Nice, quiet, well-maintained, centrally located complex in Castro Valley, right on the Hayward border (it's not in the CV school district). Located a block away from Trader Joe's, a community church, several markets, restaurants, and salons; and only a ten minute walk (or a five minute drive) to Castro Valley BART, it's definitely a walkable area, although not that many people around here do so. There are two pools and lovely, landscaped grounds with an owner who really takes care of and
...continually upgrades the grounds and the units. The residents are a mixed bag socio-economically, but generally it's a hardworking, respectful crowd with a fair amount of long-term residents, and some who keep to themselves and others who are more social. There's a lot of people with kids here and although there's no formal play area, they seem to have a grand time running around the grounds after school. At the same time, it's generally very quiet and unless you're located in one of the townhouses right near Grove St. (and they have dual pane windows, which helps), you can barely hear the traffic at all. The complex stretches way back from the street and abuts a creek and a big, open (closed off to the public) field behind the next-door storage facilities, so it gets its share of nature and wildlife. There's a bit of a feral cat problem involving the complex next door, but several residents help take care of them. Residents are allowed up to two of their own cats, but only service dogs. The unit types are mixed, from studios to spacious two-bedroom apartments with balconies, and two-bedroom to three-bedroom townhouses (upstairs/downstairs) with back patios and really large bedrooms. Management is friendly and very attentive, including maintenance requests, and I've never had to wait long for anything to get fixed or repaired. I've been here over six years and have no plans to move, so I guess you could say I recommend it!
Max of 2. We Accept Cats Only.