Buying properties in the city of Oakland has many advantages. 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 and more. Another attraction for Oakland has is its proximity to San Francisco taking just 15 minutes from downtown Oakland by BART or car. Oakland is quite diverse with many real estate options in Oakland, 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.
Click here to see some homes and apartment photos Scott Harrison has sold in the city of 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.
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. Some history about Adams Point is at this page.
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.
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. A copy of an original Sheffield Village sales perspective available from Scott Harrison local Agent 510-388-4536. Photos of homes I have sold and ammenities in Sheffield are at the bottem of the page 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.
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, Berkeley, Albany Include 94601,94602,94603,94604,94605, 94606, 94607,94608, 94609, 94610, 94611, 94612, 94619, 94621, 94706, 94702, 94703, 94710, 94704, 94705, 94708
