Rockridge Backyard Receives Park Status in Listing Copy

The asking price is 1,498,000; the outdoor space is measured chiefly in possibilities.

A Rockridge Craftsman is offered at 1,498,000, with supplied square footage of 1,439. The listing calls it a “reimagined Craftsman” and places it in the neighborhood’s “bullseye.” The front porch is described as “just the 'hello'.” This is preliminary business. The backyard has the main speaking role.

It arrives with stage directions. “Then the backyard reveals itself, and everything stops for a moment....” The space has “the scale and spirit of a neighborhood park,” though the copy supplies no lot dimensions. Garden beds and a lawn are described. Afternoons dissolve into evenings. The grounds have been assigned responsibility for recreation, contemplation and the passage of time.

The same retreat is also called “a rare development opportunity.” The listing does not specify what development is contemplated. For now, the yard accommodates both escape from activity and the prospect of more activity. Indoors, Arts and Crafts details meet “top-tier finishes.” Outside the property, independent shops, dining, cafés, parks and transit support a supplied Walkscore® of 96. These are concrete neighborhood amenities. The backyard remains in charge of “spirit and soul.”