For rent: room w/huge closet in quiet, veggie remodeled flat nr hwy 24 &Berkeley

[Guest guest]

Share a spacious, sunny, newly remodeled flat with one man, one

woman, and two adorable cats. Our household is clean, non-smoking,

shoes-free, and 99% vegetarian. The room is $585.

 

We are quiet, good communicators in our 30's. We are looking to share

with one more person (not a couple). The flat is newly remodeled and

features:

 

Refinished hardwood floors

 

10' tall ceilings

 

Victorian features

 

Furnace that serves all rooms, so you'll never be cold in the winter

 

Large yard area with potential for gardening.

 

1500 square feet

 

Large remodeled kitchen with stainless steel appliances, gas stove,

granite countertop, skylights, tile floor, cherry cabinets, granite

countertop, and a big pass-through window open to the living room.

 

Kitchen is also equipped with a Vitamix, Multipure water filter,

Cuisinart food processor, sprouter, and deyhdrator

 

Remodeled bathroom with 6' tub, tile floor, glass sinktop

 

Redwood deck

 

Attic space for storage

 

Entertainment center with HDTV, DVD player

 

Easy to park on the street

 

We have two cats already - no more pets please

 

Your room features:

 

 

Huge closet

 

Bay windows with wood blinds

 

Optional $800 queen size mattress if you need it

 

The walls around your room have been filled with a special insulation

to minimize noise

 

About your new neighborhood:

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58th Street btwn MLK and Shattuck, near the Nomad Cafe

 

Halfway btwn the Ashby BART and Rockridge BART stations

17 blocks from Berkeley Bowl and Whole Foods

7 blocks from the entrance to hwy 24

 

Quiet street. Maccall is not a through street, so the only people who

drive here are the neighbors.

 

Most of the neighboring houses are owner-occupied. That means most of

the neighbors are mature and stable people. It's not a transient

neighborhood.

 

About your new roommates:

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We usually go to bed between 11pm and midnight, and wake up between

8:30-10am.

 

Maile is an aruveydic healer, quiet, respectful, charming, and cooks

home made meals every day. She works part time as a waitress, but is

home a lot. She has her own private bathroom, so you would only share

a bathroom with me...

 

My name is Trevor and I'm a songwriter and ad copywriter. I'm also

the home owner, and am overseeing new landscaping and exterior

renovations. I work at home, but am out of town usually one week

every month.

 

When I'm home working, I need a pretty quiet space, at least up until

7pm on weekdays. However, I am not bothered by music at a low level.

I often play piano in the evenings. My songs are reminiscent of Billy

Joel, but more theatrical.

 

My office assistant has an office that's detached from our house, but

she comes in to use the bathroom and have short meetings with me (in

my room) on weekdays up until 7pm.

 

A house cleaner comes once a month to clean the common rooms. Your

share will depend on how much you use the common rooms, and whether

you want your room cleaned. You could either chip in towards the

house cleaner, or do some cleaning yourself.

 

Other utilities are: PG & E, water, Comcast (if you watch TV), DSL (if

you want web access). In the winter, you can reduce your share of the

heating bill by lowering the amount of heat blown into your room by

the furnace.

 

What we're looking for in a housemate:

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You're mindful about closing doors and cabinet doors gently and

quietly (not slamming them). If you get home late or leave early

while one of us is still sleeping, you'll be as considerate as we are

in the same situation.

 

You have a 9-5 job (this is preferred but not required)

 

You wash your dishes right after using them

 

If something is bothering you, you'll approach us to work out a

solution (i.e. we don't want someone who's passive aggressive)

 

Because we are both into making home made meals, it would be easiest

to live with someone who eats out a lot. (There isn't too much fridge

space left for someone who stores a lot of perishable food at home.)

 

We'd most like to live with a health-conscious vegetarian. However,

if you're a carnivore and we decide to live together, we'll ask that

you order take-out food when you want flesh foods. If you want to

*occasionally* cook fish/meat, we're open to that. But there's no

hood above the stove, and we don't want the house to smell like meat

(or have grease build up in the kitchen) on a regular basis.

 

Maile rents movies from time to time, but rarely watches TV. I

disconnected our TV service for the summer. Come September, I will

again be addicted to certain TV dramas (like 24, Lost, and Prison

Break), but we don't like living with a TV that's on for hours every

day.

 

If you watch moderate TV, or none at all, that's cool. However, if

you have it on for hours every day, we'll ask you to keep it in your

bedroom (and not excessively loud).