The five highest-priced home sales reported in Inner East Bay, California for the week ending October 25, 2026 came to a combined $22.39 million. All five are in Alameda County, spread across Piedmont, Fremont, Berkeley and two Oakland neighborhoods, Crocker Highlands and Rockridge.
Prices ran from $3,650,000 to $6,000,000. The oldest of the homes dates to 1914, and the newest, in Fremont, to 1979.
No. 1 — $6,000,000 · 45 Highland Ave, Piedmont, California
The top sale of the week was a Colonial on Highland Avenue in Piedmont, which sold for $6,000,000. Its current owners renovated it from top to bottom between 2011 and 2019, and the work went well beyond the surface: new systems, a foundation with extensive seismic retrofitting, and a fully permitted accessory dwelling unit with a private entrance and an address of its own. The property last sold for $1.104 million in 2011.
A foyer and a central staircase open to formal living and dining rooms. The renovation kept the original detailing, including box-beamed ceilings, hand-detailed moldings, French doors and hardwood floors. Several of the main rooms have bay views, and the home’s views also take in the Bay Bridge, downtown and the city lights. Upstairs are the primary suite and two sunny rooms suited to home offices or a study, and an attic leaves room to expand. At 4,765 square feet, the home has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, two full and three half.
The 8,276-square-foot lot slopes down from a tree-lined street. Behind the stucco home, the large backyard has been landscaped with custom stonework and mature gardens, and there is a generous rear deck. The two-car garage has a workshop, and the property has electric-vehicle charging. Piedmont’s public schools, Dracena and Exedra parks and Mulberry’s Market are all within a few blocks.
The home went under contract three days after it was listed and sold $1.702 million above its $4.298 million asking price. Sarah Abel and Julie Gardner, both of Compass, were the listing agents, and Anja Plowright of The Grubb Co. Inc. represented the buyer. Abel and Gardner also listed the week’s No. 3 sale, in Crocker Highlands.
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No. 2 — $4,602,000 · 44500 Parkmeadow Dr, Fremont, California
In Fremont’s Weibel neighborhood, a contemporary home on Parkmeadow Drive sold for $4,602,000 after a renovation, done with permits, that reached every part of the home. The kitchen is built around a Porcelanosa waterfall island, with Thermador appliances, built-in refrigeration, a hidden pantry and a Zephyr hood.
Vaulted and open-beam ceilings and large windows bring light into the interiors, and a glass railing lines the staircase. The living room has a gas fireplace. The home has six bedrooms and four bathrooms in 4,506 square feet, with the bedrooms divided evenly between its two floors. Upstairs there is a family room, and the primary suite has a walk-in closet and a spa-style bath with a floating vanity. A finished, permitted sunroom adds to the living space, and windows on several sides look toward the hillsides of Mission Peak and the city lights.
The gently sloping lot covers 0.41 acres, the largest of the five. The fenced, private backyard has broad lawns, mature redwoods and fruit trees, along with a porcelain patio and a shaded deck. A three-car garage, finished with an epoxy floor, completes the property.
The home went under contract seven days after it was listed and sold $414,000 above its $4.188 million asking price. The Heng Seroff Group of Compass was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and as the buyer’s agent.
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No. 3 — $4,128,000 · 1079 Ashmount Ave, Oakland, California
On Ashmount Avenue in Oakland’s Crocker Highlands, a traditional stucco home built in 1915 sold for $4,128,000. It has four bedrooms and five bathrooms, three full and two half, in 4,140 square feet, on a 9,583-square-foot lot that slopes down. Inside are a solarium, a pantry and an updated kitchen, and the living room has a wood-burning fireplace. The front and back are landscaped, with gardens and room for play, and there is a detached two-car garage. The property last sold for $1.53 million in 2009.
The home went under contract the day it was listed and sold $378,000 above its $3.75 million asking price. Julie Gardner of Compass and Sarah Abel, also of Compass, were the listing agents, the same pair who listed the Piedmont home at the top of the week. Abel also represented the buyer, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
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No. 4 — $4,010,000 · 865 Contra Costa Ave, Berkeley, California
The Gillespie House in Berkeley, designed by John Hudson Thomas and commissioned in 1916, sold for $4,010,000. It stands one block above Solano Avenue, and Thomas placed it on its lot to take advantage of a southwestern exposure. Windows in different rooms frame different parts of a view that runs from downtown Oakland to San Francisco and on to the North Bay. The home’s views also include the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge.
A foyer opens into the living room, which has one of the home’s two fireplaces; the other is in the kitchen. The open, remodeled kitchen has Brazilian Santa Rita soapstone countertops and a 48-inch stove, and a breakfast nook looks out over the bay. The formal dining room has built-ins and opens both to the kitchen and to a courtyard for meals outdoors. Toward the rear of the main floor, a hallway lined with closets leads to two bedrooms and a remodeled full bath.
Upstairs, the primary suite includes a bright den or sitting area, a walk-through closet and its own bath. A third bedroom on that floor has coved ceilings, and an updated bathroom there has a shower and a freestanding tub. Below the main floor, a full basement remains open to a new owner’s plans. With wood siding outside, the two-story home has four bedrooms and three bathrooms in 2,905 square feet on a 5,227-square-foot lot.
Passion fruit vines and miniature Meyer lemon, nectarine and peach trees fill the front landscaping. In the backyard, apple trees mark the start of an orchard. Solano Avenue, with its coffee shops, restaurants and stores, is a block away. The property last sold for $2.15 million in 2022.
The home went under contract 16 days after it was listed and sold $1.715 million above its $2.295 million asking price. Anna Bellomo of District Homes was the listing agent, and Dana S. Cohen of The GRUBB Company represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $3,650,000 · 5744 Presley Way, Oakland, California
In central Rockridge, a Mediterranean compound on Presley Way in Oakland sold for $3,650,000. The level 7,405-square-foot lot has two homes: a stucco main home dating to 1920 and a detached two-story cottage. The cottage has an art studio and a full bath on its lower level and an in-law apartment above. Altogether the property has six bedrooms and five bathrooms in 3,232 square feet.
The main home has hardwood floors throughout, along with concrete and tile, a den and a wet bar. Its updated kitchen has solid-surface counters and a breakfast bar, and a gas fireplace warms the living room. The property’s upgrades include a Tesla solar roof with Tesla battery storage. Outside there are gardens and a flagstone patio, a pergola stands over a fountain, and there is a heated hot tub. The property last sold for $2.16 million in 2015.
Madeline Lilley of Red Oak Realty was the listing agent, and David Higgins of Cush Real Estate represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 25, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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