USACABerkeleyNorth Berkeley141 Fairlawn Dr

141 Fairlawn Dr, Berkeley, CA

Name: 141 Fairlawn Dr, For Sale in Berkeley - eXp Realty
Brand: eXp Realty of California, Inc.
SKU: 41149153
Price: 1088000 USD

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For Sale

Listed price in listed location currency (USD).

$1,088,000

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MLS® 41149153

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Key Facts

Type Single Family Residence

Levels Residential

Size 1625 sqft

Garage Yes

Taxes

Days Active 13

Lot Size 0.1126 Acres

Approx. Age 1972

Avg. Price Per Sqft $669

MLS® Number 41149153

Property Address: 141 Fairlawn Dr, Berkeley, CA, 94708-2107

Average square foot calculated using Size range provided by listing agent.

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

MLS® Number41149153

Laundry Level

Central VacNo

FireplaceYes

Acreage

Exterior

GarageYes

Approx. Age1972

Basement

DrivewayGarage, Off Street

Garage Spaces

HeatForced Air, Natural Gas

A/CNone

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Price History

-End Date

Not Sold YetSold Price

For Sale

Sep 23, 2026List Date

$1,088,000List Price

Home Appraisal

This property is estimated to sell between: $1,088,000 and $1,861,000.

Similar properties in this area sold on average for: $1,603,277

Expect to pay over asking. 89% of similar properties sold for more than the asking price.

Expected to sell in 7 days. Similar properties sold in 20 days. This home has been on eXp Realty for 13 days.

The estimated sale price does not take into account many variables such as recent renovations, type of appliances, school district etc. To get a more accurate estimate please contact agent.

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