Glenview & Oakmore Real Estate: Living in the Park Blvd Corridor
I live in North Glenview, a small sliver north of Park Blvd above Trestle Glen and adjacent to Piedmont. Geographically most of Glenview and all of Oakmore sit together south of Park, neighboring each other. And then to the North of Park there’s North Glenview, Trestle Glen, Crocker and Piedmont (Oakland side). So when people ask me what these neighborhoods are actually like I'm not pulling from a spreadsheet I've never set foot near, because I know this corridor from both sides of the street.
Here's where things stand right now.
Glenview
South of Park Blvd, this is the accessible one. Average home values sit around $1.11M, the most affordable entry point of the four neighborhoods. Depending on the home, this is still a very competitive neighborhood to land especially when evaluating turn-key homes and to invest in for long term. There's a small commercial strip along Park Blvd, coffee, a quick convenient store, and several restaurants you can actually walk to. While you give up some of the prestige of the neighborhoods north of the boulevard, what you get is a real, walkable community that lives adjacent to ammenities like Dimond Park and the Dimond District’s commercial area, while zones to Glenview elementary, which receives high qualitative and quantitative rankings across OUSD.
Oakmore
Right next to Glenview, also south of Park, and a different pace entirely. Oakmore's median is running $1.60M to $1.65M, and homes are only sitting on the market 13 to 15 days before going under contract, often with multiple offers over asking. Quieter streets, more residential, less foot traffic than Glenview. If you're thinking about buying here, know what you're walking into. This isn't a market where you get a week to mull it over.
Trestle Glen and Crocker Highlands (and North Glenview)
North of Park Blvd, where I live, and a different tier of home. Both neighborhoods share the same early 1900s development era as my small stretch of Glenview, tree-lined streets, architecture from the 1920s and 30s that you don't find built the same way anymore. Trestle Glen's median is around $1.50M, sometimes higher depending on the layout. Crocker Highlands runs $1.75M to $1.80M and up, some of the highest price points in this part of Oakland.
I work with buyers and sellers in both. I'm not going to pretend I've lived there the way I've lived in Glenview. What I bring instead is the same thing I bring everywhere: real analysis of what's actually happening on a specific block, not a sales pitch about prestige.
So which one's right for you?
That's really the question that matters underneath all of this, and the numbers won't answer it.
Want walkability and value? Glenview gives you the most room. Ready to move fast and compete? Oakmore's pace tells you exactly what you're signing up for. Care more about architecture and long term value than speed? Trestle Glen or Crocker Highlands is where to look, knowing you're paying for a different kind of home.
I'm not interested in telling you which neighborhood happens to have the best number this month. I'd rather figure out which of these actually fits your budget and your life, then build a real strategy around that market's pace specifically.
If you're trying to sort out which of these four makes sense for you, let's talk before you start touring, not after.
Fontaine Schaber is a Bay Area REALTOR® based in North Glenview, working with buyers and sellers throughout Glenview, Oakmore, Trestle Glen, and Crocker Highlands, as well as Berkeley and San Francisco. Start a conversation.
