Room in shared house with 20s and 30s Stanford professionals. Late December/early January move-in. Female applicants preferred.

Hello!

We are a group of early-to-mid-career Stanford affiliates, looking for a new roommate to fill a vacancy in late December/early January. We're from a mix of career fields and are looking to live with other working professionals, broadly defined. Feel free to share this with your non-Stanford friends as well!

About the House:

• 4 bed/3 bath in East Palo Alto
• This room shares a bathroom with one other housemate -- Since you’d be sharing a bathroom with A., female applicants preferred
• Roughly a 30-minute bike ride to campus, with multiple routes to choose from
• Lots of kitchen space
• Two huge living rooms
• In-house washer and dryer
• Our block connects directly to the Bay Trail
• $1,275/mo, plus $50 for professional cleaning twice a month (incl. shared bathroom)
• Utilities average $100-175 per person per month, depending on heating
• Free street parking
• Driveway parking available for $50/month

About our Group:

• Chill with guests; not looking for wild parties. We have our friends over occasionally and might host a dinner or brunch from time to time, but we let each other know in advance if there's a group coming. Asking the same in return.
• Social introverts: we enjoy getting out of the house, but love coming back to a peaceful home or just staying in sometimes

About A:

• 34M
• Five years on staff at Stanford
• Active lifestyle: triathlon, climbing, travel
• Grillmeister: you'll get to sample my friend-famous BBQ
• Degrees from peer-level institutions, for what it's worth

About (other) A:

• 22F

• Predoc at Stanford

• Loves to travel and just hit her 18th country mark!

• Spends most free time outdoors (running, walking, etc.)

• Always up to go thrifting!

About S:

• 26M
• Swing dancing, musical theater, traveling
• Class of ‘24 Stanford alum
• Splits time at his partner’s place in SF

About You:

• Stanford staff/fellows/postdocs/alum/faculty/visiting researchers preferred but not required
• Not a current Stanford student!
• Enjoyable to be around: not expecting that we'll necessarily be best friends, but let's at least say hi to each other, joke around, and maybe hang out from time to time
• Communicative: better to speak up early on than let pet peeves escalate
• Clean and respectful of shared spaces: 80% of this is really just the basics: wiping down countertops, closing cabinet doors, starting the dishwasher when it’s full, picking up personal items…
• Not offended by the smell of delicious meat cooking
• To prove that you read this far, please include the word “platypus” in your response.

If you think we might be a good housing fit, send me a bit about yourself and let's connect!