OAKLAND — A historic Oakland fire station that sports a fairy tale appearance and dates back to the Roaring 20s could be headed for a sale or renovation after city officials disclosed Thursday they are seeking development proposals for the East Bay hills site.

“The City of Oakland is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity to develop the subject property located within Montclair, one of Oakland’s most desirable neighborhoods,” stated a notice of development opportunity issued by the municipality.

The fire station was built in 1927 in response to a destructive wildfire that roared through the Oakland hills in 1923 known as the Wildcat Fire. It was opened at a time when more people were moving into the Oakland and Berkeley hills.

“Investment and development interest in Oakland’s neighborhoods is increasing as more professionals and businesses are moving to Oakland,” according to the city documents. “Montclair is an attractive neighborhood because it is close to freeways, public transportation, shopping, and restaurants.”

Residential, retail, commercial, industrial, or any other use allowed by Oakland and California zoning and building rules would be considered for the site.

“Nestled among soaring redwoods and adjacent to a municipal park and recreation center, these parcels are two short blocks from the heart of the Montclair Village shopping district,” the city brochure stated.

City officials are seeking development or purchase proposals for two parcels on Moraga Road. One is a vacant property totaling 24,000 square feet and the other totals 16,000 square feet and contains the Montclair Fire Station, also known as Firehouse No. 24.

“A storybook-style structure built of stone and brick, the firehouse is set into the hill, causing different parts of the firehouse to be set at different levels,” Keep Oakland Beautiful stated in a post on its site.

Three open houses are planned to show interested parties the property. City officials cautioned that the property would be transferred in an “as is” condition, meaning the municipality won’t make any improvements to the site in the event a buyer or developer emerges.

Worries about the nearby Hayward Fault, which runs beneath nearby State Route 13 and Moraga Road, were among the factors that prompted the shutdown of the firehouse after more than six decades of service, according to information posted by Oakland Wiki.

“The historic Montclair Fire Station was decommissioned around 1993 due to concerns that a facility for first responders should not be located on an active earthquake fault,” a city report stated.