3224 West St Unit NA

About This Property

Lower 2 BD/1BA unit in a duplex with tons of old world charm/details, sun-drenched rooms, laundry room off kitchen, full yard with patio/deck and garage (shared with upper tenant) recently remodeled bathroom and updated kitchen, plus painted top to bottom. The apartment is 8 blocks from Macarthur BART plus central to all things Oakland. This adorable and spacious unit features: • Very large living room with additional “nook” large enough to hold a small office or even a bed • Large eat-in kitchen with sink/pantry nook and granite countertops • BRAND NEW energy efficient forced air heating throughout • BRAND NEW remodeled jack-jill bathroom complete with tile shower and modern finishes • Windows in every room (most have 2 ) • Tons of 100-year old charm like wood picture molding, wainscoting, and crown molding in every room, ornamental tiled (decorative) fireplace, french/pocket doors, boxed ceiling, and built-in cabinetry with leaded glass • Hardwood floors throughout except in bathroom (tile) and kitchen (Marmoleum eco-friendly product made from natural jute fibers • Fully fenced yard (corner lot) with cute/artsy shared redwood deck area, and raised planter beds - areas for social distancing with friends • BRAND NEW refrigerator plus gas stove • Freshly painted in “warm” colors (not “renter’s white”!) plus fun chalkboard wall in kitchen • 1,200 Square feet • Laundry room is off kitchen and for use by this unit only • Half a garage large enough for one car or a workshop/storage area (included in monthly rent) • Security bars on all windows except bathroom • Pet friendly Both owner AND manager are local business people and East Bay residents; NOT a big impersonal investment firm or large management company THE NEIGHBORHOOD Full Disclosure: If you are seriously considering this home, please do check crime statistics for the area to be informed. We have managed the property for 6 years and tenants have reported car break-ins on the street. While there have been no attempted break-ins into the home (it is fully gated), other crimes that we know of include: • 5 years ago: Drunk driver smashed into the iron fence that surrounds the property. • 2 years ago: Break-in to the garage resulted in stolen tools. Locks and motion lights have since been upgraded. • 1.5 and 3 years ago: Random, non-targeted incidents (twice) where multiple homes on West St were hit (no people were injured, luckily) by shots fired from a vehicle driving on West St., both times 1-2 bullets entered this building. • 8 months ago: iphone snatched while contractor was standing on the corner and looking down at his phone while on the sidewalk. SUPER centrally located -- in West Oakland at the corner of Brockhurst and West Streets, between 31st and 33rd. Easily bike/scoot/walk to BART, Temescal/Piedmont/Nobe/Uptown/Downtown which have so many great places and things going on (yes, even in Covid times) including shops/bars/restaurants/cafes/exercise venues and yes, even a wine shop and indy retail too. Close to: • Community Foods market is only 3.5 blocks away; Sprouts food market, Piedmont Grocery, and Monte Vista Foods all are a little more than 1 mile away. • Notable Temescal restaurants and drinking establishments: Pizzaiolo, Burma Superstar, Aunt Mary’s Café, Copper Spoon, Rose’s Tap Room, Aunt Mary’s, Itani Ramen, Homeroom, Underwood Cafe, MamasRoyal Cafe, Teni East, Clove and Hoof, Beauty's Bagels, Subrosa Coffee, and beer gardens Arthur Macs Tap and Snack and Temescal Brewing. • Notable Uptown/KoNo restaurants/bars: Duende, Blind Tiger, Kingston 11, Xolo, Itani Ramen, Brown Sugar Kitchen, Dosa, and Calavera; cocktail bars (Commonwealth, Double Standard, Hutch, Café Van Kleef, Dogwood, Somar bar and Lounge, Luka’s Taproom and Lounge) so numerous that Edible Excursions now offers a culinary tour of the area called “uptown food and drinks” tour. Other nearby drinking establishments include a bottle shop/bar (The Good Hop), a wine bar (Punchdown), not to forget beer gardens too (Drake’s Dealership and Lost and Found). • Highly rated Piedmont restaurants: Homestead, Commis, The Wolf, Geta Sushi, Dopo, Bar Cesar, Saap Ave., Dona Tomas and more. • Entertainment options galore including live music venues (The Uptown, Paramount/Fox Theaters, and the Sound Room) a vinyl shop (Bandcamp) which hosts small in-store concerts, and even two movie theaters (Piedmont theater and the wonderful Parkway theater where you can eat pizza and drink beer during the movie while sitting on a comfy couch) • First Friday art murmur (oaklandartmurmur.org/), the monthly street party and gallery walk for visual and performing arts in Oakland • Alta Bates Summit and Kaiser medical centers • The adorable independent Temescal Alley shops/barber/galleries that were historically horse stables • Mosswood Park community garden, tennis/basketball, and home of the Burger Boogaloo music festival in July All of this plus also close to Zipcar parking, multiple Ford GoBike stations, and freeway access. From here you can easily bike to TWO whole food markets, THREE Trader Joe’s, and a variety of neighborhoods including Rockridge, Lake Merritt, Koreatown/Northgate, Grand Lake, Emeryville, and UC Berkeley This location has a Walk Score of 83, which is "very walkable - Most errands can be accomplished on foot." and a Bike Score of 100, which is "biker's paradise – daily errands can be accomplished on a bike." VIEWING THE HOME: Contact Audrey to schedule an appointment for an in-person viewing. Covid rules during your walk-through: • The property manager will meet you outside, the door will be open and it will be a self-led tour so that only people in your party will be inside the home at one time. • Masks must be worn or you will not be permitted to enter the home. • Only one family/group is allowed in at a time, and showings are on the hour and on the half. • If you miss your 30 minute window, you will not be rescheduled (unless notified/rescheduled in advance) • Please let us know if you will be missing/cancelling your appointment.

3224 West St is an apartment community located in Alameda County and the 94608 ZIP Code.