1414 12th Street Oakland, CA 94607 – Mobile-responsive real estate eflyer

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a fully restored circa-1850s Victorian with real architectural detail, you have excellent taste. And if you assumed you’d have to battle a small crowd in San Francisco to get it - welcome to West Oakland, where this one is special.

This isn’t “a duplex situation.” This is a single-family home with a legal ADU aka the adult version of having options. The main home brings the wow: 11’ ceilings, gorgeous volume, hardwood floors, and a custom chef’s kitchen that’s open to the living and dining areas so you can cook like a genius while your friends do what friends do: watch, comment, and somehow still end up eating the most. There’s a gas cooktop and built-in chef’s oven, because “frozen pizza only” is not the vibe here. And for modern life, there’s a small fourth room with French doors perfect for a home office, library, studio or the place you go when someone says, “Can we talk for a second?”

Now the fun part: step onto the rear upper deck and look over the backyard with new pavers made for entertaining string lights, long-table dinners, weekend grilling and views east to the Oakland Hills that make you feel like you’ve got your life together.

Downstairs is the legal ADU, built as a very large studio apartment, but so spacious and well laid out as a two-bedroom apartment. That means rental income, an in-law or parent suite, a guest retreat, or a private space for a long-term visitor you actually like. It opens straight to the backyard through two sliding doors, and yes, this space also gets a gas cooktop and built-in chef’s oven. Because fairness matters.

There’s also a large garage with room for the truck you’ve always wanted (or already own), plus storage protected from weather and sun.

Location keeps it easy: BART nearby(12 minute walk), fast freeway access, and multiple routes to San Francisco, the Peninsula, or Walnut Creek. The West Oakland Library is about a 15-minute walk, and there are many schools close by. Historic, restored, flexible, and actually rare like, truly rare.