2125 10th St #B, Berkeley, CA 94710

Enjoy your own piece of Zen in this net zero, modernist-inspired garden oasis right in the heart of Berkeley. This thoughtfully conceived gated compound encompasses a two-bedroom, two-bath main house with a courtyard and a one-bedroom guest house, both completed in 2014 to masterful detail and built to the highest energy and seismic standards of the time. Inside the main house, wonderful natural light floods the interiors, making each space feel bright and spacious to compliment the home’s minimal footprint. The living room has dramatic walls of glass that flood light in from the outdoors. The open kitchen features quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, induction cooktop and sit-up bar. Finished concrete floors on the main living level and bamboo floors in the upstairs bedrooms, as well as custom tile bathrooms are among the many finishing touches that give the main house a truly one-of-a-kind feel while being conscious of utilizing renewable construction materials. Each bedroom offers a private balcony and vaulted ceilings for letting the fresh air flow. There is also an interior laundry facilities with a stacked washer /dryer. The detached guest house with half bath was designed to be flexible for modern lifestyles, and could easily double as a home office or art studio or ???. Entertaining outdoors is made easy with well-placed hangout spots in the courtyard between the main house and guest house. Two irrigated garden boxes in the front make for the perfect edible garden. A detached one-car garage is equipped for a car charger...again powered by the sun so no more pain at the pump! A great deal of care was taken to make this property as energy efficient as possible. Built following Passivhaus principles (the most aggressive energy-efficiency certification), the compound produces enough solar energy to power itself completely on its own. An all-electric power system makes it possible to have state-of-the-art heat-pump water heating, space heating/cooling, efficient clothes drying and more. As well, there is a 16 panel, 4.0Kw Canadian Solar Array with Sunny Boy inverter, including emergency backup circuit during grid failures, which produced over 6500 kWh in the first year of production (2014-15) —amounting to significant monthly savings on power bills, which will benefit the homeowner’s wallet and ease’s their impact on mother earth. A prime Berkeley location in the desirable Berkeley Unified School District and close to 4th St, San Pablo and University shops and restaurants only increases the value of this unique property. Bordering a park on one side with two small playgrounds, it has a Walk Score of 89 and a Bike Score of 99. Walk to the up-and-coming West Berkeley neighborhood with Lanesplitter Pizza, Highwire Coffee Roasters, Paisan restaurant, Longbranch Saloon and other shops! It is a 19-minute walk from the North Berkeley 2 / 2 BART station and two blocks from two Transbay bus lines. Don’t miss the opportunity to live the good life in Berkeley.