Sponsored: Updated waterfront home in Alameda offers a rare opportunity

Wake up to the sound of gentle splashing waves and chirping birds while the morning sun spills over the smooth glass-like waters. This is an extremely rare opportunity to own waterfront property on Alamedaʼs South Shore in the coveted East End. Stroll through the garden gate to the Bay Trail for a vacation-like experience and if lucky, be greeted by the pelicans, herons, egrets and ducks on your morning walk.

This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home features an elegantly updated kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, staircase, fixtures and landscaping. Large glass sliding doors provide plenty of warm, bright sunshine and open up to the backyard deck complete with a view of the water and city skyline, making it a perfect area to enjoy breakfast in the morning or entertain guests on the weekends. As you exit the backyard there is a scenic shoreline trail that leads to the Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda South Shore Beach and Shopping Center with Safeway and Trader Joeʼs.

Also near 3014 Bayview Drive are running and biking trails, shopping, restaurants, top schools and parks — making it an ideal location for just about anyone.

Among the home’s features:

• Updated kitchen — granite countertops, walnut cabinet doors, tile backsplash

• Updated bathrooms with elegant finishes

• Designer paint colors

• Luxury vinyl plank flooring — scratch- and water-resistant

• Wi-Fi Honeywell Thermostat

• Newer designer LED light fixtures

• Dual-pane windows

• Hunter Douglas top-down window blinds

• Samsung oven, Kenmore fridge, Frigidaire dishwasher

• Fireplace tile and gas insert for warming the downstairs

• Solar tube in upper hallway

• Master suite with built-in storage, new patio slider and exterior wall insulation

• Newer Armstrong insulating foam roof above master bedroom

• Grohe water fixtures and frameless shower over tub in master bathroom

• Attic insulation with heat barrier and side gable venting

• Maytag Ensignia oversize washer and Kenmore 600 dryer in garage

• Two-car garage door with keypad and one remote control

• Newer water scuppers on flat roof with a French drain at ground level

• Drought-tolerant landscaping

• Rear fence gate leading to Bay Trail

• Compliant gas meter valve

Overview: 3014 Bayview Drive in Alameda features three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and 1,716 square feet with a southwest-facing waterfront view.Open house: Saturday, June 1, and Sunday, June 2, from 2 to 4 p.m.Price: $998,000Listing agent: Sophia Niu DRE #01949786 Keller Williams Realty Sophia@iLoveAlameda.com 510-298-1198 www.iLoveAlameda.com