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Garrick Yan

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Listed by Leigh Schneider • Red Oak Realty

$ 1,245,000

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268 Columbia Ave Kensington, CA 94708

4 Beds

2 Baths

2,466 SqFt

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Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Detached

Listing Status Pending

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 2,466 sqft

Price per Sqft $504

Subdivision Upper Kensington

MLS Listing ID 41147612

Bedrooms 4

Full Baths 2

HOA Y/N No

Year Built 1936

Lot Size 6,500 Sqft

Property Sub-Type Detached

Source Bridge AOR

Property Description

There's a version of you that already lives here — the one sipping sangria in the courtyard at golden hour, rosemary, lavender, and basil drifting up from the garden beds, blackberries ripening on the vine, and the three-bridges view catching the last of the light. This 4-bedroom, 2-bath Kensington Hills gem was built for a life lived between indoor and outdoor — the way it's done in the south of France or along the Amalfi Coast. Designed in an L-shape, the home wraps around the courtyard with French doors along both wings, opening each side to the garden in turn. It's a layout with real history behind it — the kind of architecture built entirely around seamless indoor-outdoor living, dining, and entertaining. The first floor of the 1,931 square foot* home holds two bedrooms and a full bath, along with a living room that wears its original character proudly — reeded moldings, built-ins, and a brick fireplace, all beneath an extra-large window framing Mt. Tam, the Bay, and three bridges like a painting that changes with the sky. The dining room, also capturing the Bay view, carries the details forward with picture-hanging moldings and chair railing, while the eat-in kitchen — outfitted with a Viking stove — keeps that view going the entire time you cook. Because why would you ever want to look away? Downstairs, two more bedrooms and a full bath open onto the garden — private, peaceful, and yours — alongside a large laundry room and storage to keep everyday life easy. And then there's the magic tucked just beyond: follow the gravel path to an approximately 535 sq. foot detached 1-bedroom, 1-bath bonus space**, known as ‘The Cottage', with its own full kitchen and a private front gardenette — guest suite, studio, rental income, or simply your favorite corner of the property, depending on the day. A two-car garage with an EV charger and solar panels rounds things out, while the location does the rest: minutes to Arlington Village, award-winning Kensington Hilltop Elementary School, Tilden's trails, and public transit. Some properties you tour. This one, you imagine yourself into — and once you do, it's hard to imagine anywhere else.

Location

State CA

County Contra Costa

Interior

Heating Zoned, Solar

Cooling None

Flooring Concrete, Hardwood, Tile, Vinyl, Carpet

Fireplaces Number 2

Fireplaces Type Brick, Living Room, Wood Burning

Fireplace Yes

Appliance Dishwasher, Gas Range, Refrigerator, Dryer, Washer, Gas Water Heater

Laundry Dryer, Laundry Room, Washer, Sink

Exterior

Garage Spaces 2.0

Pool None

Private Pool false

Building

Lot Description Sloped Down, Front Yard, Landscaped, Private

Story 2

Water Public

Architectural Style Traditional

Others

Special Listing Condition Standard

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