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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums$620k Oakland loft with no windows
https://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/West-Oakland-loft-3015-Myrtle-Street-14504276.phpThe loft
In true loft style, 3015 Myrtle St., No. 2 has an open-floor plan with high ceilings.
On the lower level of the 1,084-square-foot unit, there is a living room, kitchen, dining area and half bathroom.
The industrial feel of concrete floors is offset by warm-wood beams overhead.
While the space has no windows, three large skylights inset in the 21-foot-high ceilings illuminate the space brightly.
Upstairs, the bedroom level features a full bath and walk-in closet.
The building
There are 19 units now sharing the converted space of this former manufacturing building built in 1930. The exterior of 3015 Myrtle showcases an artistic upgrade that is both a nod to its industrial past and its modern incarnation.
brush
(53,786 posts)afford that over-price place works. And that's Oakland, not even San Francisco.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Granted, this is merely a decent neighborhood, there's both crappy and nice neighborhoods within a mile or two ... Years ago it sucked where this place is, but it's gentrified a lot.
And it's absolutely not true you'd have to work in Silicon Valley to afford a $640K place. For example, Pixar is only a few miles away in Emeryville. And there's tons of jobs in SF that pay well enough to afford that place, right across the bridge ...
brush
(53,786 posts)Guess not for the area. Have to think in more inland areas of California and other non-coastal states 600k would go a lot further.
Progressive Law
(617 posts)Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)Amishman
(5,557 posts)Can't find the picture on that site so I'm guessing
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)MLAA
(17,298 posts)I am planning to add a studio apt to my house so fun to see ideas.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,629 posts)I wonder what that is?
The layout is very nice and looks quite functional.
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)I think. I thought they were windows at first too and looked closer.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,349 posts)Retrograde
(10,137 posts)Most cities require habitable spaces to have 2 separate entrances/exits, and windows that open count. I see a front door - is there a back one?
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,444 posts)I'm eternally gratefully for the home I have.
My home price = $125,000
Loft price = $620,000
My square feet = 1,700
Loft square feet = 1,084
My parking = 1.5 car garage attached to home (essentially another heated room), as well as a double width driveway that will park 4 cars.
Loft parking = One parking space
My home: Plenty of windows with view of golf course directly across the street.
Loft windows: None
My home baths: 2 full baths
Loft baths: 1.5
My ceilings: 8 feet (saves substantially on energy costs)
Loft ceilings: very high
My floors: almost all new finished hardwood
Loft floor: Concrete
My internal building materials/fit/function:high end
Loft internal building materials/fit/function: high end
My home: Enclosed front porch with expansive windows
Loft: ?
My proximity to major cities: maximum 4 hour drive to several major northeast cities. In many cases, 2 hours or less.
Loft proximity to major cities: very close
My point is that I am thankful every day to live where I do, and I understand that location is everything. No HOA fees, very low taxes and utilities. I've been told by several friends that my exact home, placed on Long Island, would market for $450,000.
The loft looks very nice to me, but it's not a place where i would enjoy living (unless I absolutely had to for work).
obamanut2012
(26,080 posts)And, that is a very good price for that in Oakland. I would buy it in a sec if I lived there.
highmindedhavi
(355 posts)Still have gangs, we had a drive by shooting last night, this house is 5 blocks from the shooting:
$820,000
https://www.trulia.com/p/ca/los-angeles/3843-tampico-ave-los-angeles-ca-90032--2077314194
Hispanic renters leaving to the Riverside/ San Bernadino counties, mostly Whites/Asians buying homes