50 Berkeley Ave for rent in Orinda, CA
This ~2600sq. Ft. 4-bedroom, 1.5-bath house sits near the end of a quiet street on the south side of Camino Pablo; it is about 1.5 miles from the Orinda BART station. The main floor and deck overlook Orinda's valley, hills, and the Orinda Country Club. Occasionally, you can hear the cows moo from the ranches to the west and the hoot owls that inhabit the massive oak trees surrounding the neighborhood. This is a tranquil and family-friendly place to live. The house has many updates. The master bath has a great marble shower with three showerheads. The kitchen has a gas stove, double oven, dishwasher, and custom cabinets. The deck has an open invitation for morning coffee, a long phone conversation, a nice dinner, or an afternoon beverage. If weather conditions don't work for the open deck, you can go down to the lower deck of the same size and escape the sun or the rain. Interior and exterior paint completed the update, making the property move-in ready and eye-appealing. The house is split into two levels; the common level is reached from the street via a fenced-in front yard with grass, a Viking-inspired planter, and a small garden. This level has two large bedrooms, a shared bathroom with a tub and shower, and a great room big enough for a family and dining room. It has wood-laminate floors and a working fireplace. The great room's 9' x 4' picture window looks out onto the deck, which provides a great view of the hill and golf course. Off to the side of the great room is the updated kitchen. Opposite the kitchen and out the French doors is a 16' x 30' deck at the same level as this floor. Walking down the stairs, you enter another grand room with three patio doors open onto a sizeable rainproof deck that looks onto the backyard and a giant play structure for your young children and their friends or grandkids. It has another working fireplace and boasts wood floors. There is a small home office carved out in this room. There is a full laundry room with gas and electric dryer hookups and a massive coat closet. The master bedroom is at this level, and it is large enough for a California King bed and more. The master bedroom has two patio doors that open in the red-brick patio making the room very bright and welcoming for that lazy afternoon to read a great book. The master bath, as stated above, has a huge marble shower with glass doors and custom built-in cabinets. The fourth bedroom ~(13 x 15) sits off the master. It can be used as a bedroom for young children, a large home office, or an extension closet. The house also has a 2-car garage with a remote opening accessible from the kitchen, and extensive basement areas, not counted in the 2600 sq. foot of living space. Access to the basements is from the utility/laundry room. Access to the house is via a gated front yard with grass where dogs can run and play but not escape. Smaller dogs or cats can also enjoy sunning themselves on the 1st-floor deck via an installed medium-sized pet door or relieve themselves by getting out the large size pet door downstairs to access the backyard. The front yard has automatic sprinklers, so you only need to cut the 12 x 20 grass area with a mower once a week during the summer. There is also a fully gated and enclosed backyard that can be accessed via the downstairs area or side gates. It has a patio on the top level and a large flat play area below, great for play structures. There is lots of running and playing room in this backyard for your kids or dogs. Dogs and cats can access the backyard via a large pet door from the downstairs area. A previous tenant added more landscaping detail to the property; he did a great job adding the brick patio, gardens, etc. He owns a successful landscape company based in Orinda, and the additions added a lot of appeal to the outside areas of the house without adding much maintenance. The home has a forced-air HVAC system that heats or cools the house. The walls are insulated, and the windows are double-pane to keep heating and cooling costs down. The home also sports a whole house fan that can be used about six months of the year to draw cool or warm air from downstairs through the house and avoid using the HVAC most of the day. Recently, while renovating, we did not use the AC unit any day or night from May through August due to the use of the whole house fan. The house is in a family-friendly neighborhood and community. Many children live nearby. Most go to the public schools in Orinda. The Orinda schools are amongst the best in California. Check out the scores for the Orinda Union School District. The house is located near Wagner Ranch Elementary and Orinda Intermediate School (OIS). Miramonte is the designated high school. Wagner is just 3 minutes down the road. If you are considering putting your kids into private school, you can instead rent this house, save the cost of private schooling, and give your children a great education. That is the reason my family and I moved to Orinda years ago. Orinda is a great place to commute from as it is close to everything in the East Bay; 20 minutes to downtown Walnut Creek, 15 minutes to downtown Oakland or Berkeley, 25 minutes to Bishop Ranch, or 20 minutes to downtown San Francisco. If BART is your preference, you can walk to the station in 15 minutes, ride a bike in 7 minutes, or drive your car and park in 5 minutes. Along the way, you will pass a Safeway, Rite Aid, US post office, banks, and more; shopping is easy and pleasant. The rent is 6,500 USD per month with a signed 1-year lease plus deposit; renewed annually, or you can go month to month. A credit check and application are required. Dogs, cats, and other creatures are welcome but must be included in the lease. Renters insurance is required.
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