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20 Beds
9 Baths
8,041 sqft

$2,495,000

1218 E 21St St, Oakland CA, 94606

Price per sqft$310.28
Built in1895
Property size8,041 sqft
Property typeResidential
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Overview

Active

Listed Aug 19, 2025

Updated Apr 10

Pleased to present The Ellen Kenna House, located on 1218 East 21st Street, just blocks from Lake Merritt. Currently fully occupied, rented individually by the room. This large Victorian-era mansion is named after its original owner, Ellen Kenna. The Ellen Kenna House was designated an Oakland Landmark in 1992. Designed by architect Augustus Laver and built-in 1888, it consists of twenty bedrooms plus exquisitely detailed common areas, nine full bathrooms, two laundry hookups, and off-street parking, including a separate two-car enclosed garage. Completed seismic work increases the desirability of an owner wishing to make further improvements, such as developing the 3,000 sq. ft. basement or building out a second kitchen with hookups upstairs. This grand property supports many uses, from co-living to owner occupancy with plenty of project and entertainment space, as well as the potential for renting to offset the owner’s costs. The generous interior spaces have even been rented out repeatedly for high-end marketing shoots. This is truly a rare prideof-ownership asset.

$16,599/mo

Est. mortgage payment based on a $2,495,000 home price.

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Additional information

MLS® ID
41108694

Interior Features

Bedrooms
20
Bathrooms
9

Exterior Features

Lot Size
0.29 Acres
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Broker Reciprocity Courtesy of NAI Northern California, Timothy Warren

Riff Rifferson - Full Name

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[email protected] - Email

- Brokerage Name

500007054 - MLS License Number

 

Data last updated 6:50 AM UTC, 4/10/2026

 

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