631 62nd St, Oakland, CA 94609

This centrally located, beautifully restored 1923 home in North Oakland has a lovely front and back yard. Mature fruit trees include apricots, plums, pluots, lemons, apples and figs, and three types of berries are at your disposal. A redwood chicken coop is ready for your chickens to produce eggs for you. Backyard is also setup for full vegetable garden. Fenced in backyard with patio and includes a high-end gas grill, a firepit and a heat lamp to warm up those chilly Bay Area evenings. The backyard also has a simple wooden playstructure. Lovely skylit kitchen and recently renovated bathroom. Office nook off of the kitchen. Piano, 50 inch Plasma TV, and King sized natural bed from European Sleepworks available without extra charge (but only if desired). Hardwood floors throughout. Microwave and dishwasher included. From the highly sought after Temescal and NOBE area, you can walk to shopping, parks and public transit, including a 7 minute walk to the Ashby BART stop. Walk score is 89 and bike score is 99. The house is a few blocks from Berkeley and a three minute drive to the freeway, for one of the shortest commutes into San Francisco. It's a 10 minute walk to Rockridge in one direction to the east (high-end shopping, restaurants, and banks), Temescal to the south (hip neighborhood with trendy restaurants and cafes), downtown Berkeley to the north (bookstores and art-house theaters) or Emeryville to the west (completes all of your shopping needs and home to Pixar studios). The house is close to hikes in the extensive East Bay Regional Park system, three farmers markets and the UC Berkeley campus. The house is also currently in the Peralta elementary school district. Available August 1 (or as late as August 15) for one year lease minimum. E-mail to schedule a visit. Rent includes monthly garden care. We are open to well-behaved cats. No smoking.