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Our Lake Merritt location is Anything But
Ordinary! And you’ll live right on the lake at Barbary
Lane. Enjoy the glow of Lake Merritt’s glittering
necklace of lights, this jewel in the crown, set in the
heart of Oakland. Acres of gorgeous parks surround the lake.
Play tennis at one of the public courts nearby, rent a boat
at the Lake Merritt Boating Center or do the steps at the
Cleveland Cascades. Tie up those athletic shoes and join
with hundreds who walk or run the lake every day, grab your
bike and do the circuit or just bask in the sun on the lawn-we’ll
even pack the picnic for you! Watch the crew teams race,
the kayakers paddling the shoreline and sailboats at sunset.
You can even celebrate a special event with a gondola ride
around the lake and we’ll arrange to have you picked
up right at the boat dock just steps outside our front door!
We’re For The Birds Too
An important stop on the Pacific Flyway, Lake Merritt
is home to the exotic black-crowned night heron, Canadian
geese, ruddy ducks, snowy egrets, buffleheads, great blue
herons and more. Named America’s first wildlife sanctuary
in 1869, the tidal estuary is also a stop-over for thousands
of unique migratory birds.
The Extra Ordinary Neighborhood
Barbary Lane at Lake Merritt is located in Oakland’s
“Gold Coast” district that hugs the lake with
stunning period and modern architecture. Cross the street
to the lake and watch as crew teams race, gondolas glide
by, joggers and walkers do their daily 3.2 mile circuit.
Or visit the Oakland Museum of California or the Main Library,
just blocks away. Barbary Lane is surrounded by luxury condominiums
on tree-lined residential streets just moments from the
heart of downtown. A few blocks more and you’re at
the famed Paramount Theatre, shopping at the new Whole Foods
or Trader Joe’s , having dim sum in Chinatown, experiencing
the new galleries in the Uptown district, hitting the bookstore
on Grand Avenue, enjoying the artisan Arizmendi bakery on
Lakeshore Avenue or heading out to one or all three of the
weekly Farmer’s markets with your neighbors. We can
also arrange our passenger van service to your favorite
farmers market or the famed Gourmet Ghetto.
Pelican photograph courtesy of Dr. Richard
Bailey, The Lake Merritt Institute.
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