1200 Idylberry Road, San Rafael
1200 Idylberry Rd
San Rafael, CA 94903 · Lucas Valley
Lucas Valley · San Rafael
30 Days on Market
A rare corner-lot Eichler in the heart of Lucas Valley HOA. Rich mahogany walls. An original stained ceiling. Shoji-style closet doors. A striking raw brick fireplace. A lush interior atrium. A 2026-remodeled kitchen. In-floor radiant heat. Like something from a vintage mid-century design magazine — updated for 2026.
The Eichler homes of Lucas Valley in San Rafael represent one of the most concentrated and architecturally significant collections of Joseph Eichler's residential work in Northern California. Designed in the 1960s with the conviction that modernist architecture should be accessible to the middle class, the Lucas Valley Eichlers deliver the signature elements of the form — open plans, radiant heat, interior atriums, post-and-beam construction, and an insistent relationship with the outdoors — in a community that has aged into genuine prestige.
1200 Idylberry Road is the rarest configuration within the community: a corner-lot position that delivers additional light, additional privacy, and the kind of street presence that standard Lucas Valley lots cannot provide. The home blends the iconic mid-century design vocabulary with a warmth and craft that distinguishes it from its neighbors — rich mahogany walls that create depth and warmth, an original stained ceiling that frames every room with character, shoji-style closet doors that honor the home's Japanese modernist influences, and a striking raw brick wood-burning fireplace that anchors the living space with the kind of material presence that no contemporary renovation can replicate.
The lush interior atrium delivers the classic Eichler indoor-outdoor lifestyle experience — the private garden courtyard that appears in the architectural literature and lives even better in daily practice. Brick tile floors pair with the classic in-floor radiant heat that Eichler buyers experience as the defining comfort feature of these homes.
Closed at $1,815,000 — $964 per square foot — in 30 days, just below its $1,850,000 list price.
