Golden Gate

Gentrification is in full swing at the far northern end of this long strip of a residential neighborhood. On those northern blocks you will find a series of adobe shaded square condominiums—part fortress, part modernist cubes. They seem strangely out of place here, but they seem to be the wave of the future by the sheer number of them I’ve seen around in the last few years. With Ikea and a brand new outdoor shopping mall in nearby Emeryville, you can see what kind of an area developers are trying to build.

On the southern end of the neighborhood, the majority of homes are old and a bit worn down. Many of the homes here, however, are starting to feel the pull of gentrification—prices are beginning to rise. The average home here of two bedroom costs about $2 K.

Though burglaries and occasional assaults are fairly common here, there have been no murders in more than three years.

Up on the northern end you can also find a nice coffee shop and an Italian Social Club that I don’t know much about.

Overall, I can’t quite recommend this neighborhood.