Broadmoor District

I had a friend from college who lived in this neighborhood for a while. I always thought this place felt a lot like Berkeley because of the nice bungalow style homes and quiet streets. It is one of those places that still has those fluted cement lamps. Some streets here are really beautiful—like Cambridge Avenue, with its wide variety of home types, well-kept lawns with unique décor.

The homes here all date from the first half of the 20th Century and they are so well kept that they fetch almost twice the prices of most homes in San Leandro, with the median home here running about $325K and prices ranging from roughly $250K to $500K.

People who live in the City like I do don’t often think of San Leandro as date night destination, but Old San Leandro just to the south of this neighborhood does have some nice spots and there is a bit of spillover the Broadmoor District. Maybe one of my favorite restaurants in San Leandro is Paradiso—a really nice restaurant on Bancroft where they just do everything from the linguini and clams to frittata well.

On the other side of Broadmoor District you can get a completely different kind of experience by visiting Hoagy Steak—a cheesesteak shop on 14th Street. Very nice, but hold the onions if you want anyone to be anywhere within fifteen feet of you for the rest of the day. Seriously!

Schools, of course, are a problem here, since San Leandro schools are pretty much below average virtually across the board, with schools like Lincoln High and Bancroft Middle School with dismally low API’s.

Crime is relatively low here, compared to more dangerous neighborhoods just to north, with only a couple of assaults every month.

Overall, this is one of the very nicest residential neighborhoods in San Leandro and I would highly recommend it, unless you are looking to raise a family and intend to send your kids to public school here.

I visited here while on one of my trips to california. I thought for a vacation spot this was fun and exciting. There were tons of amazing restaurants to choose from of which I tried quite a few all were awesome. The shopping was great although I am not normally into shopping that had some one of a kind shops that I felt was worth my time. I also thought they were a little pricey on many of thier items but on vacation I hardly complain about prices. I thought it was a great spot to have some fun just dont expect your pockets to be very full afterwards.