Whimsical 'Saxophone Home' in Berkeley up for sale

BERKELEY, Calif. - If you're a music lover and are shopping around for a new home, there's an unusual new listing in Berkeley that may interest you.

It's a three-story house on Tunnel Road in the Berkeley hills that some people call the Saxophone House.

Originally owned by a jazz musician, the unique home features musical details both inside and outside the house. Derek Han, the agent who's handling the property, called it a one-of-a-kind home. 

It was built after the Oakland fire in the early 1990s and was designed by a renowned architect, Ace Architect, for the owner, who is an amateur jazz player and his family. 

"That's why the layout's got this whimsical look of all these details," Han said, showing off the swirling, golden staircase, the treble clef notes on the landing and the outside golden saxophone columns.

"It's a piece of art," Han said. "This is entertainment heaven."

Han acknowledged the home is definitely not for everybody.

"It's not for a typical family who might be looking for a four-bedroom and three-bath, but it is definitely a unique home that somebody who appreciates [and wants] to own a piece of art," he said. "It's a once in a lifetime. You aren't going to build something like this, I don't think, ever again."

He says there has been a lot of interest, and some of that is probably because the listing price is $2 million. But he expects it to sell for more than that.