For those of you city dwellers looking for something different… Something creative with a different “energy”…. This is it! This property is a complete contrast to the ornate, remodeled Victorians you will find in Noe Valley, Eureka Valley/Castro and, of course, the money neighborhoods across town. For me – this house was a breath of fresh air!
This house is originally a two-unit building, currently used as a SFR. The upstairs “unit” serves as the 3 bedrooms (plus office) and 1 bath for the house. The property is on a double lot; providing plenty of room for an underutilized (in my opinion) artist studio and large backyard (planted largely with native, low-water plants). The property has a storage shed and parking for at least 2 cars.
The kitchen has a large wolf stove and a center island with an image of trees growing up the one side of the island (it’s beautiful) and a grey stone backsplash. Both floors have high ceilings. The downstairs bathroom is remodeled and the upstairs bathroom is not. The artist studio (and cabana), truthfully, look better in the pictures than in reality and would require quite a bit more work from the new owners. The backyard is expansive with complete sun at 4pm in the afternoon. The bedrooms lack adequate closet space and it does not appear that the upstairs has updated heat or electric systems.
Despite the closets, the remodeling of the upstairs bathroom, the heat/electrical issues the house may have and the work required to really use the “artist studio”, I’d buy this house in a heartbeat. It has a wonderful energy and, as someone commented at the open house yesterday… It feels like a playground for adults. I would love to raise my kids in this kind of funky, open and sunny environment.
I really loved this house. Touring the house reinforced my inclinations to introduce more “flair” in my own design choices and reinforced the market appetite for properties that stray from norm.
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