Richmond Annex

Leafy, hilly streets, centrally located with affordable home prices make Richmond Annex’s real estate an excellent choice for first-time homebuyers seeking good value. Richmond Annex, also known as The Annex and Baja El Cerrito, is a progressive and working class neighborhood, peppered mainly by small 2 and 3 bedroom bungalow homes. It has a small town feel with tight knit communities. Currently, residents of Richmond Annex benefit from the golden ticket to El Cerrito public schools.

The neighborhood’s retail corridor is along San Pablo Avenue, where diners delight in the endless choices of inexpensive generic and ethnic restaurants, including Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Mexican, and Chinese. Acclaimed Natural Grocery Market and Food Annex are popular, too.

Richmond Annex is a commuter’s dream, with two BART stations nearby (El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito Del Norte), several bus lines to downtown Oakland and San Francisco, and the newly opened Richmond Ferry is a relaxing commuting option. By car, freeways are close and San Francisco is within 35 minutes, Marin is 15 minutes away, and the city of Oakland is a 20-minute drive.