1711 Palmera Ct, Alameda, CA 94501

This alluring Gold Coast Spanish Colonial Revival residence fits seamlessly into its serene setting on Palmera Court. Built in 1924 as the home of noted Bay Area architect Andrew T. Hass, is an early 20th century shoreline development replete with vintage houses and period street lights, the neighborhood contains several other Hass designs, including the 1921 Colonial Revival next door and the 1927 Mediterranean across the circle. As you pass through the entry/stair hall to the living and dining rooms, note the hardwood floors, delicate wood molding around doorways and windows, and varied crown molding on ceilings. The focal point of the living room is an ornate corner fireplace with spiral columns. Adjoining the dining room and the updated “country kitchen” is a family room addition with beamed ceilings, opening onto a professional landscaped patio garden with fountain. Upstairs are three bright bedrooms and two full baths. Set in a manicured garden, the smooth stucco walls and red tile roof convey the feeling of Spanish Colonial Revival at its most assured. The lintel-capped casement windows provide both floors ample natural light. It is a rare privilege to live in a house designed by an architect as his own home – there are only a handful in Alameda – particularly when the architect was as accomplished as Hass. Along with fine houses in the Gold Coast and Fernside, he designed many notable buildings in Alameda, including virtually every school built here between the 1930s and 1950s: C. Mastick, Longfellow, Edison, Franklin, Woodstock, Otis and Paden. For more information or a private showing contact Nichole San Mateo (510) 205-3643