I’m a travel nurse currently working nights so instead of writing my opinion (I found it challenging to sleep here during the day and thus left early) I’ll just right a pro/con list:
Pro:
-location!!! Super close to Berkeley and college ave or shops and restaurants on telegraph. Also close to highways, BART, Trader Joe’s
-driveway w/parking and easy street parking around the corner
-washer/dryer on premises for $1.75 in quarters
-the hottest water you’ve ever felt and you can’t run it out
-convenient store/liquor store 1 block away
Cons:
-heating vents (forced hot air) are not within your control; the neighboring apartment controls the thermostat which controls your vents. Air still blows from the vents when they’re closed but it adds a whistle. They delivered vent covers just prior to me leaving; I didn’t try them out.
-they have electrical issues; the kitchen shorts the fuse box (and the entire apartment) easily. Make your coffee in the bathroom, it’s foolproof.
-the ceiling light in the living room and bedroom short out and rapidly flicker. Made them unusable. They have a floor lamp in the living room.
-no attention to aesthetics whatsoever and questionable cleanliness; labels still in all the dishes, sponges left were well well well used, no can opener, patched walls never painted, electrical wires along all the walls from recent work. Only storage space in bathroom is filled with dirt and debris from the outdoor vent they’ve never patched.