141 Fairlawn Dr, Berkeley, CA, 94708

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Address

141 Fairlawn Dr, Berkeley, CA

Listing Type

Active

Price

$ 1,088,000

Property Attributes

MLS#41149153
TypeSingle Family
Listing Status Active
CountyAlameda
CityBerkeley
NeighborhoodNORTH BERKELEY
Zip94708
Style
Year Built1972
Price$ 1,088,000
Bedrooms2
Full Bathrooms3
Half Bathrooms0
Sqr Footage1625
Lot Size0.1126 Acres

Data Source:

California Regional MLS (CRMLS)

Property Description

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-height 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

Price History
9/23/2026	Listed $1,088,000

General Features

Living Area	1625
Heating	Forced Air,Natural Gas
Cooling	None
Possession	Close Of Escrow
Appliances	Gas Water Heater,Dryer,Washer
Garage Spaces	1
Patio/Porch Features	Deck,Patio
Architectural Style	Contemporary
Pool Features	None
Construction Materials	Wood Siding
Year Built	1972
View	Trees/Woods
Stories Count	2
Levels	Two
Property Subtype	Single Family Residence
Accessibility	None
County	Alameda
New Construction	false
Property Type	Residential
HOA	false
Attached Garage	true
Subdivision Name	NORTH BERKELEY
Garage Y/N	true
Full Baths	3
Status	Active
Directions	Cross Street: Avenida.
City	Berkeley
Lot Size Units	Square Feet
Lot Size Square Feet	4905
Listing Terms	Cash,Conventional,1031 Exchange
Builder Name	Andrew Batey
Standard Status	Active
Occupancy Type	Vacant
Property Sub Type Additional	Single Family Residence
PostalCity	BERKELEY

Interior Features

Flooring	Concrete,Vinyl,Wood
Fireplace Features	None
Air Conditioning Y/N	false
Heating Y/N	true
Fireplace Y/N	false
Total Bedrooms	2
Total Baths	3

Exterior Features

Parking Features	Garage,Off Street
Lot Features	Sloped Up
Total Parking	2
Lot Size Area	4905
Lot Size Acres	0.1126
Private Pool	false
Lot Size Source	Appraiser