Single Family Home

3641 Dimond Avenue, Oakland

Sale Price$1,720,000
List Price: $1,095,000
  • 2,654 Square Ft
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
  • Bonus space(s)
  • Deck
  • Family room
  • Level yard
  • Patio
  • Updated bath(s)

In the heart of the Dimond District, gated for privacy and set back from the street, 3641 Dimond is a stunning 4BD/3BA, 2654 square foot Craftsman in a world of its own with babbling creek and expansive grounds. Imbued with old world elegance, the home features charming period details including hardwood floors, high coffered ceilings, original built-ins, and warm wood paneling with plate rails. An entertainer’s dream, the home enjoys spacious rooms, a professional-level chef’s kitchen with butler’s pantry, and multiple outdoor spaces for alfresco parties. Stylish upgrades include luminous skylights, modern baths, and a large full-service studio apartment with a separate entrance - perfect for in-law or au-pair quarters. The home includes a charming wrap-around porch, formal dining room, spacious primary bedroom with built-in entertainment center, and sunroom. The gated driveway is large enough to provide ample secure off-street parking. Located in the vibrant Dimond Park with its shops, restaurants, and cafes, near the Grand Lake kitchen - a popular Oakland brunch spot - the home is also commuter friendly with access to public transportation.

The enormous front garden enchants with lush greenery shaded by mature palm, redwood, and oak trees, and the wraparound front porch calls to mind summer parties for extended family and friends. Overlooking the expansive front garden, the porch is a peaceful spot for morning coffee or evening drinks, lulled by the music of Sausal Creek running behind the home.

Inside, two series of sash windows typical of the architectural period fill the expansive living room with natural light. The coffered ceiling and distinctive brick fireplace lend charm and character to this gracious room. Through a wide doorway, the formal dining room features a gorgeous built-in china hutch with storage space for table linens and shelves with leaded glass doors for serving pieces. Multipane French doors open onto the porch, perfect for expanding a dinner party outdoors.

Adjacent to the dining room, and an absolute joy for any home cook, the huge eat-in chef’s kitchen has been renovated to a professional level with a large expanse of stone countertops, abundant cabinets, and recessed lights. Newer appliances include a Cafe refrigerator, Miele dishwasher, and five-burner Bertazzoni range and hood. A built-in hutch provides display space for cookbooks or kitchen collectibles, and two separate pantries provide additional space for plating a gourmet meal and storing nearly everything a home chef could want. At the far end of the kitchen French doors open onto a large deck - convenient for ferrying drinks and hors d’ oeuvres out to guests. Also at the end of the kitchen is a sunny guest room with a full bath.

A wood-paneled staircase leads to an open landing, a bonus room/office, and two light-filled bedrooms. Beneath a vaulted ceiling, the primary bedroom is lit by a skylight and multipane glass windows overlooking the front garden. Large enough to include a separate sitting area, the room features a built-in entertainment center and multiple open concept closets. The secondary bedroom features a vaulted ceiling with two operable skylights, and glass doors partially shaded by the tall trees surrounding the back of the home. Multipane French doors open onto a bonus room surrounded by large windows that might serve as a home office, yoga studio, or sunroom.

The two bedrooms share a large bath with a vaulted ceiling and decorative tile wainscoting and a walk-in shower. Embraced by a sunny bay window, a vintage clawfoot tub for relaxing, full-body soaks. The window includes a deep shelf large enough to hold the foams, bubbles, and salts you will need for sumptuous bathing.

Downstairs, the finished basement has been converted to a spacious full-service studio apartment with recessed lighting and multiple sunny windows at the street level. The apartment includes an expansive bed and sitting area, modern eat-in kitchen with stone countertops and a gas range, a full modern bath, and laundry area. The private entrance leads to a covered patio beside the creek.

The expansive grounds surrounding the home are a verdant paradise. A pathway leads around the home to a wisteria covered arbor and vegetable beds that in the past have produced bumper crops of corn and tomatoes - perfect for a new urban garden. A flagstone patio is enclosed by a charming picket fence - an ideal spot for a barbecue or just relaxing in the sun amid the serenity of the sounds of birds and the Sausal Creek running behind.