The owners of 1039 Park Hills Rd. have a beautiful perspective on the home and neighborhood that they have cherished for more than two decades.

“We feel so fortunate to have had what we feel is a rare opportunity to live in a very special corner of the Bay Area for over 20 years,” said Stephen Randall. “When we first met, we were lucky to have each had a home — this property in Berkeley and another on the peninsula. When we married, we decided to make Park Hills Road our home and we’ve not looked back.”

The Park Hills neighborhood, once part of Contra Costa County annexed into the City of Berkeley in the late 1950’s, is a lovely enclave of homes, just beyond Tilden Park and overlooking Wildcat Canyon. There are no streetlights and no sidewalks here, preserving the rural setting beloved by its residents.

“We love the bucolic and sylvan surroundings, neighbors who we’ve come to think of as family, easy and quick access to San Francisco, the campus environment of Berkeley and remarkable food options such as Monterey Market, Berkeley Bowl, the Cheeseboard Collective and Tokyo Fish Market,” Randall said.

Kevin Knickerbocker, Randall’s husband, is an interior designer and together they have created an idyllic hideaway reminiscent of a country château, beginning with the French garden flanking the path to their front door.

A beautiful formal living room centers on a marble and oak fireplace and the open kitchen, dining room with dramatic fireplace and den open to the yard. The level yard is a sunny, magical space with a gate to Crescent Park, the treasured neighborhood green-space and playground that has delighted area residents since the ’50s.

Tilden Park, with its many hiking and bike trails, golf course and other outdoor sporting facilities, is mere steps away.

“We feel privileged to have lived in this remarkable home with its inviting, warm and unique architectural aspects,” Knickerbocker said. “And we wish the new owners the same joy that we have experienced.”

Stainless steel appliances, stone counters and custom cabinetry outfit a contemporary open kitchen set beneath a vaulted, beamed ceiling.

The four-bedroom, two-bathroom home also boasts an office space, a full basement and a two-car garage. It is offered at $1.795 million. 1039 Park Hills is now listed by Bebe McRae and Alexis Thompson, a top team of the Grubb Company, the East Bay’s premier real estate brokerage.

Learn more at www.mcraethompson.com.

Listing agent: Bebe McRae, the Grubb Co., 510-928-3912, bmcrae@grubbco.com; Alexis Thompson, the Grubb Co., 510-816-0706, athompson@grubbco.com.

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Above: Sculpted hedges surround a tranquil water feature in front of the home.

Below left: A marble fireplace warms a living room accented by large windows.

Below right: A landscaped garden surrounds the single-family home in Berkeley.