Albany
Albany is deceptively simple. It’s quiet and family-oriented, but also a great place to play and shop away from the student throngs in Berkeley and the crazy big crowds in Oakland.
Driving around the flat grid of sunny residential streets, you see many two- or three-bedroom single-family homes in a wide range of styles, from charming Craftsman bungalows to Mediterranean styles.
But get out into the main thoroughfares and you’ll find fun, fine food, natural beauty, and much more.
Albany Recreation
For a cozy outdoor getaway, you’ve got Albany Hill Park — that’s the round wooded hillside that pops up with those huge condo complexes you pass on the freeway. And Albany is home to the shoreline parks that stretch along the water’s edge. The Golden Gate Fields horse racing arena is part of that.
For nightlife, Albany offers more than you’d think. Near the corner of Solano and San Pablo, for starters, the Albany Twin movie theater offers a full bill of foreign and independent films.
The Hotsy Totsy Club on San Pablo Avenue is a popular place to go on the weekend. It’s your basic neighborhood bar, but with well-respected craft cocktails and an eclectic clientele ranging from hipsters to the local barflies.
And we’d be remiss not to mention the Albany Bowl, one of the few old-style bowling alleys still standing. Besides lanes and bowling balls, it’s got arcade games for the kids, a bar for the adults, and a pizza bistro for the whole family so you can enjoy a slice to take your mind off that last frame you threw.
Albany Shopping
San Pablo and Solano Avenues are the main shopping streets, but you’re not far from the big box retail and other chain stores of University Village, just a little way down San Pablo.
One of the local highlights is Mary & Joe’s Sporting Goods, also on San Pablo near Solano, which specializes in sports gear for kids playing on school teams. It also has one of the best local selections of sports team caps, and not just for Bay Area teams.
Albany Transportation
Albany is centrally tucked in between Berkeley, Kensington, El Cerrito, and Richmond, making it a crossroads for major freeways as well as BART, buses, and other forms of transportation.
It’s criss-crossed by the main thoroughfares of Solano and San Pablo Avenues, the main commercial arteries with just about any product or service you might need.
Albany Schools
Albany is a small place but its fine K-12 schools, with some of the best achievement rankings in the state, are one of the reasons that homes keep their value and desirability.
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Lot Size6,534 sqft
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Home Size1,800 sq ft
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Beds3 beds
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Baths2 baths
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Year Built1930
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Days on Market2
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Home Size745 sq ft
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Beds1 bed
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Baths1 bath
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Year Built1977
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Days on Market4
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Lot Size2,613 sqft
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Home Size1,137 sq ft
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Beds2 beds
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Baths2 baths
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Year Built1926
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Days on Market21
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Lot Size2,482 sqft
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Home Size1,560 sq ft
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Beds4 beds
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Baths3 baths
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Year Built1935
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Days on Market24
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Lot Size2,613 sqft
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Home Size2,028 sq ft
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Beds3 beds
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Baths3 baths
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Year Built1991
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Days on Market30
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Lot Size
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Home Size1,146 sq ft
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Beds2 beds
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Baths2 baths
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Year Built1977
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Days on Market67
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Lot Size2,613 sqft
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Home Size1,049 sq ft
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Beds2 beds
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Baths1 bath
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Year Built1952
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Days on Market114
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Lot Size
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Home Size1,113 sq ft
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Beds2 beds
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Baths2 baths
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Year Built1977
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Days on Market155
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