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141 Fairlawn Dr

Berkeley, CA 94708
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Bed 2

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Bath 3

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SqFt1,625

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SqFt4,905

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Set into the North Berkeley hills, 141 Fairlawn is one of the earliest known works of architect Andrew Batey. It was designed and built in the early 1970s, years before the Napa Valley houses and Getty Center recognition that would define Batey's career. It was commissioned by Henry Bowles, an architectural photographer who trained under Morley Baer and shot for Condé Nast, and it shows in a studied style that prized "purity, simplicity, and austerity of form" — for someone who looked at buildings for a living. More than fifty years on, it still feels ahead of its time. Step inside and the house does the thing Batey built it to do — it brings the outside in. A two-story wall of glass on an exposed frame pulls the canopy straight into the living space, and the main volume rises double-heigh t beneath open beams, an open-tread stair climbing to the mezzanine. There is very little between you and the outdoors, and the room changes hour by hour as light and leaf-shadow move across it. Sliding doors carry the space outward: one opens onto the entry walk, a step from an expansive deck set among mature native oaks. A floor above, a second slider opens on the same wall, looking down over the quiet sitting area by the entrance. Batey worked the sloping site rather than fighting it, and the plan unfolds in levels — an updated kitchen with quartz counters and custom tile and a light-filled main floor. The main level holds a private bedroom that opens directly to a full bath — a primary suite, with a second door as its own private entrance — along with a flexible den in the far corner. Upstairs, a 400+ square foot master suite where the bedroom opens to the black-tile bath Batey returned to design in the late 1980s, lit from two skylights overhead. Beside the single-car garage sits a separate studio of roughly 300 square feet with its own sink and full bath, built as Bowles's darkroom, later given a skylight of its own — a palette for the imagination: studio, office, guest space, retreat. Redwood construction, a low-maintenance Trex deck, replacement windows on the lower level, central heat, EV charging, and a roughly 220-square-foot detached garage ground the architecture in easy livability. Home Energy Score: 5. Across the decades the house has kept its clarity: simplicity, open living, an unbroken connection to the landscape, and a quiet intelligence in every room. It is a rare thing — an architect's early vision, preserved, and exactly the way we want to live today

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Detail Ic Property Details

Property Type : Residential

Price : $1,088,000

AD Id : 91447522

MLS Id : 41149153

Beds : 2

Lot Size : 4,905 Sq. Ft

Living Area Size : 1,625 Sq. Ft

Year Built : 1972

Garage : 1

County : Alameda

Subdivision: Briarwood Club

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  • Bedroom Information

    Total beds: 2

    Bathroom Information

    Total Baths: 3 Full Baths: 3

    Flooring Information

    Concrete, Vinyl, Wood
  • Interior Features

    Appliances: GasWaterHeater, Dryer, Washer
  • Heating & Cooling

    Has Heating: Yes Heating: ForcedAir, NaturalGas Cooling: None

  • Building Information

    Year Built: 1972
    Construction Materials: WoodSiding
    Stories: 2
    Patio And Porch Features: Deck, Patio
    Pool Features: None
    Private Pool: No
    View: TreesWoods

  • Lot Information

    Main Square Feet: 4905 Lot Size Acres: 0.1126 Lot Size Source: Appraiser Lot Size Square Feet: 4,905 Lot Description: SlopedUp

    Property Information

    Subdivision: NORTH BERKELEY Source Property Type: Residential Property SubType: Single Family Residence Levels: Two Property Age: 54

  • Listing Price Information

    Listing Price: $1088000
    Cash, Conventional, Exchange1031

  • Tax Information

    Parcel Number: 60248750

  • Parking Information

    Parking Total: 2 Garage, OffStreet

    Garage Information

    Has Garage: Yes Has Attached Garage: Yes Garage Space: 1

  • Location Information

    Direction: Cross Street: Avenida.
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ByOwner last updated this listing 09/30/2026 @ 15:48

MLS: 41149153 LISTED BY: Elizabeth Lee, eXp Realty of California, Inc. 888-584-9427 SOURCE: CRMLS

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