West Oakland Neighborhood Guide | Explore Oakland Living

Welcome to West Oakland

Viewed by many as the next "SOMA," affordable West Oakland is fast becoming the "industrial cool" place to live.

This was once San Francisco and the wider Bay Area's industrial center, and converting the old factories and warehouses from that era into contemporary live/work lofts is all the rage. Eclectic businesses are moving in as well, giving this once gritty, overlooked neighborhood a hip urban edge and cache.

Anchored by the fourth largest container seaport in the United States, West Oakland's older homes were built in World War I and II, back when the city served as a major shipbuilding center. Many new West Oakland real estate homebuyers here choose to buy older Victorians and renovate them from the inside out. Others prefer to move into newly converted lofts. The old and the new peacefully coexist side by side, as do artists, young professionals and working families.

West Oakland is situated on the Bay side of Highway 980 and is easily accessible by public transportation including BART and buses. If you are an urban pioneer who is looking to buy somewhere before it really booms, look into West Oakland.

Located in the City of Oakland

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Single-story house with a white garage door, stone accents, and colorful flowers by the entrance.

Hayward

Yellow bungalow with a brick chimney, flower-filled garden, and white picket fence.

Martinez

Attached two-story homes with white garage doors and small front gardens along a sunny street.

Hercules

Residential street with detached homes, landscaped yards, and parked cars.

Rodeo

Single-story ranch home with a wide driveway, double garage, and large shade tree.

Pleasant Hill

Victorian house with a rounded bay and front staircase beside a dry hillside.

Crockett

Single-story home with a white garage door and agave plants in a gravel front yard.

Pinole

Single-story midcentury modern home with a blue front door, double garage, and landscaped front yard.

Castro Valley

Blue single-story house with a white garage, wide driveway, and mature tree shading the front yard.

San Lorenzo

Blue-green house with a red front door, brick walkway, and landscaped front yard.

Richmond

Living room with a lit brick fireplace, tall arched windows, and a red patterned rug.

San Leandro

Residential street in Albany with a Burlingame Avenue sign, leafy trees, and parked cars.

Richmond Annex

Hotel Mac, a red-brick corner building with its rooftop sign on a sunny street.

Point Richmond

Concord

Tudor-style home with a steep shingle roof, blue front door, and landscaped garden.

Estudillo Estates

Tan house with white trim and porch behind a stone Clinton Ave street marker.

North & East

Waterfront neighborhood with rows of homes and marinas beside a broad bay.

Marina Bay

Suburban homes with tiled roofs and mature hedges along a sunny street below a wooded hill.

El Sobrante

Modernist home with a broad white roof, expansive glass walls, patio seating, and a gravel garden.

Walnut Creek

Wood-paneled living room with a suspended fireplace and broad bay views through floor-to-ceiling windows.

Kensington

Home patio with gravel seating area, raised deck, shade umbrella, and warmly lit detached wooden structure.

Piedmont

Furnished sunroom with exposed beams, dining area, and seating beside windows opening to a fenced yard.

West Oakland

Albany residential street with detached homes, landscaped yards, and a cyclist.

St. Jerome's

Single-story home with a landscaped garden and a broad view of the bay and distant hills.

Mira Vista

Residential street in Albany with colorful houses, mature trees, and a clear blue sky.

Memorial Park

Albany Hill

Waterfront city skyline with two prominent towers and wooded hills beyond.

Temescal

Shingle-sided home with solar panels, a broad garage and brick-paver driveway at dusk.

Rockridge (Upper)

Single-story gray home behind a white picket fence, with flowering shrubs and an orange-leaved tree.

Lafayette

Two-story gray house with a warmly lit patio, outdoor seating, and potted plants at dusk.

Montclair

Small stucco homes with steep gabled roofs line a sunny, tree-shaded sidewalk.

Maxwell Park

Albany street with leafy trees, storefronts, and a Messob Ethiopian Restaurant sign.

Piedmont Avenue

Blue single-story house behind a broad leafy tree, with a front lawn and walkway.

Sheffield Village

Two-story shingle home and landscaped patio with a raised deck and warm evening lights.

Rockridge (Lower)

Wooden deck with gray outdoor seating and a coffee table beside leafy trees.

Piedmont Pines

Oakmore

Albany sidewalk with a café breakfast menu, bicycle, and pedestrians.

Laurel

Residential street with landscaped front gardens and single-family homes beneath a clear sky.

Redwood Heights

James & the Giant Cupcake storefront with black tile, display windows, and a sidewalk entrance.

NOBE

Cottage-style home with an orange front door, warmly lit windows, and a landscaped garden at dusk.

Crocker Highlands

Downtown plaza with a tall office tower, landscaped planters, and broad steps.

Downtown Oakland

Brick restaurant storefront with a large circular sign, pedestrians, and leafy trees along the sidewalk.

Adams Point

Garden path and reflecting pool framed by rose bushes, with homes visible among the trees.

Grand Lake

Lake Merritt

Jack London Square

Diggery Inn restaurant with teal awnings, outdoor seating, and a white stucco tower.

Glenview

Dogtown

Farmer Joe’s storefront with a curved green canopy and flowering shrubs in front.

Dimond

Lakeside

Saint Ambrose Catholic Church, with a cross-topped bell tower partly obscured by mature trees.

Westbrae

East Bay cityscape with San Francisco Bay and distant hills.

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Panoramic Hill

Terraced hillside garden with flower beds, winding paths, and a wooden pergola.

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Thousand Oaks

Commercial streetscape with glass-fronted shops and colorful window displays.

Elmwood

UC Berkeley/Southside

Ocean View, Fourth Street

Northbrae

Lorin/South Berkeley

Gourmet Ghetto, North Campus

Claremont, Uplands

Palm-lined street with parked cars and a hillside in the distance.

Emeryville

Living room with a white brick fireplace and sliding doors overlooking the water at sunset.

Alameda

Modern two-story home with raised garden beds and a detached backyard structure beneath mature trees.

El Cerrito

White stucco home with tiled entry, lawn, and a large tree shading the front yard.

Albany

Oakland

Modern shingle-sided home with tiered furnished decks and a glimpse of water at sunset.

Berkeley

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