33 Sheridan Road

This home proves the adage that the best views of San Francisco are from Oakland. Arise every morning in the principal suite and enjoy sensational views of the City, the Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Angel Island, Tiburon, and Mount Tamalpais. The home is a short distance to the Temescal Regional Recreation Area, and a short drive past the verdant Claremont Country Club to the restaurants and shopping of the bustling College Avenue/Rockridge neighborhood. Shopping is easy at nearby Montclair Village. Sheridan Road is quiet, with little traffic, and yet access to the 13 and 24 freeways is just a minute or two away. Power lines are buried, enhancing both safety and aesthetics. Top schools, including Bentley, Head-Royce, College Prep, Bishop O'Dowd and Hillcrest (K-8) are close at hand, and bus stops are just a block or two down the hill.

Enter the home through a tiled courtyard, and greet friends in a living room warmed by a wood-burning fireplace. The dining room (which comfortably seats eight) sits adjacent, leading to the well-appointed kitchen (featuring top appliances, ample quartz counter space, breakfast bar and adjoining nook, walk-in pantry, and wine refrigerator). Cherry hardwoods grace the interior. The kitchen leads to the adjacent family room (with gas fireplace), and in turn through oversized French doors to a sun-splashed tiled porch with a gas grill and built-in driplines and hose access for plants and flowers. Three of the bedrooms are upstairs, cooled when necessary by an air-conditioning system (added in 2016). The spacious principal suite offers two walk-in closets and a bathroom featuring travertine flooring, dual sinks, a large shower with distinguished fixtures, and a stand-alone bathtub/Jacuzzi. The two other bedrooms each have spacious closets and share a large bathroom. Downstairs from the kitchen and living area lies a fourth bedroom, and a family/game room that could be configured as a fifth bedroom. Both rooms lead outside through tiled decks to the backyard and rose-adorned garden (one deck sheltered by a wisteria-covered terrace) and outdoor Sundance spa (added in 2016).

A small vegetable garden sits alongside the home, now featuring fresh tomatoes and rosemary. The backyard is fully fenced, with locking gates. An irrigation system keeps the gardens lush, front and back. The home enjoys warming afternoon sun, and a retractable patio awning and automated window screens provide shade when desired. The lower level of the home features a naturally-cool walk-in wine cellar, with built-in racks accommodating more than two hundred bottles. The laundry room offers floor-to-ceiling cabinets, a counter workspace and oversized sink. Ample underground storage areas (not reflected in the home's square footage) complete the floor plan.

The home is equipped with a security system, smoke alarms, 50 amp EV charger, built-in wired sound system, central vacuuming, dual heating units, and a two-car garage.