Living in Oakland has at lot to offer home owners being the largest city in Alameda County with over 400,000 residents it supports three sports teams (Raiders, Athletics and Warriors). There is the marina, over 60 parks, Jack London Square, the Financial District, Chinatown, Oakland Airport, Oakland's proximity to San Francisco taking just 15 minutes from downtown Oakland by BART or car. The diversity of real estate, price range has something for all. There are new condominiums, townhouses, single family residences and older neighborhoods with Victorians and all kinds of style of homes and income properties that attracts many home buyers and investors to Oakland.
Some of the neighborhoods in Oakland include:
Fruitvale Oakland is currently building a "transit village" around the Fruitvale BART station which will include more housing, new offices, a larger parking lot, and senior and child care centers. Photos
Laurel District is located between 35th Ave and High St and has a busy shopping district on MacArthor Blvd. This Community is "split down the middel between Asian, African-American and Latino" said principal at Laural Elementary back in 2007.
Sequoyah Hills located above 580 between Keller and Golf Links with the top at Skyline Blvd. The HOA has a web site
Adoms Point is located just above Lake Merritt below 580 and between Grand Ave and Oakland Ave. It is made up of a mixture of condos, apartments, duplexes and diverse single family homes. Fairyland park, Lakeside park, the Vetrans Memoral building, Whole Foods Market all adorn this area.
Crocker Highlands features including quaint tree-lined streets, a wide diversity of architecture designed homes from the 20s, 30s and 40s, and easy access to freeways and BART. Convenient location within minutes to shopping,
Oakland's Rockridge, located on border of Oakland and Berkeley, offers an upscale, yuppie feel with old world European charm with its boutiques, markets and gourmet restaurants with easy access to the BART station.
Dimond District has a mixture of all walks of life. Located at MacArthur and Fruitvale hosts a vibrant bussiness district of shops, banks and grocerie stoors. Dimond Park once owned by the man whom the neighborhood is named has pool, tennice, picnic and play ground area.
Tucked up against the San Leandro hills is an enclave of homes known as Sheffield Village built in 1939. These homes built by E. B. Field Cooperation which incorporated a HOA to guarantee to preserve the quality of life and stability of the neighborhood and children attend San Leandro Schools. Photos of homes I have sold and ammenities in Sheffield at this link.
In the West Oakland, North Oakland, East Oakland up into the foothill contail the Grand Lake, Lakeshore-Trestle Glen, Glenview, Lincoln Heights, Laurel, Redwood Heights, Maxwell Park, Eastmont, and Millsmont neighborhoods, and in the high hills communities include North Hills, Hiller Highlands, Upper Rockridge, Montclair, Ridgemont, Grass Valley neighborhoods. Several flatland neighborhoods are considered trendy and are gentrifying rapidly are Temescal, Piedmont Ave., Lake Merritt. areas. Downtown neighborhoods include the Loft District, the Waterfront, Old Oakland, Chinatown, and Uptown neighborhoods.
Jack London Square offers an array of shops, restaurants around the water front. Lake Merritt adds even more to Oakland's downtown with picnic sites, Children's Fairyland Park, boating, jogging trails and the evening it is lit up all the way around Lake Merritt.
Things to do, places to see, sites and other places of interest in Oakland.
Oakland Airport has plans to add additional terminals, gates, and an expanded garage to double the amount of parking. New stores and hotels are bringing a new look to this area.
As the character Oakland continues to change with waves of immigrants from within the US and other countries relocate here Oakland grows, expands and is changing constantly.
Zip Codes in Oakland include: 94601,94602,94603,94604,94605, 94606, 94607,94608, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94619, 94621, 94
