Eat Shop Play Live – Do it Here
Eat: We feature over 50 dining establishments, 95 percent of them independently owned and operated – a lot of them are Zagat rated. Please see our sortable list of international dining.
Shop: Choose from a vast selection of gifts on Solano Avenue / highlights include art galleries such as Abrams Claghorn, Art Thou, Neilsen Arts; jewelry from Fishers Custom Design or Oaks Jewelers; international gifts from Japan, Kathmandu and Oaxaca. Toys from Five Little Monkeys, or Toy Go Round – or how about a book from Pegasus or some Shoes from Sole Terra Shoes.
Play: How about a workout? Solano Avenue features over a dozen fitness studios including Anytime Fitness, Oragetheory and the YMCA. Or visit the Solano-Perlta Park for some sunshine!
Live: We have an assortment of places that offer home decor items such as: Flowers (and plants) from Flowerland; Golden Poppy and Orchid Florist. Oriental Rugs? We have them; how about custom lamps and shades from Sue Johnson or Ensler Lighting.
Want to “live” on Solano Avenue? We have a host of Realtors and property managers who are standing-by to help.
How about opening a business on Solano Avenue? We have high foot traffic (two elementary schools, two grocery stores and a movie theater are a few of our anchors), we have a dynamic range of business types and free parking (mostly). Solano Avenue is one of the safest districts in the region. Contact us for a vacancy list and more information. Here is a (slightly dusty) district summary (PDF).
Solano Avenue is a one-mile long commercial district that spans two cities, Albany and Berkeley (California,USA). It is surrounded by the “Thousand Oaks” residential district of Berkeley, and the residents of Albany, who consider Solano Avenue to be their “downtown”.
Here is a snap-shot of opportunities
1/25/2025
Please contact us for more details.
Location & Prior Business:
1396-A Solano, Albany
Marigold & Poppy
Call: 510-929-4893 (Sean)
1533 Solano, Berkeley
Art Thou Gallery and Graphics
1537 Solano, Berkeley
Nielsen Arts Gallery and Custom Framing
Relocated to 1545 Solano
1577 Solano, Berkeley
Call: 510-527-3400
District Homes, relocation to 1758 Solano
1607 Solano, Berkeley
Photopia
1714 Solano, Berkeley
Berkeley Hills Realty
Represented by Red Oak Realty
Call: 510-292-2000
1730 Solano, Berkeley
Professional Offices
Call: 510-526-2230
1734 Solano, Berkeley
Tresses Hair Design
1779 Solano, Berkeley
Gordon Commercial
Merit Cleaners
1820 Solano, Berkeley
Gordon Commercial
North Berkeley Wealth Management
(They are still upstairs!)
1885 Solano, Berkeley
Om Dakini, currently occupied
1891 Solano,Berkeley
Call: 510-526-6083
(Was Red Oak Realty)
- 1760 Solano, Berkeley
Professional Offices managed by NAI NorCal
Here is a Tenant’s Flyer - 1223-1225 Solano Avenue Albany
Professional Offices
Vital Resources:
- Choose Albany! (City of Albany)
- City of Albany ZoomProspector (tool)
- Doing Business in Berkeley (City of Berkeley)
Unavailable:
900 San Pablo Avenue Albany
Subway Sandwiches (?)
1115 Solano, Albany
Landmarks Albany Twin
(Robertson Properties)
1183 Solano, Albany
Solano Smile (MRE)
1309 Solano Avenue Albany
Hair Dynamics
1401 Solano Avenue Albany
Zands
1403 Solano Avenue Albany
Café Valparaiso
1485 Solano Avenue – A
Albany Hansen’s Manufacturing Jewelers
1575 Solano, Berkeley (what is happening here?)
Therapy Stores, Inc.
1600 Solano, Berkeley
Corner has a proposed project