Welcome to a swell place to live!
This Musical household (non-musicians welcome!) is near 40th st and Broadway
in North Oakland/Temescal, easy to freeways, MacArthur BART, Mosswood Park,
buses, Temescal pool, Home Room, Piedmont Ave, and Mama's Royal Cafe...
The smaller garden-level room ($600) is available now!
We make acoustic world music here with our friends and yours quite frequently...

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.....................................Out front A typical tuesday night...


.....................................Out back ...Sunday pickin'...


.....................................on the stoop ...............Nice tree...

......................The Smaller Room!



This 3-person household started in late 2005 and has been great!
Mr. Dan has moved along, and that means
Mitch and Kevin need a new housemate:
are you the one? Message me on FaceBook or email here
"We'll play whatever we want depending on who shows up :-)
Afghan, Swedish, Moroccan, American, Balkan, Aegean, Venezuelan, whatever....."
...Some particulars below, from an old ad, but first:

Jason wrote the following note for anyone interested. I find it slightly embarassing,
but since the traits he gives me are those I aspire to, I suppose it would be
churlish to edit that bit out ;-)

"My name is Jason Adajian and I am writing to showcase this beautiful little room
that is now up for rent...
...I have been living here at the Shafter Avenue house for almost a year, a peaceful
and productive time, and the most private shared-space that I have ever lived in.

My reasons for leaving have to do with my finances, even though the room is quite inexpensive,
and it is certainly a bargain for this part of the Temescal district of Oakland!

Located on the ground-floor the room features a large window that looks out on the
back yard and its magnificent double redwood tree, an oasis in the middle of this block.

I highly recommend living with Kevin Cloud! In addition to being immensely open-hearted
and compassionate, he is intelligent, funny and musically gifted. Though interested in
community-building, he is also very respectful of a roommate’s privacy.
The house is a haven for world music lovers.

In addition to full use of the upstairs main kitchen and living room/music room,
the ground floor sports its own bathroom and kitchenette shared with the other
ground-floor roommate, and includes access to a pleasant outdoor space.

MacArthur BART is only five blocks away and AC Transit lines 57, 51 and 1 are nearby,
making it extremely convenient for any foot travel. Restaurants, coffee houses and
Piedmont Avenue are all close at hand.

Don’t miss this swell opportunity; Please check it out!"

Here's more details:

Room Available in a Musical Household
$600 + utilities (avg $100/mo, inc. broadband/wifi)
This is a 3-person home devoted to "trad" music. Music lovers a must!
We may host several acoustic music sessions per week.

Location: near Shafter & 40th, an easy walk to Macarthur BART,
on the edge of the groovy Temescal and Piedmont Ave. districts.

The house is a railroad cottage tied to a water tower.
It has a big backyard dominated by a tall redwood,
and is set well back from the street. Part of our rent pays for yard-maintenance.
All rooms have separate entrances at driveway-level through gardens,
and doors opening directly onto a shared bathroom and a tiny shared kitchenette/foyer

The $600 room is about 12' x 12' with a 4x6' walk-in closet built into it making an 'ell'..
That room has a low-ish ceiling and the amazing window onto the
awesome backyard full of redwoods and squirrels, just 5 steps away,
accessible with landlady's permission... likewise it is about 10 steps to
the all-hours al fresco dining in the pleasant and secluded front garden :-)

There is negotiably substantial storage and/or clothing-space
in the tastefully semi-finished laundry/utility/storage-room ;-)
Sorry no cats no dogs. Move-in is first month ie $600, + plus deposit $800.
[UPDATE: ACCESS TO THE REDWOOD YARD IS NOW 'BY APPOINTMENT']

This house is aaawesome for the right person: Come by and see if you fit!

Contact: Kevin here