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3/5 rating details
  • Childcare 3/5
  • Clean & Green 3/5
  • Cost of Living 1/5
  • Eating Out 4/5
  • Gym & Fitness 2/5
  • Internet Access 3/5
  • Lack of Traffic 3/5
  • Medical Facilities 4/5
  • Neighborly Spirit 2/5
  • Nightlife 2/5
  • Parking 2/5
  • Parks & Recreation 4/5
  • Peace & Quiet 2/5
  • Pest Free 3/5
  • Public Transport 4/5
  • Resale or Rental Value 5/5
  • Shopping Options 5/5
  • Safe & Sound 3/5
  • Schools 3/5

"Typical Berkeley nonsense north of Ashby, but quieter toward Alcatraz"

Benvenue is a nice lower Elmwood/Willard street with some lovely houses. The single-family homes on this street from about Parker down are gorgeous and many of them have beautiful gardens. North of about Ashby these beautiful (and pricey) homes are interspersed with mid-20th-century apartment buildings. And through the avenue's full length there are smaller 4- or 5-plex converted rental homes that attract a mix of college kids (many of whom are surprisingly mature and neighborly), early-middle-a... Full review
Pros
  • coffee
  • bank
  • highway access
Cons
  • college parties
  • trust fund kids
  • Berkeley traffic planning
Recommended for
  • Hipsters
  • Students
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