Private Bedroom, Lush Yard, Shared House, Quiet Owner + a Fat Cat!

Available July 1, 2019. Private room with garden/yard access. 15min to UCB campus. Cozy, quiet 2Bed / 1Bath house in South Berkeley is shared with 50 year-old female owner. $1450.00 USD per month includes all utilities, wifi, offstreet parking, green sunny backyard, access to HUGE movie library, music streaming, etc. This is a lovely 2 BR / 1 BA bungalow in quiet SouthWest Berkeley, near Berkeley Bowl West. You are a "good fit" if you are a quiet, mature, conscientious, cat-loving visiting scholar / faculty / staff. Very "bike-able" location. 15min to UCB campus. Yes! I have a bike for you to ride!

More detail:
Stylish 1945 bungalow in quiet SW Berkeley neighborhood, near San Pablo & Ashby Aves. Fully furnished house, kitchen, room, etc. 50yr old female owner (me!) and a shy black cat as your housemates. House has golden hardwood floors, colorful throw rugs, 8 ½ ft ceilings throughout, and is 905 sq ft on a 3500 sq ft lot. Lovely back yard, very convenient public & bike & car transportation, hottub, off-street parking, internet access, washer/dryer on premises.

Your room:
• 11 x 11, with private door out to small deck and shared backyard.
• smallish closet ( 2 x 3 ½ ) but, full height ceilings + under bed storage = PLENTY of storage space!
• Room is cozy ( does not feel cramped, honest! ), even with a queen bed, desk, file cabinet/bookshelf, and rocking chair in the room.
• Keep the door open to the backyard for an expansive feeling -- the green, flowering, relaxing, back yard feels like it’s part of your room.
• Room / deck face West and are shaded by large avocado tree -- easily the most consistently temperatured room in the house.

House also has:
• hottub under flowering arbor, & yard with lots of room for veggie gardening (or just reading).
• Modern (small, but clean) bathroom.
• Modern wide galley kitchen with rustic dark red tile floors, & all dishes, pots / pans, etc that you need. We share ALL the house common areas: bath, kitchen, yard.
• Central heat ( but, even in winter isn't needed much. )
• Street parking is easy. You may use the driveway for off-street parking.
• Cat is indoor / outdoor. If you leave your bedroom door open, he may even sleep on your feet at night...lucky you!

Very convenient neighborhood:
• In flatlands -- easy 15-20min bike ride to UC Berkeley.
• Easy freeway access.
• 2 blocks to an Express bus to SF, 2 blocks to a city bus to UC Campus or to Ashby BART (we are approx 1 mile, a 20min walk to Ashby BART.)
• 2 blocks from huge park (San Pablo Park) – tennis courts, dog runs, soccer and basketball games.
• 3 blocks to Berkeley Bowl West - amazing grocery store!
• Walking distance to brew pubs, coffee shops, several restaurants, etc. An easy bike ride to LOTS and LOTS more of the same.

Who we are: We are a clean, quiet (but social), food-loving, non-smoking household. We do chi gung / yoga / meditate every day. This is a quiet house in a quiet residential neighborhood. You should love & embrace home as a happy, relaxing place. This is a great place to work, relax, read a book, write a book (or a dissertation!).

Monthly rent is $1450.00 and includes wifi access, all utilities, access to hottub and yard, washer/dryer, offstreet parking. I’ll ask you for 1st month + $1450.00 deposit, a credit / reference / employment verification check, and we'll have a detailed conversation about “what do we both expect as housemates, house rules, etc” as part of the application process.

If interested, please e-mail AnnMarieMantz@yahoo.com and let's set up time to talk in more detail! Thanks for your interest!

ps: photos are bit big, you have to "scroll" to really see them, but wanted to show you as much as possible here...thanks.

Basics:

Number of Bedrooms 2	Number of Bathrooms 1	Number of Offices 1
Surface Size 905 Sq. Feet	Suited for 2 people	Property Type House