Palm Springs | $3.695 billion
Mid-century modern home with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on 0.3 acres
This 1963 home is located in the lively Old Las Palmas neighborhood, a few blocks from Palm Canyon, with easy access to shopping and dining on Palm Canyon Drive. It is a 10-minute walk from coffee shops, gastropubs, and ice cream shops. Billy Reed’s, a restaurant and bakery that has been open since 1975, is a 15-minute walk away.
Albertsons grocery store, Walgreens pharmacy and Palm Springs Art Museum are 5 minutes’ drive away. La Quinta’s golf courses are 45 minutes away. Los Angeles is a 2 hour drive.
size: 3,125 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,182
indoor: A gate and high hedge protect the property from the street and create a private front garden landscaped with succulents.
Double entry doors open to a bright entryway with terrazzo tile flooring that leads to a recessed living room with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the patio and pool. A three-sided stone fireplace separates the living room from the dining room, with large floor-to-ceiling windows. To the rear of this space is an updated kitchen with a large center island and stainless steel Viking appliances including a double wall oven.
The main suite is located on the other side of the house, just off the hallway leading from the front door. The bedroom has terrazzo tile floors and large windows, as well as sliding glass doors leading to the pool area. The bathroom features terrazzo tile floors, a blue-tiled shower, and sliding glass doors leading to a private patio with an outdoor shower.
Two further bedrooms are located off the hallway. One is currently used as a study and media room. The other has a private bathroom and private patio.
Another bedroom suite is located off the kitchen with outdoor access and a walk-in shower.
Outdoor space: The pool at the back of the house is surrounded by tall hedges and a concrete deck with plenty of room for lounge chairs, with views of tall palm trees and the San Jacinto Mountains in the distance. The attached garage can park his two cars. There is space for two more cars in the driveway.
tax: $46,188 (estimated)
contact: Jeff Kohl, The Agency, 310-625-9035; theagencyre.com
Santa Barbara | $3.695 billion
1983 home with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms on 0.4 acres.
This home is located in Lower Mission Canyon, on a quiet tree-lined street about a 10-minute drive from downtown. The Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens are less than 2 miles away and Old Mission Santa Barbara and Stevens Park, with its playgrounds and popular hiking trails, are about 5 minutes away. Thousand Steps Beach or the University of California, Santa Barbara are approximately 20 minutes’ drive away.
Ojai and Vandenberg Space Force Base wineries are approximately 1 hour away. It takes two hours to drive to Los Angeles.
size: 2,864 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,290
indoor: A paved path leads from the driveway to the front door, which has wide plank hardwood floors and access to the powder room. Hardwood floors lead straight into the living room with a fireplace and windows facing the backyard.
Nearby is the dining room with built-in cabinetry and French doors leading to a covered patio. Off the dining room is the kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a large island topped with butcher block. Opposite the kitchen is the family room with enough space for a couch and entertainment center.
Off a hallway leading from the foyer are two bedrooms with exposed beams and recessed window seats. They share a full bathroom in between.
The second floor is configured as one large primary suite and is accessed via a staircase in the foyer. The bedroom has a window seat, fireplace and private balcony. A dressing area connects the bathroom with a walk-in shower and separate soaking bathtub.
Outdoor space: The covered patio off the dining room now has a swinging bench. The backyard has grass, mature trees, and open space for grilling, eating, and relaxing. The attached garage can accommodate 2 cars.
tax: $38,797 (estimated)
contact: Dusty Baker, Caitlin Racich, Greg Moss, Dusty Baker Group, Sotheby’s International Realty, Montecito Brokerage, 805-570-0102; Sotheby’s Realty.com
Belvedere | $3,699,500
1948 home with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on 0.2 acres
The house is located on Belvedere Island, which is connected to Tiburon by a sandbar. It is half a mile from San Francisco Yacht Club and Belvedere Park, which has a playground and basketball court. Tiburon, about a 5-minute drive, has grocery stores, movie theaters, a public library, and a ferry terminal.
Mount Tamalpais State Park is 20 minutes away with hiking trails and campsites with views of the ocean and Muir Woods. It takes about 35 minutes to drive across the Golden Gate Bridge to San Francisco.
size: 2,344 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,578
indoor: The property is gated and a path leads from the detached garage to the front entrance through a large deck.
The foyer has hardwood floors and access to a full bathroom. Hardwood floors lead to the living room with exposed beams, fireplace with simple white mantle, and glass doors leading to the deck.
Both the living room and foyer provide access to the kitchen, which features white cabinetry, a center island, stainless steel appliances, and a dining area with windows. Off the dining area is a sunroom with built-in cabinetry and seating, large windows, and French doors leading to another deck.
The main suite is off the entryway and has two entrances with enough space for a king-sized bed and a bathroom with a soaking tub and shower.
There are three further bedrooms, one with a fireplace and one with an en-suite bathroom, located on the lower floor and accessed via the kitchen stairs. A study with its own external entrance is also located on this floor.
Outdoor space: In addition to front and rear decks, the front of the home features an expansive stone patio with a fire pit and built-in kitchen with grill and pizza oven. At the back of the house, outside the burrow, there is a lawn surrounded by mature hedges and trees. The separate garage can accommodate 1 car.
tax: $46,248 (estimated)
contact: Adam Guvser, Compass, 415-505-0714; compass.com
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