Keywords: Peaceful Living, Proximity to Solano Avenue, Albany Hill Trails

Solano Hill is a compact and inviting neighborhood in Albany, defined by its quiet, tree-lined streets and its position nestled just below Albany Hill. This neighborhood offers a serene residential atmosphere with a strong sense of community. The homes here are a mix of charming single-family reside ...See more

Keywords: Waterfront Trail Access, Low-maintenance Homes, Fast Freeway Commute

East Shore offers bayfront living in a row of modern condos and townhouses lining Pierce Street with sweeping sunset views across the water. The Bay Trail and Peggy Thomsen Park sit just outside most front doors, letting joggers, dog walkers, and cyclists connect all the way to Berkeley Marina or Ri ...See more

Keywords: Solano Avenue Stroll, Top Albany Schools, Car-light Lifestyle

Albany Terrace is a compact grid of level streets tucked between Solano Avenue and Marin Avenue, lined with well-kept 1920s and post-war bungalows plus a handful of updated Craftsman cottages. Lots are modest but gardens brim with fruit trees and pollinator beds, giving every block a leafy, lived-in ...See more

Keywords: Solano Avenue Convenience, Albany Schools Access, Car-lite Living

NOMAR is a slim, walk-everywhere strip hugging the north side of Solano Avenue. Blocks of pre-war cottages and 1950s ranches tuck behind the avenue’s storefronts, so residents can grab morning coffee, a library book, or take-out tacos without starting a car. Yards are small but flower-filled, and ne ...See more

Keywords: Walkable Grid, Top-Rated Schools, Parkside Living

SOMAR is a level, walk-everywhere pocket of Albany laid out in a simple grid of tree-lined streets. Most homes are 1920s and 30s California bungalows or post-war cottages with pastel stucco, modest front lawns, and porches close to the sidewalk. The blocks feel cozy and sociable, and buyers prize th ...See more

Keywords: Memorial Park Proximity, Walkable Grid, Albany School Zone

East Washington is Albany’s classic central grid: four-block runs of early 20th-century bungalows and tidy cottages framed by mature magnolias. The district sits between lively Solano Avenue restaurants and Memorial Park’s ballfields, dog run, and year-round Aquatic Center, so residents can choose f ...See more

Keywords: Parkside Convenience, Bike-friendly Commute, Albany School Access

San Gabriel Triangle is a slender wedge of 1920s cottages and post-war ranches tucked between mellow Masonic Avenue and busier Key Route Boulevard. Because the block lengths are short, nearly every home is a three-minute stroll to Memorial Park’s ballfields, the Aquatic Center pool, or Albany Middle ...See more

Keywords: Bayview Vistas, Hillside Trails, Parkside Quiet

Hillside wraps around Albany Hill Park, so most homes back onto eucalyptus groves or look west across the Bay to San Francisco’s skyline. Housing is a patchwork: 1930s cottages on the lower blocks, mid-century split-levels climbing the switchbacks of Hillside Avenue, and a few contemporary view town ...See more

Keywords: Walkable Grid, Easy Commute, Diverse Dining

Dartmouth is pure central-Albany bungalow country, a flat eight-block square tucked between San Pablo Avenue’s eclectic storefronts and Masonic’s bike boulevard. Lots average just 3,000 sq ft so houses sit shoulder-to-shoulder: 1920s Craftsman cottages, mid-century two-bedroom ranches, and the occas ...See more

Keywords: Walkable Convenience, Top Schools, Vibrant Dining

Lower Solano is the neighborhood most people picture when they think “classic Albany.” It sits directly behind the lively Solano Avenue strip, so morning errands often mean a three-block walk to Hella Bagels, Talavera Cocina, or the Saturday farmers market at San Pablo & Marin. The grid is a tidy ch ...See more

Keywords: Retail Access, Transit Friendly, Starter Homes

Garfield is an easy-living, entry-level slice of Albany tucked between San Pablo Avenue’s retail row and the Key Route bike boulevard. Most homes are 1920s to early-1950s bungalows or cottages on compact, 2,500-to-3,000-sq-ft lots, giving the area a modest scale and a neighbor-meets-neighbor feel. A ...See more

Keywords: Walkable Conveniences, Starter Homes, Neighborhood Schools

This pocket west of Key Route feels like Albany’s calm middle row: tidy 1920s-40s bungalows and cottages on quiet, 25-foot frontages, buffered from San Pablo Avenue’s bustle but still close enough to walk for ramen at Oori Triangles, late-night karaoke at Ivy Room, or groceries at Trader Joe’s. Pare ...See more