Dylan's room

$1645 room in 2-bedroom (2nd-from-top unit in fourplex along hillside) in Oakland near Lake Merritt & Piedmont. Available starting early/mid-Aug (flexible), seeking 1 housemate to join on a year-long lease (month-to-month afterwards).

I’m posting this for my partner Ariane, who is seeking a housemate to move-in with. Ariane has given much love to this space already since I live in a neighboring house that shares the backyard. Other musician friends and I have enjoyed putting on concerts and little events there, and are working to build a community between the units that fosters comfort and creativity :)

Please fill out this form if interested! https://forms.gle/BUmR6hCgv4xQxbV18

Please note that the photos here are from old tenants, so furniture/decorations will be entirely different. Ariane has some furniture to move in.

Some Benefits

• walkable to Piedmont, Lake Merritt, Downtown Oakland

• feels like slice of forest despite being right next to the city

• calm and colorful neighborhood, right by Oak Glen park

• redwoods, bridge over creek, 4 “ghost cats” (see photos)

• 20m walk to 2 BART stations (19th & MacArthur)

• free parking spot available for this unit

• bus stops nearby

• beautiful open backyard space (shared with neighbors)

• large pantry space, very easy access to yard

• in-unit washer & dryer (no pay necessary)

• gas stove, dishwasher

• rooms have wood floors

• unique architecture & layout (built in 1920s)

• spiral staircase separates bedrooms from bottom floor communal areas

• easy walk to Grocery Outlet, Sprouts, La Catrina (excellent taco truck), Kaiser Oakland, Chase Bank, Target, YMCA, many bars, cafes etc.

Cost Details:

• $1645 room
• $1450 deposit
• water (bimonthly)
• wi-fi / utilities (monthly, has been ~$35 without heater use)

1. Bridge that leads to to the home
2. View of the creek from the bridge
3. Further up from the bridge, walking towards home
4. Front door (left)
5. Bedroom #1 (two closets, plenty of light)
6. Bedroom #1 (alternate view)
7. Bedroom #2 (featuring door that lets out to small balcony overlooking backyard)
8. Bedroom #2 (alternate view)
9. Bathroom (upstairs, by bedrooms)
10. Spiral stairs that lets out to front door and communal spaces
11. Living room (spiral stairs and front door visible)
12. Living room (alternate view, backyard beyond windows)
13. Living room (alternate view #2)
14. Kitchen (featuring gas stove, wash/dryer behind fridge, dishwasher across from oven). Not pictured is the large pantry space to the left that lets out through a door into backyard
15. Kitchen (alternate view, backyard visible through windows, pantry space to right of door)
16. Immediate view once entering backyard
17. Another view of backyard and unit
18. Alternate view of backyard. You can see the previous tenants’ garden bed, the roof of Dylan’s unit, two of the giant trees out front, and a glimpse of the neighboring units in the fourplex
19. More views of the backyard. You can see the lit path along the fourplex’s alternate stairs (left), and the path that leads to Dylan’s home (right). In the smaller photo you can see folx attending a concert we put on. The orange glow from the windows are from the unit advertised in this post
20. Dylan (left) and Ariane (right). Ariane’s bio is in the main post. This is us in Maui, where Ariane spent time with family most of this past year
21. The “ghost cats”. They’ve lived around the properties here for about a decade. They mostly hang around Dylan’s unit, but do adventure around individually. You can often see them lounging here in this side area (visible from the path to the unit advertised in this post)
22. The ghost cats lounging (they wander individually but frequently hang out together)

About Ariane (xe/xem/xirs): 35, queer, hapa, Bay Area resident for about a decade. Non-smoker, no pets. Active and laid back person. Enjoys yoga, rock climbing, hiking, and cooking. Interested in massage therapy, background in social work and law, and has experience as a social justice advocate. Xir photo is included in the photos below