Great neighborhood, spacious second floor walk-up apartment. Enjoyed the HD smart tv very much, easy for netflix, disney+, youtube on a big screen and a comfy couch. Great stove, oven, and microwave. Big windows with some pretty views off in the distance. Laminate floors but nice ones. Good shower. Big! bedroom.
It's in a 4plex so there are some signs of life around, and I could hear the tv from the unit across the hall when they blasted the Hawaii 5-0 theme sometimes, but I found it curious. Otherwise pretty quiet. Coin laundry on your floor is convenient.
You can really drop into your own world here, I worked, meditated, and spent lots of time in the gorgeous Dimond Park which is part creek nature walk/hike, and part rec center w a pool, and other sports activity and charming of kids playing. Very sweet.
Note: if you are sound sensitive this unit especially the bedroom hears cars whooshing by intermittently from 6am-10pm, busy during rush hour. no honks or beeps, occasional bus engine. I slept with earplugs divinely on the nice mattress, but during the day sometimes preferred to spend more time on the couch in the living room than at the desk in the bedroom where I was working. If you are out during the day or used to big city sounds you won't notice much.
Accessibility: the unit is up 29 stairs. workout! I got used to it, and most of the stairs are inside.
The shower requires no stepping into. It's easy to navigate around. The bedding and towels carry the fragrance of artificial detergent which some ppl like but if you re scent sensitive bring your own bedding, which you are probably used to at this point as a chemically sensitive person!
Huge glorious windows that opened together create the sweetest cross breeze and you can see cool views of the Bay and Mt. Tam and catch interesting sunsets. 2 blocks away is a great bunch of coffee shops, a market, and a few restaurants.
The neighborhood is very serene away from the main whooshing park blvd that connects the two freeways, and I really encourage you to go to Dimond Park as much as you can while you are here.
A great place to try Oakland higher end neighborhood 1 br apartment living with gentle and rolling hills and plenty of sun 😻