This loving restored, sunny Craftsmen Bungalow in the Haddon Hill neighborhood of Oakland is peaceful yet close to the many shops and restaurants on Lakeshore & Grand Ave.  It’s also close to Lake Merritt and the Cleveland Cascade.  It’s a short distance to transit connections offering casual carpool & a trans-bay buses.  Haddon Hill is close to the Grand-Lake Movie Theater, the Grand Ave. Saturday Farmers Market and the art coffeehouse (Café 504).  With a WalkScore.com rating of 78 out of 100, this home is close to it all.

715 Cleveland offers an updated kitchen with high end features including granite counters, craftsman style cabinets, stainless appliances, in-sink water filtration (reverse osmosis), ventilation hood over stove, new windows, tile floor.

The bathroom has been refitted with new plumbing fixtures keeping true to the original style, tile floor.  Custom fireplace cabinetry rebuilt to emulate the original bookcases; restored original crown molding in living and dining rooms; restored divided light bay windows in living and dining rooms; and restored original doors, hinges and heat registers.

Front yard landscaped with California native, organic garden often attracting butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.  The rear deck with it’s westerly outlooks if perfect for outdoor entertaining.  The large flat and grassy rear yard with it’s lemon, pear and loquat trees is quite a gardeners paradise. 

Many appliances are energy efficient and low-water usage models; low e, double-paned windows in kitchen and bedrooms; insulation added to attic; energy-efficient gas furnace added; to the extent possible, features were restored rather than replaced.

There are the original matchstick wood floors that connect the sunny dining room to the large living room area, both accented by the original broad leaf crown molding. 

If it’s dry storage you are in need of, this home has tons of it.  There is a large semi finished basement laundry area, as well as an unfinished separate basement in addition to the exterior garage style shed in the back yard.  There’s room for everything.  The only thing missing is YOU!