L'élégance Sur La Ligne D'horizon

The street is aptly named; Skyline Boulevard runs along the crest of the Oakland Hills, in fresh air high above the bustling city below.

The home, fully remodeled in 2020-21, rests on a sprawling 1.13-acre lot, surrounded by mature pine, maple, oak, laurel, Hawthorn and dicot trees. Enter through either of two electronic gates onto the circular driveway. Welcome guests into the foyer, and one’s attention immediately is drawn to the Great Room (which truly is great), some 817 square feet in size under a peaked, beamed ceiling above, with white oak hardwoods below. It adjoins the open-concept kitchen, which features a professional-grade Kucht oven, LG refrigerator, an immense natural stone island (seating at least five at a breakfast bar), white quartz counters, and Diotti cabinetry. The Great Room and kitchen lead outdoors through floor-to-ceiling sliders to a spacious wood deck, which surveys the trees and hillside below. To the other side is the dining room, which easily sits eight under an elegant tray ceiling.

Four bedrooms lie on the main floor. Three, including the principal suite, are found down a long hallway from the Great Room. The principal suite offers a distinctive electric fireplace and heater, and garden and hillside views. The en-suite bathroom features an oversized shower (with fixtures at either end, and black Bullnose Majestic Royal Neo Matte Porcelain tile), dual sinks, and heated floors. The fourth bedroom sits at the other end of the floor, with its own full bathroom, adjacent to the LG-equipped laundry room.

Downstairs is a family/playroom that simultaneously accommodates movie-watching on an immense Sony television, and a well-appointed home gym with Tonal and Peloton equipment.

Work from home is easy. The fourth bedroom is currently configured as an elegant office, and the sitting room near the foyer could be configured as an office as well.

Outside, a grassy area invites play, and a distinctive firepit will invite outdoor collegiality and conversation with guests regardless of any winter chill.

The home is ideal for guests, an au pair, or multigenerational living. On the home’s lower level sits an elegant one-bedroom apartment – it’s too distinctive to dismiss it as a mere ADU – with a spacious bedroom, full kitchen (with LG and Samsung appliances), full bathroom, large living room, and separate entrance (and indeed a separate legal address, 13557 Skyline Boulevard). Including the apartment, the home has five bedrooms and four and one-half bathrooms in all, and spans 4,670 square feet.

Parking is easy in the garage (with EV charger) and in the circular driveway in front of the home.

One need not descend from the hills to shop for groceries; the Skyline Community Market is on Skyline Boulevard just minutes away. And the safety-conscious will be reassured that the Oakland Fire Department maintains its fully staffed station just one minute down the road.