Altadena | $2.365 Million
A 1917 Craftsman bungalow with five bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.4-acre lot
This house, among the first to be built on its street, is a few blocks from Lake Avenue, one of the area’s main thoroughfares. It is less than a 10-minute walk from a coffee shop, a hardware store and a Thai restaurant, and within a 15-minute walk of a public library and an Aldi supermarket. Charles S. Farnsworth Park, which has an amphitheater and a playground, is about a five-minute drive.
Pasadena is less than 15 minutes away by car. Driving to Dodger Stadium or downtown Los Angeles takes about half an hour.
Size: 2,744 square feet
Price per square foot: $862
Indoors: A river-rock wall separates the property from the street, and a paved path leads across the yard, stepping up to a covered porch.
The front door opens directly into a living room with original hardwood floors and woodwork, a fireplace with a brick surround, a built-in bench and an Arts and Crafts ceiling fixture. Through a wide doorway is a study with built-in bookshelves and cabinetry. Through another wide doorway is a dining room with more original woodwork, including a built-in sideboard.
The dining room connects to a kitchen with butcher block counters, stainless steel appliances and a white tile backsplash. A breakfast area and a laundry room with a side-by-side washer and dryer are off the kitchen.
A bedroom currently used as a den is also in this part of the house. Next door is a full bathroom with a wall-mounted sink and a claw-foot soaking tub.
Four more bedrooms are on the second floor, reached from stairs in the living room. The primary bedroom, which faces the street, has a large walk-in closet and two smaller wall closets. Another bedroom, big enough to hold a queen-size bed, is next door. The other two bedrooms are at the back of the house. They all share a full bathroom with a combined tub and shower.
Outdoor space: Behind the house is a patio used for dining and entertaining, shaded by mature trees. A low river-rock wall separates this area from the backyard, which is landscaped with grass and citrus trees. The detached garage holds one car.
Taxes: $29,568 (estimated)
Contact: Sarah Rogers and Ashleigh Rader, The Agency, 626-390-0511 or 203-822-2131; theagencyre.com
San Francisco | $2.395 Million
A three-bedroom, three-bathroom condominium in a 2018 building
This condominium is a block from Golden Gate Park, putting it within a 10-minute walk of the Conservatory of Flowers botanical garden and Peacock Meadow, a green space popular for picnicking and people-watching. It is within walking distance of the shops and restaurants along Balboa Street, including a bookstore, a bakery and a sushi bar, as well as a dog park.
Driving to Ocean Beach takes about 10 minutes. The Civic Center neighborhood is 20 minutes away by public transit. Driving to San Francisco International Airport takes about half an hour. San Jose is a little more than an hour away.
Size: 1,795 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,334
Indoors: Entering from the street, an interior staircase and passage lead to the apartment’s door, which opens into a hallway linking two of the three bedrooms. The primary suite, at the far end of the hall, has floor-to-ceiling windows facing the street and a bathroom with a double vanity and a walk-in shower lined with marble tile. The bedroom next door has a large walk-in closet and an en suite bathroom with a combined tub and shower. A closet off the hallway holds a washer and dryer.
From the entry, stairs continue up to the open living-and-dining area and kitchen on the main level. This space has a barrel-vault ceiling lined with cedar; a gas fireplace; large windows that offer views of the city and the Presidio in the distance; and a kitchen with a center island, stainless steel appliances, white cabinetry and a marble backsplash and counters.
The third bedroom is on this level, behind the kitchen. It has the use of the bathroom across the hall, which has a walk-in shower.
Outdoor space: From the main level, a staircase brightened by skylights leads up to the private roof deck, which has a gas fire table and plenty of room for a dining table and a grill. The apartment comes with one parking spot in a secure garage.
Taxes: $29,940 (estimated)
Contact: Gregg Lynn, Sotheby’s International Realty, San Francisco Brokerage, 415-595-4734; sothebysrealty.com
Sausalito | $2.349 Million
A 1960 ranch house with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot
This house is a five-minute drive from the center of the city, offering easy access to popular waterfront parks and the ferry terminal, where boats make the trip to San Francisco in about half an hour. It is about half a mile from the original Heath Ceramics showroom, and a five-minute walk from a playground and softball fields at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Lycée Français de San Francisco, a private, French-immersion elementary school, is a few blocks away; Tamalpais Valley Elementary, a public school, is five minutes away by car.
Driving to Napa or Bodega Bay takes about an hour. Santa Rosa is 45 minutes away. Sacramento is a 90-minute drive.
Size: 1,879 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,250
Indoors: From the street, a wood gate opens to the wraparound deck.
Behind the front door is an open living area with high ceilings and wide-plank hardwood floors, installed during a recent renovation. The sitting area, to the right, has a fireplace with a sleek gray surround. This space connects to a guest room currently used as an additional sitting room, with access to a powder room and to the deck outside.
To the left of the entry is a sunny dining area with sliding-glass doors that open to a patio. The adjacent kitchen has stainless steel appliances, quartz counters and a pale pink tile backsplash.
A hallway off the living room links three of the bedrooms. The primary suite, to the right, has high ceilings, multiple windows, a walk-in closet and a bathroom with radiant-heated floors, a long vanity and an oversized walk-in shower with a glass door. The other two bedrooms share a full bathroom with a combined tub and shower. A laundry room with patio access is also in this part of the house.
Outdoor space: In addition to the wraparound deck, which offers views of Mount Tamalpais in the distance, and the patio off the dining room, the property includes a lawn enclosed by a wood fence. The detached garage holds two cars; there is room to park more cars in the driveway.
Taxes: $29,364 (estimated)
Contact: Miles Daly, Compass, 415-509-0112; compass.com
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