An Uptown Look At Berkeley California

Berkeley California is well known all over the globe for many different reasons including liberal thinking, radical thinking, brilliant scientists & mathematicians and the hippie movement. Berkeley also happens to be one of the greatest places to live because of the fabulous weather and close proximity to the metropolitan Bay Area. This hip and trendy city is about 15 minutes from down town San Francisco and 10 minutes from downtown Oakland where the night life is up and coming these days.

On the east side it is located in between Oakland and Albany making this a very desirable place to live and work. There are bay views, including San Francisco and the bridges, along with lush rolling hills. What truly makes this magical destination stand out is its amazing diversity for culture, knowledge, scenery, fashion, trends, music, theatre, and sub culture.

There is also a wide range of things to do and cuisine from every part of the world is prevalent. Berkeley has many colorful features including the bustling very busy and trendy 4th street with many shops and restaurants. There is also the famous Brennan's hofbrau and Spenger's seafood located on the 4th street strip. The Berkeley Marina is close by where people can take a walk or fish out on the Berkeley pier and watch the sun set. There are fantastic views of the San Francisco Skyline along with the Golden Gate Bridge from this location along with Skates on the Bay and His Lordships for those who would like to eat, drink and enjoy great views of the city, bridges and San Francisco bay.

Berkeley is located very well for public transportation with the Bart train, Bus line and ferries running close by. Berkeley is also relatively flat for those who prefer to ride bicycles instead of polluting the environment. There are People from all walks of life, and from all over the globe, who flock here to seek knowledge and new ways of thinking.

There is a real yearning in Berkeley for pushing intellectual boundaries as we know them today. Berkeley is home to the very famous University of California at Berkeley that is very well known for its Law, Business, and Science departments and is rated one of the best Universities in the United States. There is the famous Telegraph Avenue that runs all the way to the UC campus where much of the original hippie movement started. Every weekend there are sidewalk vendors there selling just about anything imaginable up and down the street.

There is an amazing range of cultural diversity that fills this city and a very liberal and laid-back lifestyle that is very unique to this area. Berkeley is home to the original Peet's coffee house and the famous Chez Panise where chef Alice Waters put California cuisine on the map for good. This food movement really started many of the gourmet chefs that are well known today in the Bay Area. There are many restaurants in Berkeley from the finest white tablecloth places to the twenty- four hour a day restaurants filled with hungry college students. It is a pretty safe bet that one will never go hungry when in Berkeley.

Berkeley real estate is very desirable here for many of these reasons that are mentioned above. It is truly a wonderful place to live and for many always going to be home. Berkeley is also a great place to own or look for investment properties considering its fantastic location for Bay Area Commerce and networking. Berkeley is a good place for the long-term investor to consider residential housing with a continuous demand for it because of the University.

The Berkeley hills have many luxurious homes with panoramic Bay Views that will take your breath away and is also home to the famous Claremont hotel.

Berkeley is a great place to work, live and play. It is always a good move to own real estate here and, in the long run, will be a great appreciating investment no matter if it is residential property or commercial property.

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