Location & Neighborhood

Southside Berkeley is the epicenter of UC Berkeley student life. Home to Telegraph Avenue, one of the most iconic streets in the Bay Area, this neighborhood pulses with energy from morning coffee runs to late-night study sessions. Telegraph Commons puts you right at the center of it all.

Telegraph Avenue is lined with independent bookstores, diverse restaurants serving everything from ramen to falafel, vintage clothing shops, and street vendors selling handmade art. It's a neighborhood with character, the kind of place where Nobel laureates grab coffee next to freshmen cramming for midterms.

Beyond Telegraph, residents enjoy easy access to the Downtown Berkeley BART station (a 10-minute walk), connecting you to San Francisco, Oakland, and the broader Bay Area without needing a car. The Berkeley campus shuttle stops right outside, and with a Walk Score of 99, virtually everything you need is within walking distance.