Hi! We have one room with a shared bathroom available from September 7 2024 in our three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment. The Avalon apartment is located within walking distance from downtown Mountain View and the Caltrain station and is generally an excellent place to live at a surprisingly great rent-controlled(!) rate. We're seeking a female-identifying person to fill this space.

Costs:

• Base Rent: 1100/month for this room (Room A in the photos)
• Utilities + internet: $87/month/person ($260 across 3 people w/ some discounts — that said, utility rates are rising)

• The lease term is yearly, but you're welcome to sign on fully or sublet instead (subletting is preferred for shorter stays — we've kept the apartment rolling for Stanford students and staff for years and been able to keep rates low as a result!)

About the room:
The room is 9.6' x 9.6' and has great natural light (no overhead lighting; you'll need to provide your own), view of trees and a usually quiet parking lot. The room comes partially furnished with an optional queen-sized memory-foam mattress (currently in the room with a bedframe), simple desk table, chair, office drawers, and storage squares. Quote from a previous roomie: "The room is small but bright and feels connected to the outdoor space at Avalon."

You'll be sharing the full bathroom with a female Stanford researcher who is quiet, clean, friendly + respectful of personal space, loves her cat, and enjoys Legos and learning piano. She would prefer a female apartment mate and asks that you keep shared spaces relatively clean.
The other roommate is a male Stanford alum, who is kind, friendly, curious, thoughtful, helpful, enjoys skating, exploring, photography, vidja games, teaching, and learning about basically everything.
They're both equally happy chatting and hanging out and doing things together or being quiet in their rooms (I (the guy) would love to be more social!). Both of them have been very communicative and caring and you will likely have a good time sharing the living space with them.

The complete set of photos can be found at https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhA0b1nsQ70hgoRBJQbVFHJfIi1n7Q?e=KQDkif since I can't upload all the photos here. Your room is labelled as Room "A" in the photos!

About YOU:
Nice, friendly, respectful, communicative, non-smoking, and reasonably quiet (complex's quiet hours are from 10pm-8am, but we try not to disturb neighbors, etc.), OK with a single cat in the apartment, not a big party hoster (occasional small tasteful evening affairs are fine). (I promise we're less of a bore than this is making us sound!)
And for everyone's health and safety, please be vaccinated and boosted, and continue to be COVID cautious. If you get sick, we would like you to be okay with spending your time at home in your room with the door closed when not cooking (masked) or using the bathroom. We also ask that you not use any Minoxidil-containing products as it is lethal to cats.

Apartment:

• In-unit washer & dryer
• Dishwasher / Fridge
• Private balcony
• 2nd floor apartment
• Full kitchen, complete living room, separate dining area
• Air conditioning (wall unit) / baseboard heat (though we rarely need either)
• Yamaha P115B digital piano with weighted keys (and a headphone jack, don't worry!)

Community:

• Great service and maintenance, responsive owners
• Amazon locker for all your packages to keep them safe (though I've never seen a package stolen even when the lockers are full)
• Fitness center
• Weekly food trucks
• Really pretty lush grounds
• Well-reviewed by tenants
• Easy & free parking
• Close proximity to: downtown Mountain View (food, events, an absurd amount of boba, & Caltrain), Google campus, San Antonio shopping center (groceries [Safeway/Trader Joes/Walmart/Target], theater), several parks (and a skate park)
• Safe area
• Free Mountain View shuttle
• Nice pool & fountain
• Patio & barbecue area
• Community events and contests
• Dog park + lots of dog friends in the complex (and 2 neighborhood cats that are pretty dope)
• Community pool/bbq parties + pet days
• About a 15 minute drive to Stanford

More photos of the apartment complex and amenities are available at their website (just click "View Gallery" or the big pool photo itself): https://www.avaloncommunities.com/california/mountain-view-apartments/avalon-mountain-view

If you're interested, please (don't click reserve—it doesn't work the way you think it does! but instead) reply to the ad with:

• some info about you
• your ideal living/roommate situation
• any questions you might have,
• and preferably some of your availability to have a video chat / tour (in person, zoom, teams, google meet, etc. are all fine).

We're looking to fill the room with the right person, so please reach out if you think you'd fit and the ad is still posted!
We look forward to meeting you! :D