2412 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

This classic 3-story Four Square in Central Berkeley has great bones, a plethora of rooms and the truly grand proportions of a bygone era. In the same family for 40-plus years, it awaits the vision of a new owner who may choose to explore development and business potential of the extra deep lot zoned R-2*. With 6+ bedrooms, 2 sunrooms and even a cute cabin in the backyard, the immediate and long-term possibilities abound. -Ample wisteria covered front porch, a favorite haven for nesting birds! -Elegant public rooms with period details including coved ceilings, plentiful built-in cabinets, sconces and light fixtures -Main level has an elegant entry leading to a large living room, formal dining, kitchen, office, laundry porch and full bathroom -Four bedrooms on the second level, 2 of them with adjoining sunrooms -Two more bedrooms plus a common room with kitchenette on the third level -Huge 6,165 sq. ft. lot (aprx. per public record) with patio, incredible fig tree, very productive plum tree and cute brown shingle cabin -Gated from the street with off-street parking -Coveted Central Berkeley location close to BART, Berkeley High, UC Berkeley and downtown amenities -Imagine the possibilities! *Buyer to verify with the city.   One of the reasons Berkeley is so wonderfully livable is the pedestrian-scale of its streets and neighborhoods.  No matter where you might live, you are most likely a few blocks to a great shopping district, or maybe it's just a stand-alone neighborhood market, but at minimum you are close to public transportation.  How did we get so lucky?  The simple answer is the fact that the city developed as a classic "street car suburb." Can you imagine all the major thoroughfares dominated by street car traffic, with only the occasional car?   Here is a way to see it: take a ride along Oxford Street, then head east up Hearst Avenue, circa 1906.  Just as the street car makes it to the University, the conductors have to strong-arm a fellow who won't get out of the way-an early protester, perhaps?