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- From: Lee_-_Johnson@cup.portal.com
- Newsgroups: misc.forsale
- Subject: Berkeley Area CONDO For Sale By Owner
- Message-ID: <72574@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 92 17:26:22 PST
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- TOP FLOOR - FIREPLACE - BAY VIEW - 2BR/2BA
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- BERKELEY/GOLDEN GATE FIELDS AREA HIGH-RISE
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- $164,900
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- 555 Pierce St., #1508
- Albany, CA 94706
- 510-524-0715 (7AM - 10PM, 7 days per week)
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- UNIT #1508 ADVANTAGES
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Top (15th) floor corner unit on the most exclusive floor at Gateview (only
- 3 other units on same floor*, and the only floor with elevators directly
- facing dramatic panaoramic windows). Only one common wall. Sound
- inhibiting masonry concrete building. (*D/E/F buildings have 20
- units/floor; C/J building have has 10 units/floor)
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- Views of San Pablo Bay, Mt. Tam, Berkeley Hills, San Francisco. Sylvan
- view of Albany Hill eucalyptus forest from dining room and master bedroom.
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- One of only 5 units in entire 496 unit complex with a wood-burning
- fireplace.
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- Den/Bedroom converted to large 14'X12' office with 8 foot wide floor to
- ceiling window, including 5 telephone lines. (ideal for work-at-home
- consultant).
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- On cool side of building.
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- Not adjacent to garbage chute.
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- Brand new neutral paint, wallpaper, parquet floor entrance, $2,000 carpet
- allowance, self-cleaning electric oven with high-volume exhaust hood, 21
- cubic foot side-by-side refrigerator/freezer, dishwasher, garbage disposal,
- Price-Pfister designer faucets.
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- Enclosed, tiled balcony.
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- Resurfaced, asbestos-free acoustic ceiling.
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- Ceramic tile bath/shower with glass sliding doors.
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- Easy parking on quiet, level, inside cul-de-sac in secured garage.
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- 5 large closets, totaling 26.5 feet.
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- Levolor mini-blinds on all windows.
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- 1172 square feet, perimeter-wall to perimeter-wall.
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- GATEVIEW CONDOMINIUM ADVANTAGES
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- 10-15 minute drive to Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Alameda.
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- 17 minute bus commute to San Francisco Transbay Terminal from bus stop
- directly in front of condo. 15 minute, 8 block walk to BART.
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- 24 hour security guards (2 per shift) with video monitoring of entrances
- and exits, including monitoring of burglar, smoke, police-call, medical
- emergency alarms, and telephone entry control.
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-
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- Health Club facility with near-Olympic size swimming pool, heated to 72
- degrees all year (unlike the condo complex next door at 545 Pierce which is
- heated only May-October), 2 tennis courts, Gym with 2 Nautilus machines,
- hot-tub, dry sauna, aerobics sessions.
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- Approximately $279* comparable monthly homeowner costs included in $210
- monthly Homeowners' Association Fee, not to mention all outside painting,
- window cleaning, roofing maintenance. (* per month: 4 monitored alarms=$80;
- Health Club=$50; Hot/cold water=$60; Cable TV=$18; Gardener=$50;
- Garbage=$5; Basic Fire Insurance=$16)
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- Clubhouse with kitchen/wetbar by swimming pool available for large (75
- people max) private parties. ($25 fee)
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- Laundry room in same building with 12 washers and 6 dryers (so you don't
- have to do one load at time).
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- Albany Hill trails on which to hike and picnic.
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- Wheel chair access.
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- Storage space (3'x 5'x 8') in basement.
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- ALBANY ADVANTAGES
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Solano Avenue restaurants and shops; Monterey Market; El Cerrito Plaza
- (Emporium, numerous shops, Lucky's, BART); walking distance to Golden Gate
- Fields race track and Point Isabel bayside dog run park.
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- OWNER/ACCESS:
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Lee Johnson
- 555 Pierce St., Unit 1508
- Albany, CA 94706
- 510-524-7246 (Voice))
- 510-524-0416 (FAX/BBS 8,1,N, 2400)
- Internet: lee_johnson@cup.portal.com
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