The apartment is in a really great neighborhood. A 5 minute walk in either direction takes you to lots of cool, pleasant, Oakland coffee shops, restaurants, and stores. It's a very pleasant neighborhood for strolling. On Saturday, I wandered into one of the best farmer's markets I have been to with a ton of local produce, plants, food vendors, musicians and whatnot. It's also a short walk to an amazing historic cinema, and to a great park surrounding the lake.