The five highest-priced home sales reported in Inner East Bay, California for the week ending November 8, 2026 came to a combined $18.57 million. Three of the homes are in Oakland and two are in Berkeley, and two of them sold for the same price, $3.6 million, to share the middle of the ranking.
No. 1 — $4,225,000 · 20 Oak Ridge Rd, Berkeley, California
The top sale of the week was in Claremont, where 20 Oak Ridge Road sold for $4.225 million. The listing says the home was designed by Willis Polk for T. Ronnenberg, Polk’s chief engineer, who later worked as a structural engineer on the Golden Gate and Bay bridges. Built in 1915 and finished in stucco, it stands across from the Claremont Hotel and is convenient to neighborhood shops and restaurants.
The main floor is given over to living and entertaining. A living room with a fireplace adjoins a sunroom with arched windows and tile floors, and a formal dining room connects to the kitchen, which has a breakfast nook and a side entrance through the mudroom. Paneled walls and a sculptural staircase carry a contemporary interior design through Polk’s rooms. On the upper floor, the primary bedroom looks out to treetops and hillside, and the floor also has a sitting area and an office. The lower level has a guest bedroom with its own bath, a family room, a room now used as an office and gym, and a wine cellar.
In all, the home has five bedrooms, three full baths and two half baths in 4,119 square feet. Outside, on a lot of 8,276 square feet, are a heated pool, terraces, patios and mature landscaping. The property last sold for $2.8 million in 2020.
The home went under contract 14 days after it was listed and sold $1.23 million above its asking price of $2.995 million. Anna Bellomo of District Homes was the listing agent, and Ann Newton Cane of Golden Gate Sotheby’s Int’l Re represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,862,000 · 6487 Benvenue Ave, Oakland, California
The listing credits Julia Morgan with the design of 6487 Benvenue Avenue in Fairview Park, a stucco and wood-shingle home in Oakland that sold for $3.862 million. Built in 1912, it is the oldest home in this week’s group.
Hardwood floors run throughout its two stories and 4,276 square feet. The home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms, along with a living room, a separate family room, a sunroom and a flexible room that can work as a study or a second lounge. Four fireplaces include ones in the living room, the dining room and the family room. Period details remain alongside a recent remodel and an updated kitchen.
The level lot has landscaped gardens at the front and side and a back yard, and there are two off-street parking spaces. Neighborhood parks, coffee shops and restaurants are close at hand, as are College Avenue and Rockridge BART.
Devang Parikh of SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY INC and Raquel Parikh, also of SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY INC, were the listing agents. The home went under contract 14 days after it was listed and sold $1.167 million above its asking price of $2.695 million. Anja Plowright of The Grubb Co. Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $3,600,000 · 915 Grosvenor Pl, Oakland, California
The newest home on the list, 915 Grosvenor Place in Trestle Glen was built in 2022 on a flag lot of 0.34 acres, the largest lot among the five. It sold for $3.6 million.
The modern farmhouse design, clad in wood siding, is organized around a great room with soaring ceilings. The kitchen has a breakfast bar, a breakfast nook and a pantry, and there is a dedicated home office. Four bedrooms are upstairs, and guest quarters on the lower level allow for an au pair or in-law arrangement. The home has five bedrooms, three full baths and a half bath in 4,754 square feet, and an attached tandem garage for two cars with an EV charging station.
The level lot has an entry gate, a private entrance and landscaped front and back yards. Lakeshore Avenue’s shops and restaurants, the Saturday farmers’ market and Highway 580 are all within easy reach.
The home sold $105,000 above its asking price of $3.495 million. Sarah Abel of Compass and Julie Gardner of Compass were the listing agents, and Kenny Gong of Willowmar Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $3,600,000 · 2747 Forest Ave, Berkeley, California
In Elmwood, 2747 Forest Avenue sold for $3.6 million, the same price as the Trestle Glen sale. The Spanish-style home, built in 1928 and finished in stucco, sits on a corner lot and greets visitors with a grand front entry, wrought iron work and Juliet balconies.
Its 3,625 square feet over two stories include a formal dining room filled with light and a living room with gently curved ceilings, a fireplace and windows that reach from floor to ceiling. The eat-in kitchen has a bay window, and the laundry room beside it opens to the garden. One bedroom and a bath are on the main floor. Upstairs, a skylit landing leads to four bedrooms, each with its own bath, and the primary suite adds a sitting room and a bath with a jetted tub and a walk-in shower. With five bedrooms and six bathrooms, five full and one half, it has the most bathrooms in this week’s group.
A rear deck and patio sit beneath the trees, with room to garden. Shops and cafés in Elmwood and on College Avenue are nearby, as are UC Berkeley and public transportation.
The home went under contract 15 days after it was listed and sold $702,000 above its asking price of $2.898 million. Anja Plowright of The Grubb Co. Inc. was the listing agent, a second sale in this week’s Top 5 after representing the buyer of 6487 Benvenue Avenue, and Emma Dolgin of The GRUBB Company represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $3,281,145 · 32 Sheridan Rd, Oakland, California
Views define 32 Sheridan Road in Upper Rockridge, which sold for $3.28 million. From two of its levels, the home looks out over San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the Golden Gate and southern Marin, and panoramic windows in the living room frame that outlook.
Built in 2002, the home has 4,760 square feet on three stories, the most living area of the five, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms. On the main floor, the kitchen opens to a breakfast room and a family room in one bright, connected space, and an office sits next to the kitchen, which is equipped for serious cooking. The primary suite, on the upper floor, has a private terrace and a bath with heated floors, a skylight and a spa tub, and two more bedrooms on that floor each have their own bath. A fourth bedroom is on the main floor, and a fifth, on the lower level, could serve as a den or media room. Cherry hardwood covers the floors, and the home has solar panels with battery storage.
The home sits on quiet, tree-lined Sheridan Road, a short drive from the cafés and markets of College Avenue. The property last sold for $1.8 million in 2004.
The home went under contract nine days after it was listed. Ann Newton Cane of Golden Gate Sotheby’s Int’l Re, who also represented the buyer of 20 Oak Ridge Road, was the listing agent, and Kenneth Er of Compass represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 8, 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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