On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
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On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin Drive is for sale, asking $3.5 million. The Berkeley home, completely remodeled in 2014, offers a contemporary update on classic mid-century design.
The street this house rests on is historic, as its name might imply. Maybeck is credited with such iconic designs as the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco and the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Berkeley, along with numerous distinctive buildings and residential homes across California (though he primarily worked in the Bay Area).
Maybeck himself at one point lived in a cottage on the corner of this street, which would later be named Maybeck Twin Drive, and eventually moved his studio and office to what is now 1 Maybeck Twin Drive. According to the Berkeley Historical Plaque Project, the Maybeck Cottage was the primary residence of Maybeck and his wife Annie until they both died: “It began when Maybeck trucked an abandoned real estate field office to this site of the family home, which had been destroyed in the 1923 Berkeley Fire. He covered the building with fire-resistant large shingles made from jute sacks dipped in a concrete mixture called Bubblestone.”
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On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
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Eventually, Maybeck purchased the entire tract of land that became Maybeck Twin Drive, a name Maybeck chose to honor his twin granddaughters, listing agent Norah Brower told SFGATE in an email. Norah and her daughter, Daniella Brower, both of Compass Realty, are the co-listing agents for this property.
On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, #3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
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Even among other significant homes on a historic street, 3 Maybeck Twin Drive is special in many ways. This house was originally built in 1973, but under the careful and dramatic overhaul its current owners commissioned, it feels now like a more contemporary version of a Maybeck-inspired design.
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“The current iteration nods to the mid-century aesthetic, with open plan living and a focus on views and vistas. The house utilizes rare high-quality wood throughout and integrates organic design and movement throughout the structure,” Daniella said.
On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
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The home we see now, a three-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom abode of 2,198 square feet was remodeled from the studs up in 2014. Features are custom, from the hand-stitched wallpaper and red Heath tiles to a floating black hearth fireplace. The open flow of the interior is enhanced by tall ceilings, glass walls, built-in cabinetry and a Murphy bed. The home opens to large decks overlooking the Berkeley Hills.
On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
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Houses don’t come up for sale on this street very often: The last one SFGATE covered was in 2021, a Japanese palace-inspired mid-century that had been in one family for 50 years. The last time 3 Maybeck Twin Drive sold was in 2013, when it went for $1.4 million.
On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
Elite Studios LLC
On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, #3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
Elite Studios LLC
On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
Elite Studios LLC
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On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
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On the street where famed Bay Area architect Bernard Maybeck lived and worked, 3 Maybeck Twin is for sale, asking $3.5 million.
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