Beautiful 1+ bed house, separate garden work studio, 10 min from UC campus

Description

Duck the high housing prices and live in the safest, quietest, most walkable neighborhood in the East Bay (Albany, a one-mile-square annex of Berkeley). Beautiful small house with separate work studio in private back garden 2.5 miles and 10 minutes from the U.C. Berkeley campus by rapid transit (BART) or bus. 820 sq ft total. Suitable for one person or a couple. Roommates a possibility, but the studio does not have its own bathroom. The main house has one separate bedroom; the sofa in the small living room provides a second double bed for guests. AVAILABLE FOR THE 4-MONTH BLOC August 1-December 15 but adjustable to fewer months with sufficient notice. You do not need a car to live here! (But if you do, the driveway holds two more cars.) Two blocks to shopping center with Trader Joe’s, plus BART, bus, post office, gym, public library, park, every ethnic restaurant imaginable within 5 blocks on vibrant Solano Avenue. Wonderful neighbors on all sides. The back patio and garden is a private oasis. Commute to San Francisco is also easy: close to freeway and bay as well as BART rapid transit. Living room: stone fireplace, piano. Bedroom: big vine-covered window. 1 closet, plenty of dresser and chest of drawers space. Kitchen: state of the art Kitchen Aid stove and refrigerator plus washer-dryer and dishwasher. Dining nook has big windows overlooking a private and beautiful back porch and garden with fig, lemon, pear, apple, nectarine and pomegranate trees. There are also roses, fuschias, jasmine, bougainvillea, clematis, and blooming datura. Tenants are asked to do light watering twice a week. Handyman on call. The house is full of artwork, books, and nice stuff that makes it very pleasant to live in, but I am not a fanatic about broken dishes, etc. It is a very relaxed and peaceful environment. My block is a real community of terrific neighbors who look out for each other and will welcome you. There is virtually no street crime, unlike next to the UC campus. The separate work studio in the back yard has skylights, French doors, and two big desks at either end; easily accommodates two people working. An idyllic space to work on an intensive project. The private back garden with its fruit trees is a joy. Using the Cornell U. Merlin app, I've identified over 20 bird species from the porch. (Binoculars and Audubon field guide provided.) All utilities, high speed internet, cable, garbage, and water are included. A special place at below market rent for the right person(s).