grill any night of the week or sit by the fire pit in the garden for a cozy chat or roast marshmallows. The mood-setting is perfect with the string of lights, garden plants, and flowers everywhere. This has been our oasis in a big city.
We made good use of our home’s extra spaces – the backyard “shed” and the basement – for our home office, exercise area, kids’ hangout, art projects, hobbies, quiet times, private meetings, and parties. The basement provided us with ample storage, too.
Indoors, our large table in the dining room hosted everyone or it became the homework and project table. Sitting in the front room is so cozy with the sunlight pouring in, or to watch thegorgeous sunsets, or to gaze at the tree out front, that is “on fire” in autumn, when the leaves turn vibrant hues of red and orange. Our front porch is incredible for morning coffee, sitting on the steps to watch folks pass by, or evening chats at sunset.
The long kitchen counter was ideal as the ultimate gathering place for our family and preparing meals. Our friends often would stop by for a glass of wine and chat while we were cooking. Our daughter would do homework there and we could all be together. Bar stools kept the place tidy and convenient, especially as a breakfast spot for slumber parties.
We hope this home, garden, and community will give you much joy. The variety of flowers, herbs, and fruits from the trees include juicy lemons, delicious black mission figs, pink lady apples, peaches, and plums that all thrive in the front and back yards. Flowers bloom each season, everywhere, especially milkweed and colorful ones that are magnets to monarchbutterflies and hummingbirds. If you enjoy gardening and relaxing outside, this house will give you so much pleasure.
We used to host a “plum-picking & baking” event. We placed ladders in the back under the plum tree for neighbors and kids to pick, then we would bake plum pie and give away the extra plums. We enjoyed watching our daughter and her friends play in the backyard, jump on the trampoline, and, to their great joy, give away or sell items in our front yard to neighbors..
Hudson Street and Rockridge neighbors are a close-knit community that we loved, forging many special connections and creating long-lasting memories and friends for our family. The neighborhood has a deep sense of community, warmth, and a variety of qualities and experiences to enjoy. To name only a few - we enjoyed greeting neighbors, joining people strolling on the vibrant College Avenue, dining at one of the many top-tier (and we mean it!) delicious restaurants for dinner and chatting with neighbors and friends as they pass by, the
taste of Celebes Kalose coffee in the morning at Hudson Bay Café, the splendor of gourmet Market Hall, the convenience of shopping at Trader Joe’s and other grocery stores, perusing the variety of shops at any time, the proximity of Cole Hardware, taking our daughter for story time at the Rockridge Library or going to the Tool library, and Frog Park.
There’s so much more we enjoyed in the area - visiting the Chabot Space and Science Center, hiking in the Regional parks, excursions to the Little Farm and steam trains in Tilden Park, being near UC Berkeley, and so much more! AC Transit, BART, and access to the freeway are all a few moments from us, with a 20-minute ride into San Francisco on BART. There are many great dog-walking areas, children riding their bikes, the Sunday Farmers Market at the Claremont DMV is a gem, and a fun activity for all in the community, easily accessible from our home. The Rockridge annual street fair, the Planning Committees (FROG, Library, Community), and annual Halloween parade are a few ways to get involved. Hudson Street is known for Halloween, so make sure you have candy ready to hand out during the activities where children abound and a warm community atmosphere exists for parents and children to enjoy together.
We have made 378 Hudson Street a home that our family loves and cherishes. This authentic Craftsman-style house has a unique mix of modern and vintage features and many spaces to enjoy throughout the house, garden shed, and basement areas.
We hope to find a new owner who will cherish our dear neighbors, our house and garden, the fruits from the trees, the warm community, and all the qualities this place has to offer. We hope the next owner will build beautiful memories as much as we have and beyond.
Best regards
– Carol, Gideon, and Sara Ur
Sarah Abel
Julie Gardner
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