Lovely N Berkeley 3BR 2BA home - walk to campus, shops, restaurants & parks

Description

We're retired UC Berkeley faculty renting our lovely North Berkeley home 8/18/26 - 12/15/26 (with flexibility at either end). Our location near the Marin/Arlington Circle is very convenient for university visitors - 1 mile north of campus, a 25-minute walk or 10-minute bike ride. The house is ideal for a productive sabbatical leave! We’re close to all that North Berkeley has to offer - ¼ mile to Solano Ave shops and restaurants, ¼ mile to Live Oak Park (tennis and basketball courts, art gallery, community theatre), ½ mile to the Shattuck gourmet ghetto, and a mile to the Hopkins corridor markets. For trips to Oakland or San Francisco, we’re a 5-minute drive to the Downtown Berkeley or North Berkeley BART stations, and a 3-minute walk to a bus stop. For exercise and recreation, it’s a 5-minute drive to the regional Tilden Park with hiking trails and picnic spots, and 15 min drive to parks along the San Francisco bay. Downstairs: • On the first level is a multi-function bedroom with queen bed, two desks, a large closet with built-in shelves, and French doors to the back patio. (The end of the room has a sewing machine and quilting machine that aren't available for use.) • Next to the bedroom is a ¾ bathroom with shower. • The track-lit living room features a library, stereo system, and working fireplace, and a filtered view of the bay. A table and chair by a window give you a filtered view of the bay while you work. There is currently a single bed tucked behind a sofa, but it can be moved upstairs into the smaller BR we call our 'exercise room.' • The family room offers a large wall-mounted monitor for streaming, and cabinets for storing games. It also has a view of the bay. • The laundry room is next to the family room. • The spacious and fully equipped renovated kitchen & dining room are at the back of the house, with French doors to the lovely garden. • Our landscaped backyard offers two patios, patio table & chairs, gas barbecue, ping pong table, and fountain (not operational during the rental). Upstairs: • The master bedroom has a queen bed, closet, armoires, and a filtered view of the bay. We can add an optional desk/table and desk chair. • The smaller bedroom (also known as our 'exercise room') has a single bed, closet, and a Precor Adaptive Motion Trainer machine, and, again, a filtered view of the bay. We can add an optional desk/table and chair. • The large renovated family bathroom has an oversized walk-in shower plus a separate deep tub. • (An additional upstairs study will be used for storage and locked during the rental.) Rent ($5450/mo) includes housecleaning every 3 weeks and ⅓ water charges (to cover water used by the garden watering system). Tenant covers internet, trash, ⅔ water, gas, and electric. We require advance payment of rent @ $5450/mo, estimated utilities @ $540/mo, and security deposit ($5450). When we return, we'll refund excess utilities paid or withhold additional costs from security deposit, and then refund deposit pending confirmation that our home is left in excellent condition. Regarding accessibility: Our 2 story home is on the upslope side of our street with 26 steps to the front door. Additional photos are posted at https://saxe.smugmug.com/Temp/2023-02-25-N-Berkeley-sabbatical-rental/.