$1.3 Million Homes in California

Berkeley | $1.295 million

A 1979 modern-style house, on 0.1 acres

This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house is in the hills of Berkeley, half a mile from the Berkeley Rose Garden and the adjacent Codornices Park, which has tennis courts and a softball field. U.C. Berkeley’s main campus is five minutes away by car, as is the start of Grizzly Peak Trail and its sweeping views of San Francisco and the Bay. A public elementary school is also within a five-minute drive. Berkeley High School is 10 minutes away.

The Downtown Berkeley BART station is 15 minutes away by bus. By car, San Francisco is 40 minutes away, and San Jose is an hour and 15 minutes away.

Size: 1,784 square feet

Price per square foot: $729

Indoors: The house sits on a steep lot, with steps leading from the driveway up to the front door. At the back of a foyer with tile floors, another set of steps lead up to the main level.

The living room has high, wood-beamed ceilings and wide windows that overlook the neighborhood. A wood-burning fireplace and the bookshelves that flank it divide the living room from the dining room.

Next is the kitchen, with stainless steel appliances, including a dishwasher and a range with an electric cooktop. On the other side of a breakfast bar is a den, where a set of glass doors open to a deck. A powder room is directly off the dining room.

The home’s three bedrooms are off a hallway that begins in the foyer. The primary suite is carpeted and has a full bathroom with a double vanity. One of the other two bedrooms has access to a patio. Also off the hall is a laundry room, and on the other side of that is an updated bathroom with gray tile.