Property Snapshot: 9 Steuben Bay | Alameda
9 Steuben Bay, a timeless home on a quiet street in Alameda’s Harbor Bay Isle Point neighborhood
Hanna Fry & Sally Anne Rudloff, founders of Alameda Senior Transitions – a network of experts who can help solve seniors’ challenges in design, real estate, health, organization, and financial or legal issues, talk about their new listing - 9 Steuben Bay in beautiful Harbor Bay Isle Pointe.
What challenges did you help this senior seller overcome to get the home on the market?
Hanna said, “First of all, we’ve got a seller living on almost the other side of the country, so we are her ‘feet on the ground’ to get things accomplished.” The seller lives in the Midwest and really needed professional guidance paired with hands-on actions to get the home whipped into shape. Her sister had passed on after many years of owning this home, so she found herself responsible for the maintenance, payment of taxes, etc. of a home in the Bay Area – something she didn’t relish.
Hannah Fry (left) & Sally Anne Rudloff (right) are both REALTORS® and both hold the SRES® (Senior Real Estate Specialist) designation. An SRES® is trained to meet the special needs of maturing Americans when selling, buying, relocating, or refinancing residential or investment properties.
Sally stated, “She had no intention of moving here, so she quickly decided to sell it. The seller was a bit overwhelmed in the beginning, especially with the various requirements from the HOA and city regulations that she had no familiarity with. That’s when we got involved.”
Hanna offered, “So we began our usual checklist of determining what needed to be done to go on the market: inspections, gathering disclosures, painting, cosmetic upgrades, cleaning, landscape maintenance, staging, marketing, and the like. She immediately began to see that we do what we say and she became even more confident in our abilities to deliver.”
What’s actually valued by most sellers
Sally & Hanna have each been REALTORS® for over 30 years, are battle-tested, and have overcome many challenges throughout their successful careers. Sally categorized her philosophy as, “Our clients become like family to us. They appreciate our honest and direct communication – no buzzwords or razzle-dazzle – we want them to feel fully informed and not overwhelmed.” Whereas Hanna summed it up as, “Marketing is great and all that, but being easy to talk to and listen to your client, that’s what makes people want to work with you and allows them to remain calm through the inevitable bumps in the road that you will encounter when selling a home. It’s really as simple as that.”
Fast Facts - 9 Steuben Bay
Bay Isle Pointe | Alameda | 3 BR | 2.5 BA | 2-car attached garage | 1,962 sq. ft. | 3,721 sq. ft. lot | freshly painted | new contemporary light fixtures | hardwood floors & carpet | relaxing patio & yard | close to schools, shopping, San Francisco ferry, and Silicon Valley shuttles | 9 Steuben Bay | Offered at $1,450,000
Description
Discover this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, and 2-car attached garage home tucked away on a charming cul-de-sac in Alameda's Bay Isle Pointe neighborhood. Welcoming modern floor plan features an open-concept living/dining room with vaulted ceilings & fireplace, an updated kitchen with abundant cabinets & counter space, and stainless steel appliances.
The inviting family room off the kitchen leads to your private, arbor-covered patio - perfect for a relaxing cup of coffee or having a pre-dinner cocktail with friends. The rest of the garden's outdoor space awaits your creative touch. Freshly painted throughout. Enjoy wood floors throughout the main level, new contemporary lighting fixtures, & wall-to-wall carpeting on the 2nd floor. Upstairs, the primary bedroom offers vaulted ceilings, a large walk-in closet, an ensuite bath with shower over tub, dual sinks, a second closet, plus a separate toilet room. Two bedrooms and a hall bathroom are also upstairs.
Its convenient location gives you close access to your daily necessities. You’re a quick walk or bike ride to two top-rated elementary schools: Bay Farm or Amelia Earhart. Commuting is both easy and convenient: choose from the nearby ferry if headed to San Francisco or from tech shuttles if on your way to Silicon Valley. The Oakland Airport and I-880 are only minutes away too. What else? There are many relaxing trails around the lagoons and the scenic Shoreline Park with its beautiful vistas of San Francisco Bay. Make it yours today. Go to 9 Steuben Bay for more photos, map and more.
