Real Estate and Homes for Sale Piedmont Ave. Oakland

Considering buying real estate in Oakland’s Piedmont Ave area? This eclectic neighborhood, with its variety of independent and restaurants, retains a small town feel in the middle of the East Bay metropolis.

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Piedmont Ave Location

The Piedmont Avenue business district runs between MacArthur Boulevard and Pleasant Valley Avenue in Oakland.  It features several blocks of both upscale and affordable restaurants, independent book stores and unique boutiques. This neighborhood has clear boundaries: Broadway on the west, Oakland Avenue on the east, the Mountain View Cemetery on the north, and the 580 on the south.

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The Neighborhood Feel of Piedmont Ave

In the educated and diverse neighborhood of Piedmont Ave, artists, families and professionals fill the main and side streets. You’ll see freelance contractors settling in to a café to work,  business men wooing clients in a trendy tapas bar, and suburban mothers dashing into a specialty shop to pick up something unique for their home. During lunch hour you might be seated next to someone in scrubs:  Kaiser’s flagship hospital is located in the southern part of the neighborhood.  Not only is healthcare within walking distance, but Piedmont Ave has its own farmer’s market every Wednesday and a monthly Art Walk every third Thursday.

Getting to San Francisco is easier from Piedmont Ave’s neighborhood than most:  there are several AC Transit bus lines serve the neighborhood,  including the C Transbay line. This express bus has WiFi internet service and no bus transfers.    

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Home Prices around Piedmont Ave

Piedmont Ave offers a range of residential homes, from smaller Craftsmen bungalows to larger Craftsmen that have been divided into duplexes. You’ll also see Grand Craftsman and Victorians that in their time must have been the queens of the neighborhood. Home prices in Piedmont Ave range from mid $600’s to $1 million. 

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Does the Piedmont Ave sound like your new home? Contact Brian Santilena for more information about real estate in the Piedmont Ave and other Oakland neighborhoods.

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