Presented by Alex Michas & Rick Richetta
4 BEDS | 3.5 BATHS
3,090 SQ.FT. LIVING AREA | 7,570 SQ.FT. LOT
A surprise awaits beyond the Ascot Drive facade: a grand courtyard and peaceful setting of trees, views and quiet.
Built in 1997, 6227 Ascot carries the warmth and character of Montclair’s traditional hillside architecture, but with the proportions and ease of something more modern. Wood floors and exposed beams run through the main level, where the rooms are open yet distinct from each other. From the kitchen, life spills out in both directions—to the canyon-side deck on one end and, across a comfortable sitting room, to the broad front courtyard on the other.
There is an ease to the way the house is lived in. Doors lead outside in several directions. Coffee can happen on one deck, dinner on another. The courtyard is generous enough to become a real part of daily life—a place for meals, gardening, children, friends, or simply being outside.
Three bedrooms are upstairs, with the primary suite tucked into the western corner. It is particularly well placed, catching some of the house’s best Bay views through the trees.
Downstairs, a full lower level with its own entrance creates another kind of flexibility: guests who wish to stay longer, teenagers who want some distance, a serious place to work, or simply rooms whose purpose can change over the years.
This is Montclair at its best: wooded and quiet, shaped by the hills and canyon, yet still connected to the life of Oakland below. The Village is close, schools are nearby, and the routes down the hill make the rest of the city surprisingly accessible. Along this stretch of Ascot, there are no overhead power lines to interrupt the trees and sky. At home, trees fill the foreground, with Bay views extending beyond the wooded canyon. It is a setting that makes coming home feel like leaving somewhere else behind.
Dear future homeowner,
Thank you for taking the time to look at our home. We wanted to share a little of what made it special to us, the kind of things that don't show up in a listing.
We moved from Brazil in 2023 and fell in love with the house immediately. The serenity, the views, the patio where our boys learned to play soccer, and all the BBQs we hosted with our best friends and family made it feel like home from day one.
This is the house where our family grew. Our boys spent their earliest years here, and we poured a lot of love into the place along the way: remodeled bathrooms, a finished garage, new landscaping after clearing years of overgrowth, a yard we finally got right, and all the love that went into preparing our boys' rooms, which we decorated especially for them.
What we will miss most is the feeling of the house. The quiet of the street. The afternoon light in the living areas. Evenings on the deck when the weather is good, which is most of the time. It is a calm house, and that never got old for us.
Earlier this year, work sent us on an assignment in New York, and now we are headed to Austin. Leaving this house is the hard part of the move. If we could take it with us, we would.
We hope you love it here as much as we did.
Warmly,
Netto and Bruna
To an outsider, Piedmont Pines can feel like an extension of Montclair—or simply “the Oakland Hills.” But locals will tell you quickly: this is a distinct, well-defined neighbourhood with its own identity, boundaries, and long-standing community pride. It’s hilly, heavily wooded, and quietly residential, offering a true hillside setting that feels almost rural while still being Oakland.
The neighbourhood’s cohesion is anchored by the Piedmont Pines Neighborhood Association, active since 1941. While membership is voluntary, the association has played an outsized role in shaping the quality of life here. Piedmont Pines is generally separated from Montclair to the north by Shepherd Canyon and Girvin Drive, with clear edges to the west and south defined by Highway 13 and the expansive Joaquin Miller Park.
