The spacious living room/dining room offers lovely western views of the Bay and SF city skyline through an oversized picture window, viewed over scenic Berkeley rooftops, woods and greenbelts. This comfortable room also includes a fireplace with a wood-stove insert, and a white oak floor that continues throughout the home. The remodeled kitchen is open to a family room, making this a perfect place to gather with friends and family. The kitchen features soft gray quartz counters beneath pretty robin-egg blue matte subway tiles, a stainless farmhouse sink, and Fisher & Paykel, Bosch and LG high-end appliances. Off the kitchen, the sun-filled family room has concealed laundry, a wood-plank ceiling, and sliding doors opening to a spacious backyard deck, perfect for indoor/outdoor entertaining.

The home's primary bedroom is to the left of the front entrance, and has water and city views plus an updated ensuite bathroom. Two additional bedrooms and a home office (potential fourth bedroom) are situated off a dedicated hallway opposite the home's public rooms, culminating with a large bedroom with a planked and beamed vaulted ceiling and views of the pretty backyard and patio. A shared hallway bathroom was recently remodeled, while a glass-paneled door opens to the deck, providing direct access to a backyard with lush, mature landscaping and exceptional green screen privacy between neighbors.

161 Purdue Ave has it all; a desirable Kensington location, a beautifully maintained home with tasteful upgrades, and convenient to Solano Ave and El Cerrito BART and I-80. Very special!