619 El Dorado Ave

619 El Dorado Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

3+ Bedrooms / 2.5 Bathrooms

2,938 Square Feet / 5,500 Square Foot Lot

Built 1909

619 El Dorado is a stunning example of Victorian-era Shingle Style, cherished for its grand informality and often considered “the architecture of the American summer.” This style reflects the changing times with innovations from the first wave of American modernism with period details from the Queen Anne Revival movement.

Unlike traditional Victorians, hallways and stairwells here are wide and breezy and rooms are spacious, open & welcoming. Irreplaceable details exemplify the handcrafted artisanship of the time including picture ledge wainscoting, coved ceilings, mahogany inlaid floors, box beamed ceilings, architectural columns, solid oak pocket doors, stained glass windows, bronze and cast iron fixtures like the original radiators, and a lighted Newel post.

The main level features the living room, dining room, marvelously updated kitchen with Wolf range, parlor, study, laundry room and half bathroom. The upper level features three unusually large bedrooms (all air conditioned) and a full bathroom. With its own separate entrance, the bottom level of the home features a studio with bathroom and kitchenette – perfect for an office, fitness room or an in-law unit (previously rented for $1,725/month).

Likely built as a summer home, access to the English-style terraced garden is seamless from the front or rear of the home. The established and lovingly maintained landscaping includes box hedges, mature fruit trees and a fish pond along with a newly updated garage roof deck and a rear brick patio – both well suited for adults and children!

Located in the Piedmont Avenue neighborhood, the lively namesake is .4 miles away with dozens of eateries, cafes, fitness centers, a movie theater and a historic ice cream parlor; Grand Lake is also less than a mile away. If you must leave for San Francisco, it is only 10 miles by transport.

Additional Features include:

• Recently updated garage perimeter retaining walls
• Fresh interior paint
• LG washer & dryer
• Nest thermostat
• Kitchen-Aid refrigerator, 6-burner Wolf range with hood, Bosch dishwasher
• Recently updated foundation
• Orchard of mature fruit trees including persimmons, pear, plum, lemon and mandarin
• Mitsubishi HVAC Unit with top-of-the-range Aprilaire 5000 filter installed in 2021 - system cools, heats, and purifies upper-level air
• New tankless radiator boiler installed in 2022 that services all radiators
• New garage roof installed in 2022
• New redwood deck and railings installed over garage in 2022