Listing Owner
Member Since 2009
Listing Owner
Member Since 2009
Fully furnished, three-bedroom 1908 house with original hardwood floors, and redwood molding and doors. Walk or bike to bakery/pizzeria, restaurants, movie theatre, retail shops, pharmacy, grocery store, public school, charter school, private bilingual schools (German, Spanish, Mandarin, French), parks, public pool, and BART station. Dining room with table for eight people, kitchen with table for four people, large study/office, storage room, second small kitchen, one-car garage, backyard garden, lots of natural light. Main floor has front entryway, living room, dining room, well-equipped kitchen with refrigerator, dishwasher, and gas stove/oven, bedroom with queen size bed (60" x 80", 150 x 200 cm), bedroom with crib, and bathroom with sink, toilet, and shower. Ground floor has bedroom with two single beds which can be combined to make a king-sized bed, bathroom with sink, toilet, shower over bathtub, study/office, storage room, second kitchen (oven/stove, refrigerator, sink), and one-car garage with washer, dryer, and sink. Storage room has a third oven used exclusively for baking bread. All linens provided. Garden is accessible from both levels. Garden furniture includes sofa, chairs and folding tables. Two adult bicycles are available as well as a two-child bicycle trailer, and a cargo bicycle trailer (used for trips to the grocery store). One car is available (with additional deposit). Utilities and other costs included: gas, electric, water, internet (both wireless and ethernet throughout house), garbage collection, and garden maintenance. The 1998 renovation included thorough seismic retrofit, including new foundation, shear walls, and roof-to-foundation shear wall. A 2025 renovation included solar panels, heat pump including air conditioning. Security deposit $8,400 One year lease Additional photos available upon request.
12 Months | Dates are flexible for this listing
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley | Oakland
Comments: Our house is on 43rd Street which is a quiet residential street with minimal vehicle traffic. The house is next to a school playground which is open on weekend days.
Comments: For prospective tenants from Europe, we can negotiate payment in euros.
Comments: The second of three bedrooms currently has a single bed. Pack-and-play, high chair, gate at top of stairs, children's books and toys are available.
We will continue to receive mostly junk mail during the year we are away.
The house plants can remain or go to neighbors, at the tenants' discretion.
Furnished
High Speed Internet
Wi-Fi
TV
Printer
Balcony or Patio
Garden
Dedicated Parking
Backyard
Stairs
Air Conditioning
Security System
Oven
Stove
Microwave
Refrigerator
Dishwasher
Washer
Dryer
Comments: Backyard garden includes sofa, chairs and folding tables, and three raised planting beds.
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Listing Owner
Member Since 2009
Listing Owner
Member Since 2009
Comments: We would like to find a family to rent our house for roughly the period we are on sabbatical.