Iconic Rockridge Victorian on huge lot with flowering fruit trees asking $3.395 million

January 22, 2019

If you live in the buzzing Oakland enclave of Rockridge, you know this house. The storybook Victorian at 5380 Shafter Ave. listed for $3.395 million rises above an orchard of flowering fruit trees on a plot of land that’s feels unusually rural and enormous compared to the surrounding small lots filled with cute bungalows and handsome Arts and Crafts residences. “I grew up in the neighborhood and ...more

Historic Rockridge Victorian drops asking price

January 16, 2019

$505,000 cut from original asking price Update: Inexplicably, this gorgeous Victorian specimen has yet to find a buyer, despite landing on the market in May. Which is why its original asking price has taken a bit of a pruning: The home at 5380 Shafter, initially offered at $3,900,000, is now asking $3,395,000. Billed as a “landmark residence” in the realtor’s ad, this pre-quake, circa-1890 Victorian comes ...more