Harmony House : Gorgeous 3-person Friendly Household, Single or Double, 4 blks from Cal (Shared Housing)

💥💥VERY CLOSE to CAMPUS: 3-person Friendly Southside Artsy Household

Easily walk to class! Just 4 BLOCKS away, on SOUTH-SIDE :) Close to (but mercifully not on!) Telegraph Ave.

2 ROOMS AVAILABLE : there may be some leeway in the posted "available... on" date.

🏠 Both students and non-students welcome!! 3-person community.

CURRENT STATUS:

* Currently 3 of us, living harmoniously: 2 girls (students) and 1 non-binary male, leaning on female side energy-wise (Cal alumnus). Energetically, the household has a female vibe that we like.

* One girl (starting grad school) has expressed strong interest in 1 of the 2 available rooms, but not confirmed.


2 PRIVATE ROOMS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE (would consider turning 1 of them into a "double", or for a couple, if everyone else agrees to it):

=> The 2 girls currently in our community are graduating/moving on. Seeking equally harmonious replacements for 2 ROOMS, sharing a bathroom. The 3rd housemate (staying on) has own bathroom.


We would like to find superb housemate matches, to continue a "tradition" of a very harmonious, thoughtful, warm community.



🏠 TLDR : Incredibly awesome, elegant place!!! These are words from the remaining housemate :)


🏠 Entire TOP FLOOR of a house : no one above :)


🏠 GATE: elegant metal gate for security, around house and backyard

🏠 Thoroughly renovated HISTORICAL HOUSE : the best of the elegance of bygone days, and the functionality of modern stuff!

🏠 GORGEOUS LIVING ROOM:

* With a working gas fireplace!

* Can be used as a CREATIVE-PROJECTS area (the doors to the kitchen and corridor can be closed, and the living room becomes private, for special creative projects such as massage, dance, yoga, photo shoots)


🏠 LARGE KITCHEN with:

* dishwasher that works damn well :)
* full-sized fridge and a mini-fridge
* large island
* toaster oven
* just about all the pots and pans you'd want - unless you're a professional chef, haha
* feels like a cafe, fun to people-watch from the windows - like being at a street-side table! (On a medium pedestrian-traffic street)


🏠 PARKING:

* residents can get a permit from the city of Berkeley


🏠 SMALL BACKYARD:

* shared with 2 units at bottom of house
* clean bench - perfect for picnics
* plants maintained by the management (we also have our our plants in the front of the house)


🏠 ARTISTIC DECORATIONS:

* we put effort into decorations, but NOT SET on anything! We welcome your artistic input, to personalize the house to your taste as well

* the house is very elegant, throughout. High ceilings, and a long corridor suitable for a fashion-show runway (maybe we'll organize one!)


🏠 STORAGE:

* in addition to the private closets in each of the available rooms, there are lots of shelves in the long corridor


🏠 A FEW STEPS. Sorry, not suitable for the mobility-impaired


🏠 WASHER/DRYER:

* just for us 3; not shared with anyone else!

* NOT coin operated


🏠 COST:

* Each of the 2 available rooms is $1,600/mo, if taken by single occupants.

* If one of the 2 rooms is converted into a "double", or taken up by a couple, then the split (negotiable) could be :
- $900/person for the 2 people (as double room, or for couple)
- $1,400 for the person taking the single room.

The total for the 2 rooms must add up to $3,200. The split is to take into account the increase in resource usage (kitchen, bathroom, etc) by the extra person in one of the rooms, if we go that way.


* You will be on the lease, on equal footing with everyone else

* Utilities / Internet are extra (and shared) : we have a good WiFi, of course ;)


🏠 NEIGHBORHOOD:

* Just 4 blocks from the UC Berkeley campus! (South-side) Roll out of bed, and you're practically in class, haha

* Easy walk to the Elmwood/Rockridge/Telegraph areas (tons of restaurants, cafes, shops)

* Eminently walkable to BART (downtown Berkeley station)

* 2 blocks from Willard Park


💥💥💥 Seeking prospective aligned housemates aligned in these desires:

- WARM, FRIENDLY energy

- DEEP RESPECT FOR SLEEP : quiet hours in the morning and at night, based on people's sleep schedules (except for occasional house-wide events)

- NO SMOKE/PETS - ever! - for allergies (that includes no smell of weed)

- OCCASIONAL SHARED MEALS (typically informally)

- SUPERB COMMUNICATION

- COMMUNITY HEALTH, ideally fully vaxxed

- MINDFULNESS

- PARTICIPATION in house cleaning, and other necessities of a well-managed communal household

- The 2 (or possibly 3) new people will need to be compatible with the remaining housemate (details below), as well as with each other!



🏠 If the idea of being part a friendly, beautiful house - practically next to the vibrant Cal campus - appeals to you, please reply, to explore if this might be a good fit ❤️


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ABOUT THE HOUSEMATE STAYING ON (bedroom #3, in the back, with own bathroom) :

🌟 Hi, I'm J., a non-binary male, leaning on the female side energetically. It has been my pleasure to recently join this community!

I'm artist/healer/scientist, non-smoker, vaxxed, working remotely for a biomedical company.

I attended Cal as an undergraduate (transfer student) and for a Master's program.

Originally from Italy - I immigrated in the US in my teens.

Passionate about community building, art, culture, nature, science, health.

I occasionally do photo shoots and massage sessions.

I've been described as drama-free, friendly and an excellent communicator...
As an ambivert, I tend to relate to both extroverts and introverts!
I'm a non-smoker, vaxxed (incl. all boosters), with no pets (allergic)

Definitely a foodie - and I love sharing, informally or otherwise, occasional meals. Other interests include photography, sailing, walks, architecture, festivals, music, art, foreign languages, films, etc.

I have great fondness for good housing communities, and intentional living - and I'd love to explore potential compatibility in this case!
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