What would a Chemical Engineer call a 7 plex?
TweetA Septex? Someone asked me about multi unit, and wondered if a 7 unit building would be a septex. That got me thinking about organic chemistry names for multi units. EthplexPropexButexPentex (not...
View ArticleWant to live in Berkeley's Wonderful Thousand Oaks Neighborhood… read on!
TweetCurious about what’s behind the shiny red door? Come visit 532 Vincente Avenue Sunday 18 May 2008 2:00-4:30 pm Can’t wait till Sunday? Click onto 532Vincente.com and preview our 39 photo...
View ArticleWhat a gorgeous day and night in Berkeley!
TweetYesterday afternoon’s view from my deck chair at Casa Serkes. The dogwood flowers are practically day-glow in intensity. It was quite a week – put the superb home at 532 Vincente on the market,...
View ArticleHave you always wanted to live in Berkeley’s Thousand Oaks Neighborhood?
TweetHave you always wanted to live in Berkeley’s Thousand Oaks Neighborhood? We have two homes for you this week… something for two different sizes and budgets! Click on the links for lots more...
View ArticleHappy Birthday To Us… Ira's Ode to the 4th of July!
TweetThe Fourth Of July is one of those holidays, like Thanksgiving, that everyone can celebrate. I’m about to head out to some parades… and thought I’d post one of my favorite photos from my recent...
View ArticleMagical North Berkeley Cottage… just a short stroll to cafes and restaurants
Tweet1443 Josephine at Vine – Open Sunday 13 Jul 2008 and 20 Jul 2008 Josephine is a sweet two story shingled cottage is near North Berkeley shops & transportation. 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths – $800,000...
View ArticleAdventures in Berkeley & Emeryville
TweetThe Tsui House asa “Fish House” at 2747 Mathews Street in Berkeley.. just west of San Pablo Park. Yes it really is there.. and people live in it! Eugene Tsui, the architect designed it for his...
View ArticleBerkeley Office of Emergency Services – Light Search & Rescue
TweetI just took the Light Search and Rescue class from Berkeley’s Department of Emergency Services. We learned how to organize into groups, identify hazards, safely search homes, and use the right...
View ArticleWant to find out what others say about us?
TweetHere’s our LinkedIn Access Button! We’re looking forward to receiving wonderful referrals and testimonials from you too! Ira & Carol Tweet
View ArticleOlympic Gold
Tweet It’s 2008.08.08.. and this morning we flew down to to LA for a mastermind meeting. The Olympics started in Beijing this morning. As we’re approaching LAX I saw the Olympic Stadium to the right....
View ArticleZillow Zestimates.. How do they compare with Berkeley Real Estate Real Estate...
TweetWe’re seeing more homeowners accepting Zillow Zestimates® as their home’s market value. The San Francisco Chronicle just published an article by Carolyn Said “Home values hold in few places in Bay...
View ArticleHow do Berkeley 2008 sales compare to 2007 sales?
TweetHow do Berkeley 2008 sales compare to 2007 sales? Read the papers and it all seems to be doom and gloom. So I decided to follow the edict of Professor Cheng at Cooper Union, one of my engineering...
View ArticleNorth Berkeley Shingled Cottage – stoll to Cheese Board & French Hotel!
Tweet1443 Josephine at Vine – Open Sunday 24 Aug 2008 2:00 to 4:30 pm If you buy this sweet two story shingled cottage near North Berkeley shops & transportation, you’ll be able to stroll to the...
View ArticleWhere are the creeks in Berkeley and Oakland?
Tweet I’m at a Berkeley Association of Realtors meeting and the subject of creeks and culverts came up I remember a very cool map.. and googled “berkeley creekside map” And came up with the link to the...
View ArticleThe Oaks Theater… Our great neighborhood movie theater
TweetWe decided to have an early start to the Labor Day weekend.. and went to see The Visitor at our neighborhood theater, The Oaks. At night, it shines like a beacon at the top of Solano Avenue…. and...
View ArticleHappy Birthday To Us… Ira's Ode to the 4th of July!
TweetThe Fourth Of July is one of those holidays, like Thanksgiving, that everyone can celebrate. I’m about to head out to some parades… and thought I’d post one of my favorite photos from my recent...
View ArticleThe Oaks Theater… Our great neighborhood movie theater
TweetWe decided to have an early start to the Labor Day weekend.. and went to see The Visitor at our neighborhood theater, The Oaks. At night, it shines like a beacon at the top of Solano Avenue…. and...
View ArticleMovie Double Features?
TweetIt’s Saturday morning and I’m listening to a rebroadcast of Sedge Thomson’s West Coast Live wcl.org broadcast on KALW 91.7 Saturday Mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Timothy Ferris was a guest...
View ArticleThe New San Francisco Bay Bridge!
TweetI’ve been watching the new San Francisco Bay Bridge being built… but from the old bridge, and not from sea level. When I read that Architecture Month is underway, and they had architecture cruise...
View ArticleWe will never forget
TweetMy mother wanted us to take her for a drive through Manhattan after my cousin’s wedding on Sun 2 Sep 2001. We stopped in Jersey City for a view of Lower Manhattan. On Tue 4 Sep 2001 I drove Carol...
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