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Bucareli Drive is one of the nicer streets in Parkmerced. The common areas tend to be well kept and the apartments are ok, albeit slightly dated inside and outside. This is still a nice neighborhood, though. For students, you are extremely close to the SFSU campus. For families, especially those on a fixed income, as these apartments are *somewhat* more affordable than the rest of very expensive SF, this street is close to a central courtyard that is a great place for families to walk and kids to play. This neighborhood is also close to Lake Merced, so it is a great location.

Felix Avenue is one of the more isolated, dead feeling streets in this neighborhood. Unfortunately there has been a lot of petty crime in this area, such as cars being broken into and/or vandalized. A friend of mine parked back on this street and had their car broken into. The isolation of the street may lead to more incidence of crimes like this. The apartment community has security guards that do help deter crime, but cannot stop it completely.

Juan Bautista Circle is a roundabout in the middle of the Parkmerced apartments. In the center is a large courtyard or park for use by the residents. There is also a Montessori school for children. It is really nice to have a large green space like this so close to the city, it also gives a sense of community for apartment residents to have an area like this to enjoy. The park is a great place to walk or picnic in the summer.

Cambon Drive is part of the Parkmerced apartments. These apartments vary, with some areas being more well kept than others. This unfortunately is on the not so nice end of the development. There are a couple of local shops and delis, but the last time I was there a small strip mall consisted mostly of vacant tenants, giving the area a bit of a ghost town feel. You also feel very isolated from the rest of SF here, both in distance and in the 'vibe' it gives off.

Fuente Avenue consists of many, many apartment buildings in that it is part of the Parkmerced development, one of the largest planned apartment communities in the US. It is in a great location for SFSU students, directly across from campus. The apartments vary, most on this street are low rise. The apartments themselves are large and have a nice view if you are on an upper floor. It is also great to be so close to Lake Merced and the surrounding park.

Cardenas Avenue is partially on SFSU campus and partially privately owned apartment homes. Probably eventually SFSU will own all of this. The apartments are pretty decent and you can't get any closer to campus, so they are a great housing option for students. A lot of students live in this area. This leads to it being a little noisy and not well taken care of at times, but it is ok for student life.

Crespi Drive is a short street made up almost exclusively of apartment buildings. I think SFSU may own part of them, they are trying to buy up more real estate in this area. This is a great location for students, it is directly adjacent to the SFSU campus. The rent prices are pretty typical for SF, which means most students would have trouble affording it. The apartments are large but some are dingy and not very clean.

Diaz Ave and the surrounding area has both pros and cons. This is a short street in the Parkmerced development. The pros are you are in a somewhat isolated community with little traffic, and have a close proximity to SFSU if you are a student or employee there, and also a close distance from Lake Merced and the surrounding park. Cons are isolation from the rest of SF, and it takes a while to get to the rest of town. The area is also a little run down and noisy from the many students.

Josepha Drive is located in the Parkmerced planned apartment community. The apartments here are kind of cute, small buildings with 12 units or so. They do show their age, the style is obviously from the 50s when they were constructed. Unfortunately maintenence here is not what it should be, the apartments are getting run down. Otherwise they are cute and different, with each building having its own little courtyard.

Chumasero Drive is made up mostly of medium to high rise apartments, which are part of the Parkmerced development. These apartments are fairly nice, they are spacious but getting a little older and dated. This particular street has one major drawback in that it is near the intersection of two major roads. There tends to be a lot of traffic noise. I suppose it could be a positive too in that you are conveniently located for communiting to the rest of SF, but mostly it is a negative because of the noise.