3112 California St Apartments

Sunny and cozy, 450 SF 1/1, pet friendly apartment with garden views, windows in every room and craftsman details (trim, baseboards, windows). This apartment is located at the REAR of the building so far from street noise. Charming/classic 19th century 4 plex in great South Berkeley location 4 blocks from Ashby BART. Unit features: • Updated eat-in kitchen with brand new granite countertops and new eco flooring (marmoleum – made from jute plant) • Energy efficient on-demand hot water heater in kitchen • New refrigerator/stove (gas - stainless) • Fresh paint throughout • Hardwood floors in main living space, tile in bathroom, and linoleum in kitchen • Entrance via private front door off of backyard • Sweet fully fenced (pet safe – 6 feet high!) shared backyard with raised garden bed, citrus/stone fruit trees (prolific meyer lemon, mandarin, and plum), and rosemary bush • Shared laundry/storage building (app driven, no coins needed, wash load is $2 and dry load starts at $1.75) • Small locked storage room in shared laundry building • Shared BBQ, brick patio, and outdoor table/chairs • Quiet street with traffic circle intersections (no speeding drivers racing through) • Street parking • Owner pays for garbage only (each unit as an individual water and PGE meter) Please note: this apartment is on the SMALL side and the building is over 100 years old (meaning: zero insulation between units), so if you are super sensitive to noise this is probably not the place for you. There is a resident who lives directly above with her cat and while they are shoe-free and very considerate, you likely will always be aware when she is home for example. Both owner AND manager are local business people and residents; NOT a big impersonal investment firm or large management company. THE NEIGHBORHOOD Centrally located -- in the "Lorin" neighborhood of Berkeley. In fact, this address has a "walkability" score of 85, which is "very walkable" and a bike score of 99, which is “biker’s paradise” according to the walkscore website. Walk to: Ashby BART (many tech company shuttle buses stop here), Berkeley Bowl East, and numerous cafes, restaurants and drinking establishments including the highly reviewed Thai food temple, Roses on Adeline, Lemat Restaurant, Hoi Polloi Brewing, Red Bay Coffee, and Milyar Cafe. In addition, Emeryville, Oakland, Rockridge, Piedmont Ave., Temescal, Bay Street shopping center, Trader Joe’s, various farmer's markets, and UC Berkeley are all just a short bike ride away, and even San Francisco is only 22 minutes via BART