SOLD: 167 Purcell, Alameda on Bay Farm Island – Case Study

This 3 bedroom house with a ground-floor bedroom and bath along with a fenced yard on Alameda’s Bay Farm Island checked all the boxes for many home buyers.

167 Purcell is an awesome, centrally located East Bay home, with:

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  3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms:

  • 2 bedrooms upstairs, each with en-suite full baths*
  • 1 bedroom and full bath / laundry on the ground floor*
• Patio door off the dining room, leading to a fenced garden with decks, lush foliage and a lemon tree (as shown in this vid!)
• Many closets and storage spaces
• Fresh carpets, refrigerator, paint, and more
• 2-car garage with attic storage
• HOA includes a pool, hot tub, security gate, and most exterior maintenance.
• Near top-rated schools, tech commuter buses like Google, Apple, Facebook, etc., the Shoreline trail, Harbor Bay Club and all the best of Alameda. 5 minutes to Bay Farm Safeway.

Literally across the street are Amelia Earhart Elementary school and the Harbor Bay Club.

A friend who lives in Oakland joined the Harbor Bay Club and had this rave to share;

I’m a member of Harbor Bay Club and drive there to take classes 3-6 times a week. I often spend the day there parked by the water working in my remote [van life] office. I love it there and people who go there or work there have been there 20-30 years.

Lots of the people who come to the club are from the local community and walk there which is a huge advantage. The pool is 82 degrees. While you’re there you should take a tour of the place. Whirlpool, sauna, steam room or just lounge by the pool. Like a mini vacation.

To get it ready to sell, we used Compass Concierge to make updates from the well-loved 1980s look.

• New paint inside
• New flooring in the bathrooms
• Refreshed landscaping and decks
• Some new lighting
• Staging that matched the vibe of the home
• Cleaning and window cleaning

I’m happy to help buyers tour, and we’ll have open houses March 22 & 23, then March 29 & 30th, 2025.

We invested in a website dedicated to 167 Purcell along with floorplans, a Matterport virtual tour, drone photos, professional video, and more.

Despite the timing of the sale in early April 2025, we received multiple offers including one that the seller accepted after several counter offers.

Get in touch for for details and to discuss your own home sale goals.

Listed by Susie Wyshak DRE 02144226 Compass 510-269-7051
Jeff Goodman DRE 01338912 #Compass 510-407-0905

*Does not match bedroom/bath count in public records.