Schools

Jan

Albany Unified School District Ranks 6th!

Posted In: Alameda, Alameda County, Albany, Berkeley, Community, Contra Costa County, For the Heck of It, Local Market Statistics, Schools, Uncategorized

Albany Unified School District Ranks 6th in the Bay Area! Berkeley Unified ranks right behind at 7th place! Check the full rankings here.

Oct

Beautiful new Albany Listing!

Posted In: Albany, For Buyers, For Sellers, Listings, Neighborhoods, Schools

Check out our beautiful new listing in Albany! Rosie and I have been working so hard for the last three months on updating this lovely home just steps from Solano Ave. A great 3/2 close to shopping, restaurants, parks, and BART and in the Albany school district! Great floor plan and lots of space! Check out the website [...]

Jun

Portola Middle School and Fairmont Elementary drawings revealed

Posted In: Contra Costa County, El Cerrito, Schools

The drawings for Portola Middle School and Fairmont Elementary school in El Cerrito have been revealed. Look for Portola to open early 2016.

May

New Rockridge Listing!

Posted In: Architecture, New Home Sales, Oakland, Photos, Rockridge, Schools

Come check out our beautiful new listing in Rockridge! It’s an amazing Mediterranean blocks from all the great shops and restaurants on College Ave. Tons of space, beautiful details, lots of light, and a great community to boot. Click here for the website: www.6040OceanViewDr.com Open House Sunday 6/1 , 2-4:30 and 6/8, 2-4:30

May

Sweetest Street in Kensington!

Posted In: Community, For Buyers, Kensington, New Home Sales, Photos, Schools

Great place to call home – come check out 65 Arlington Ct – our new listing on the sweetest street in Kensington! 65 Arlington Ct. has 3 bd/ 1 ba with lots of light, a really friendly floor plan, close to the library, pre-schools, the park, and Kensington shops – what a great community to come home to! Check out [...]

May

Wanna Know About East Bay Schools?

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Kensington, Richmond, Schools

I am at the Berkeley Board of Realtors and learning about the plans for WCCUSD, AUSD, BUSD. Major topic across the board? How to close the achievement gap. Did you know that… – 92% of Albany High kids go on to college – all 3 districts have “academy” schools which teach vocational skills. WCCUSD has 21! – all 3 districts [...]

Aug

Bye Bye Portola

Posted In: El Cerrito, Schools

Bye Bye Portola Middle School. See you again on the other side of El Cerrito real soon.

Jan

Explore A Neighborhood

Posted In: Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, For Buyers, For the Heck of It, Kensington, Neighborhoods, Oakland, Richmond, Schools

Frontdoor.com has a really groovy interactive map for checking out what is available in a particular zip code. Just pop in your zip code and using the nav bar on the right, find schools, cafes and more. Way cool! http://www.frontdoor.com/Explore-The-Neighborhood/

Dec

El Cerrito High School renovation near completion

Posted In: El Cerrito, Schools

This winter the much acclaimed and highly anticipated El Cerrito High School is scheduled to re-open. The school, which was demolished in 2005, has undergone an intense renovation process. Many are calling it the “Taj Mahal” of high schools. The 200,000 square foot, state-of-the-art campus located on Ashbury Avenue will include a 650-seat performing arts center, a solar-paneled roof that [...]