460 58th St, Oakland, CA 94609

This home is the perfect place to call home. It’s not too big but has room for all your needs. The nice period Craftsman charm makes it feel special without being too much. There is a spacious sunny formal living room with a fireplace and built-in book shelves. The formal dining room features 2 China Cabinets and a nice recessed area for a side table. The south facing bedroom is pleasant and the period bathroom is just down the hall. The kitchen is simple, but with open shelves and a new tile countertop it can work for the time being until you can afford your dream kitchen. The plus room is just perfect for a cozy TV nook or an office. The designer paints and hardwood floors complete the package. The ground floor has a kitchenette, a full bath, big closet, a sleeping room, and a living space. Given its own separate entrance it is perfect for so many living situations. Maybe a rental to a UC student to help with the monthly expenses? Maybe a home office for you and your helpers? Maybe a crash pad for your frequent overnight guests? Maybe something else just let your imagination wander. There is a small yard that won’t tax your minimally green thumb. And with 2 single car garage spaces, you will have room for a car and a place for all your treasures (my wife calls it junk). One of the best things about this home is its location – being in lower Rockridge makes everything very accessible. You might even ride your bike most of the time and give up all those trips in a car! Neighborhood Description Rockridge stretches along College Avenue from Broadway up to the Berkeley border at Ashby (where you will find us here at Lawton Associates, by the way). The neighborhood stretches west to spoon with Temescal and eastward up the hills for magnificent views of the bay. Whether you reside in a Craftsman on Cavour or a chalet on Chabot, you are never far from the action on College Avenue. And by action on College Avenue, we mean some of the hottest shops and restaurants in the Bay Area. Has the foodie press stopped raving about Wood Tavern? No they have not, but they are also busy touting A Cote, Oliveto, and of course Zachary’s, the best pizza you will ever eat. And, if you aren’t getting your freshly made pasta, organic produce, butchered meat, and piping hot pastries from Market Hall…well, you should be. And when you are ready to relax and watch the world go by, you can hang with cool cats at Cole Coffee, possibly the best roast this side of the bay. Rockridge came into its own in the 1970s when the BART station opened and the Caldecott Tunnel provided better access to Walnut Creek and beyond. Many neighborhood institutions from the 70s and before are still beloved destinations, such as Chimes Pharmacy. In addition to BART, there are so many public transportation options that you may never get in your car again. AC Transit has the uber-handy 51 line taking you from downtown Oakland to Berkeley. The “casual carpool” has several neighborhood pick-up spots, as do car-sharing services City Car Share and ZipCar. And, of course, the neighborhood is perfect for walking, strolling, rolling, biking, hopping, crawling and every other motion you can think of. The people of Rockridge are heartily committed to community building, as evidenced each year at the Rockridge Out & About Street Fair. The foodies come out weekly for the nearby Temescal Farmers Market and bi-annual for the Kitchen Tour.