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Alameda Neighborhoods

Finding the right neighborhood in Alameda starts with understanding what each area has to offer. Each area below is updated with details on school zones, yard space, parks, and commute — so you can search with confidence.

• Admiral's Cove

  A small, resort-style waterfront enclave of condos and townhomes just west of Webster Street, with private marinas and shared green space.

• Alameda Point

  The former Naval Air Station at the island's western tip, now in transition to breweries, museums, and adaptive-reuse residential space.

• Bronze Coast

  A compact, walkable neighborhood between the Gold Coast and central Alameda, known for Queen Anne, Victorian, and Craftsman homes and a handful of lagoon-front lots.

• Central Alameda

  The residential core between the West End and East End, with an everyday mix of Craftsman homes, bungalows, and small multi-family buildings on a classic street grid.

• Downtown / Park Street

  Alameda's commercial main street, running through the island's center with grocery stores, restaurants, the Alameda Theatre, and the borders of several surrounding neighborhoods.

• East End

  A quiet, tight-knit residential neighborhood on Alameda's eastern side, with early-20th-century Victorian and Craftsman homes near Washington and Lincoln parks.

• Fernside

  A close-knit, family-oriented neighborhood on Alameda's east side known for Craftsman and mid-century bungalows just minutes from downtown.

• Gold Coast

  Alameda's Gold Coast pairs Victorian and Craftsman homes on quiet, tree-lined streets with easy access to the Park Street corridor and the Bay shoreline.

• Harbor Bay / Bay Farm Island

  A master-planned, nautical-themed community south of the main island, with townhomes and single-family houses around lagoons, a golf course, and its own ferry terminal.

• Marina Village

  A waterfront community on Alameda's northern edge with marina paths, Bay views, and a mix of apartments, condos, and townhomes built out from the 1960s onward.

• South Shore

  Alameda's southernmost neighborhood, built out in the 1950s-60s along the beach, with mid-rise apartments, condos, and the South Shore Center mall.

• West End

  Alameda's historic West End centers on the Webster Street shopping district, with well-preserved Victorian homes and the island's main commute routes to Oakland.