1533 Brunswig Ln #33, Emeryville, CA 94608

This new Bay Street One condominium in Emeryville is hip, sophisticated and sits atop the Bay Area's latest "it" retail destination. Literally. The Neighborhood: The 95-unit complex is the residential heart of an urban village that reminds many people of Santana Row in San Jose or The Grove in Los Angeles. The village includes more than 40 shops -- including Apple Store, MAC, H&M (Men's and Women's),Sephora, Vans, Victoria’s Secret, LUSH, Bath & Body Works, Nike Style, Uniqlo,Pandora, Barnes & Noble -- nearly a dozen restaurants (including Bay Area local faves Arthur Mac’s Pizza and Brewery, Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream, Tipsy Putt & Nationwide Faves: Shake Shack, Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse) and a 16-screen AMC IMAX theater that is adjacent to the iconic Ikea and West Elm furniture design centers. Also a 3 minute drive to Target, Home Depot, Best Buy, Berkeley Bowl West and Trader Joe's. Its developers promote the three-block commercial strip as traditional “Main Street America”, with lamp posts, planter-boxed trees, benches and plazas. The exterior design of the townhouses pays homage to the Edwardian and Victorian style facades of its big sister city of San Francisco. The presence of homeowners living above boutiques and cafes is more suggestive of an urban European neighborhood. The Townhome: This townhome is situated on the third floor, above the shops and a second-floor garage that provides two tandem parking spaces for each unit. A paver-lined walkway separates the east and west rows of townhomes. This one-bedroom Townhome opens onto a foyer formal entry. Immediately to the right are two coat closets, a half-bath powder room and a large walk in pantry. The pantry is ideally located directly across the hall from a stylish, L-shaped kitchen. The kitchen, illuminated with track lighting, features cashmere colored granite countertops that are de rigueur for any upscale home, as well as a stainless steel, side-by-side Whirlpool refrigerator and gas range. Blond, Shaker-style maple cabinets provide plenty of storage space. An intimate windowed breakfast nook sits just off the kitchen near the front entrance. A large pass-through gives the chef a wide-angle view from the kitchen to the adjacent dining area and the living room beyond. The openness of the combination dining and living room makes the area more spacious. The two oversized, nearly floor-to-ceiling windows and a glass door adjacent to them that opens onto a ledge of a balcony. From the living room, 15 steps lead to the second level. A high, rectangular-shaped skylight brings in natural lighting and floods the staircase and second floor landing with a glow of light. The master bedroom is located at the end of the second floor hallway, facing the "Main Street" shops below. The room comfortably accommodates a king-size bed, two large nightstands and a drawer chest on the opposite wall. Light fills the room from the four big east-facing windows. The master suite has a spacious walk-in closet with his and hers on opposite walls. There is a secondary closet in the bedroom as well. The main closet leads into a roomy bathroom with double sinks set in granite countertops. A mirror that parallels the full length of the countertops makes it an even larger room. The combo shower/bath has a standard-size tub with a sheet of granite running halfway up the wall, with clear, sliding glass doors. At the opposite end of the master bedroom is a room described as a den or office. The space, which has a closet, could easily be used as a second bedroom.