Bella Vista Gardens is a stately 1920’s 5-unit apartment building and a single family home perched on a gentle slope next to Ivy Hill, just over 1 mile east of Lake Merritt in Oakland CA. The wood-framed stucco 5-plex has two 2-bedroom 1-bath units and three 1-bedroom 1-bath units and a non-conforming studio. The brown shingle home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on an adjacent lot with the potential for development. Many units have been upgraded and some have views. Private and lush garden setting. The property has a 2-car garage at the base of the single family home which is surrounded by lush gardens and mature fruit trees. Residents benefit from easy access to the I-580, bay views, remodeled units, and plenty of open space. A new owner has the opportunity to split the lots by adding a sewer line and develop the site by adding square footage or a possible ADU. There is approximately up-side in the rents.