460 Weldon Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

Off Grand Avenue on the Oakland side of the Piedmont line, this Grand Lake neighborhood has everything, from a Safeway across the street to Trader Joe's around the corner on Lake Shore. Anchored by the Grand Lake Theater, there are ethnic restaurants, a Saturday Farmers Market, churches and synagogues and schools, and of course, Lake Merritt itself. There is direct bus service to and from San Francisco and a morning car pool to the City.