A hillside East Bay home at rest in soft evening light.

Real estate, held for the long term

Ground worth keeping is worth keeping well.

Three East Bay houses, held for the long term and run with care. Some seasons they host for a weekend; some seasons for a year.

The homes

Yeandle, Santa Ray, Delaney — and what's next.

20649 Yeandle Ave, the living room of a Castro Valley hillside home.

Yeandle

A Castro Valley hillside home that keeps its own quiet.

  • Set into the slope, with the light that comes to high ground first.
  • Rooms that hold still, made for the long exhale after a full day.
  • Close enough to the valley, far enough above its noise.
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769 Santa Ray Ave, an Oakland craftsman exterior at dusk. Santa Ray living room. Santa Ray deck.

Santa Ray

An Oakland craftsman with the patience of good old bones.

  • Built in an era that trusted wood, and wears the years well.
  • Grounded on a settled street, easy to arrive to and easy to stay in.
  • Kept honest to what it is, nothing added that it did not ask for.
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2717 Delaney Ct, a Castro Valley home near downtown and BART.

Delaney

A Castro Valley home near enough to leave the car behind.

  • Close enough to downtown Castro Valley to leave the car parked.
  • A short walk to Castro Valley BART.
  • Four bedrooms, held under a long-term lease with a tenant in place.
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A glass wireframe house on a hillside, the fourth home in planning.
In planning

The fourth home

The next hold is being drawn — planned for the coming two years, with room for the right partner.

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How Altai hosts

The standard behind every stay.

  • Held, not listed.

    A home under Altai is kept, not churned. The long view sets the standard.

  • Returned better than found.

    Every stay leaves the house a little more cared for than it was.

  • Present, not hovering.

    Answers come quickly, and the rest is left to the quiet.

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