Emerybay Village

A small slice of the greater city of Emeryville, Emerybay Village sits right in the heart of the Bay Area. With sweeping views of the San Francisco skyline and the Golden Gate Bridge, Emerybay Villages provides a suburban lifestyle against the backdrop of a populous, bustling city. With a diverse housing stock, Emerybay Village provides options for homeowners of all sizes. The headquarters of Pixar Studios, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Clif Bar and several well-known technology and software companies, Emerybay Village residents not only don't have to go far for work but could be neighbors with extremely creative people. Emerybay Village is sandwiched between Berkeley and Oakland.

Emerybay Village's streets feature single-family homes built in the early 1900s, warehouse lofts, condominiums, and new construction residences. No matter what kind of residence locals live in, they can enjoy sidewalk residential streets with large, coast live oak trees providing shade. The city has an ongoing street tree planning project to beautify the area even more, absorb air pollution and lower summer temperatures. Strolling through Emerybay Village, you'll notice most residents who live in single-family homes park on the street, while the occasional home has a two-car garage. Single-family homes built over a century ago feature the styles of quaint bungalows with large front windows and Victorian row homes. There are also studio loft apartments and traditional condominiums for sale. Most of Emerybay Village's new construction is in the Temescal Village Estates section of the neighborhood. Temescal Village features Craftsman-styled homes with fireplaces, leaded glass windows and Wedgewood stoves. Most properties are priced between $350,000 and $700,000; however there are some outliers in the millions, like a three-bedroom, two-bath Victorian home for $1.25 million and a former industrial factory turned into a two-bedroom loft condo for $1.9 million.

The Emery Unified School District serves the neighborhood. Local children can first attend the Anna Yates Elementary School, which has an overall C rating from Niche. Students then can attend Emery High School, located on the same campus as the elementary school. With an overall B-minus rating from Niche, Emery High offers after-school tutoring and a learning center. At the learning center, students can receive additional academic support for classwork or projects and or take exams in a small setting. Emerybay Village is also home to the East Bay German International School, is a private dual-language immersion school teaching preschoolers through eighth graders.

Emerybay Village residents can enjoy the great outdoors on land or in the water. At Temescal Creek Park Playground, little ones can run around on the playground while four-legged pals can hang out in the dog area. Near the high school is the Emeryville Center of Community Life Pool, where residents can swim laps, take swimming lessons or join the swim club. Dover Park, roughly 2 miles away, has a large meadow for play and an organic garden. Emerybay Village is about 3 miles from the Emeryville Marina Park where residents can set sail or get their steps in on the walking trail. Year-round community events are frequent, including an annual art exhibition, summer movie screenings and seasonal festivals.

Emerybay Village has many small, locally owned eateries that are neighborhood favorites, like Wally's Cafe. This hole in wall spot serves authentic Lebanese dishes. Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe is another beloved local spot, serving retro comfort diner food. Safeway is the neighborhood grocery store for Emerybay Village residents. Less than 2 miles away at the Powell Street Plaza shopping mall, residents can grocery shop at Trader Joe's and shop for clothes at big name brands like Old Navy, J.Crew Factory and Banana Republic. There are even more clothing, cosmetic and shoe stores on Bay Street.

While Pixar is the biggest employer in Emeryville and there are several other corporations that employ a lot of locals, residents can also easily commute into the nearby major employment centers of Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose. For getting around the San Francisco Bay Area, there's Interstate 580, which runs north to south, or Interstate 80, which connects to the Bay Bridge. There's also the Emeryville Amtrak Station, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) rail or the Alameda-Contra Costa County Transit bus system.

Written By

Jess Nocera

Photography Contributed By

Anthony Lindsey

Video By

Bill Jennings