170 Palo Alto in Clarendon Heights has three-levels and panoramic bridge views.
170 Palo Alto in Clarendon Heights has three-levels and panoramic bridge views.
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170 Palo Alto in Clarendon Heights has three-levels and panoramic bridge views.
170 Palo Alto in Clarendon Heights has three-levels and panoramic bridge views.
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170 Palo Alto in Clarendon Heights has three-levels and panoramic bridge views.
170 Palo Alto in Clarendon Heights has three-levels and panoramic bridge views.
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170 Palo Alto in Clarendon Heights has three-levels and panoramic bridge views.
170 Palo Alto in Clarendon Heights has three-levels and panoramic bridge views.
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The top floor living room with fireplace has walls of windows to take in the views.
The top floor living room with fireplace has walls of windows to take in the views.
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The top floor living room with fireplace has walls of windows to take in the views.
The top floor living room with fireplace has walls of windows to take in the views.
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Upper level bedroom
Upper level bedroom
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Upper level bedroom
Upper level bedroom
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
The middle level has a dining room, original kitchen, breakfast nook, a full bathroom and a master bedroom.
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The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
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The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
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The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
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The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
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The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
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The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
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The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
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The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
The lower level has two bedrooms, a half bath and a den.
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Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
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Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
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Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
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Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
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Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
Across the patio is a separate pool house with an indoor pool in over 1,600 square feet.
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The driveway and garage.
The driveway and garage.
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In Oakland's Piedmont Pines, 2731 Chelsea Dr. is another mid-century with views and an indoor pool but is largely on one level.
In Oakland's Piedmont Pines, 2731 Chelsea Dr. is another mid-century with views and an indoor pool but is largely on one level.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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The home sits on nearly half an acre.
The home sits on nearly half an acre.
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Attached two-car garage.
Attached two-car garage.
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The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
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The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
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The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
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The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
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The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
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The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
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The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
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The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
Photo: MLS
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
Photo: MLS
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
Photo: MLS
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
The home has original mid-century features, like the shiplapped ceilings, combined with modern updates.
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The indoor pool
The indoor pool
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The indoor pool
The indoor pool
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The indoor pool
The indoor pool
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The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
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The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
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The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
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The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
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The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
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The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
The home has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths.
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Views.
Views.
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It’s not often that we see homes in the Bay Area with an indoor pool. So imagine our surprise when not one but two homes came to market recently with that particular amenity. The two homes, one in SF and one in the Piedmont Pines area of Oakland, also have some other similarities, namely a mid-century vintage and bridge views courtesy of their respective hilltop vantage points.
But there are also some major differences, not the least of which is the price. In Oakland, 2731 Chelsea Drive is asking $1,899,000 for the four-bedroom, 2.5-bath 1958 property, which sits on nearly half an acre. In San Francisco’s Clarendon Heights neighborhood, 170 Palo Alto Avenue is asking substantially more—$2,795,000—for the 1949 property with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Despite the higher price tag, the San Francisco home is in entirely original condition; we can imagine even the biggest mid-century enthusiasts wanting to take on some major renovations of the kitchen and bathrooms. But no one will want to change the big walls of windows that look out on panoramic bridge-to-bridge views.
The Oakland views seem to be a bit more limited, but while the SF home is all original the Chelsea Drive has been impressively remodeled. It has a new kitchen and bathrooms but still keeps its mid-century charm with vaulted, open beam ceilings. It also has four bedrooms all on the same level.
In fact the majority of the home is on one level, including the covered pool, whereas the San Francisco home has a choppier floor plan over three levels. But it also has a separate 1,600 square foot pool house, which keeps the pool completely enclosed and allows for additional entertaining space.
Check out the photos above for more details on these two pool-party ready properties.
Emily Landes is a writer and editor who is obsessed with all things real estate.
