A restored and infrequently obtainable residence often known as a “tremendous Eichler” in Walnut Creek, CA, flaunts an incredible architectural pedigree.
Listed for $1,995,000, the two,435-square-foot dwelling is within the North Gate subdivision, the final Eichler improvement within the East Bay.
So, what’s an excellent Eichler anyway?
“They had been on bigger parcels and the homes had been bigger,” says Thomas Westfall, of Compass. “All of them had 4 bedrooms—if not 5, even six.”
Accomplished in 1969, the four-bedroom, 2.5-bath residence was designed by Claude Oakland, “one of the vital prolific [Eichler] architects,” says Westfall. “Joe Eichler was the developer.”
Roughly 11,000 of those modest, midcentury fashionable, tract properties had been designed and constructed between 1956 and the late Sixties, largely in Northern and Southern California. As ranch-level dwellings, they function atriums and vary between 1,300 and 1,500 sq. toes.
This house is one in all simply 5 tremendous Eichler designs within the East Bay. The additional-large ground plan and cheery, yellow decor made the itemizing a magnet for vintage-home fans.
And inside every week, a number of bids had been made. A suggestion was accepted, and the property is listed as pending sale.
“There may be positively a following of people that need to reside in an Eichler,” Westfall says.
In 2004, the sellers—who beforehand lived in one other Eichler residence—snapped this one up for $720,000. After nearly 20 years and main restorations, they’re now letting it go.
The sellers added an insulated, foam roof to enhance heating and cooling effectivity. There’s additionally a brand new boiler, up to date electrical system, flooring, and customized closet doorways.
The sellers “did all the landscaping, together with irrigation, accent lighting, and paving,” says Westfall. “They [also] reworked the loos and the kitchen and changed the inside doorways with solid-core doorways, in addition to heightened and lightened them.”
The itemizing consists of an connected, two-car storage.
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Standout area
The super-sized Eichler design has what’s often known as the “H Plan” structure, a really notable model.
“It’s the one Eichler with the double-door entrance and the one atrium, I’m conscious of, that’s greater than 500 sq. toes,” says Westfall. “That’s the entire Eichler philosophy—bringing the outside in.”
Almost all rooms open to the outside by way of sliding-glass doorways.
The prospect of dwelling in Walnut Creek is a serious draw for consumers.
“It has among the highest-rated colleges within the Bay Space,” Westfall notes. “It’s just like the Palo Alto of the East Bay. There’s a downtown with buying, good eating places, and the Apple Retailer. North Gate may be very walkable.”
