CATEGORY ARCHIVE: Marin (And Points North)
March 8, 2010
Napa "Gentlemen" Growers Getting Squeezed Like A Grape
"In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the most expensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values [down 15% since 2007] and a consumer shift to cheaper brands."
∙ Vineyard Defaults Surge as Lost Land Values Undermine Napa Wine [Bloomberg]
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January 25, 2010
A Million Dollar Swing In Expectations For An Artful Bolinas Design
From the Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects website with respect to 40 Mesa Road, design by William Leddy and part of SFMOMA's permanent collection (the design not the house):
This private residence for a collector of Asian Art lies at the edge of the Pacific Rim. Located on the Point Reyes Peninsula 40 miles north of San Francisco, the site overlooks Bolinas Lagoon and the costal mountains beyond.
The house was conceived as a sculptural presence harmonizing with the natural landscape. Its sand-colored plaster walls blend with the golden California grasses; its gray metal roof merges with the often-gray skies.
As one moves through the house, the structure selectively frames views of the surrounding natural world.
Last sold for $2,995,000 in April of 2005, the 3,021 square foot home on five acres returned to the market in March of 2009 asking $3,700,000.
40 Mesa's asking price was reduced to $3,550,000 last May, to $2,975,000 last July, to $2,700,000 last October, and to $2,650,000 as of four days ago.
∙ Listing: 40 Mesa Road, Bolina (4/3) - $2,650,000 [MLS]
∙ Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects [lmsarch.com]
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December 15, 2009
The Woods Atop A Grassy Knoll In Mill Valley (1 Via Vandyke)
Atop a grassy knoll (and 1.33 acres) of its own, 1 Via Vandyke across the bridge in Mill Valley offers some big city, Marin and bay views, 7,545 square feet of living (6,925 in the main house plus 620 in the cottage) and an "Arts & Crafts design with Asian influence."
Built in 1999, it’s been on the market for a month and asking $6,900,000. And it's a who’s who of hardwoods used throughout the house: Honduras mahogany, Bubinga, Wenge, Macassar, Anegre, Padauk, Maple, Brazilian Cherry, and Teak.
Listing: 1 Via Vandyke (7/5.5) - $6,900,000 (Marin) [1viavandyke.com] [Redfin]
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May 26, 2009
An Updated Oakland (The Architect) Eichler Across The Bay In Marin
It’s a Claude Oakland designed Eichler across the bridge in Lucas Valley. Built in 1963 but renovated (modern lovers keep looking, Eichler purists look away) and expanded since.
We’re not sure we get the carpeted dining room, but otherwise we’re digging the design (and lot). Not yet listed but the vanity site just went live and asking $1,550,000.
∙ Listing: 26 Oak Mountain Court, San Rafael (4/3) - $1,550,000 [26OakMountainCt.com]
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March 27, 2009
For The Love Of Fridays And 433 Lovell Across The Way (Mill Valley)
We were tempted to simply write "too beautiful to describe," but we didn't. It’s been in DWELL, but we won’t hold that against it. And yes, it's in Mill Valley on half an acre.
Completed in 2006 by its architect owners, 433 Lovell features four bedrooms, three and one-half baths, and around 4,000 square feet (not including the tree house out back).
Not yet listed or official inventory, but coming soon and seeking $4,175,000.
∙ Listing: 433 Lovell Avenue, Mill Valley (4/3.5) - $4,175,000 [433lovell.com]
∙ A Maybeck On The Market (And Display) Once Again: 270 Castenada [SocketSite]
∙ Quezada Architecture [thinkqa.com]
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September 4, 2008
Agassi's Ex-Estate In Tiburon: A $20,000,000 Tear-Down?
We can't confirm any of the details so we'll just consider it a "RandomRumor" for now, but from a plugged-in reader with respect to Agassi's ex-estate in Tiburon:
The couple who bought this are in the process of tearing it down and putting up what they really want. $20 million teardown. Ya gotta love hedge fund managers - too much extra cash!!
You know where to send the renderings (tips@socketsite.com). And once again, purchased by Agassi in 2000 for $23,000,000, and then sold for $20,000,000 in 2006.
∙ Not The Best “Investment” For Agassi In Tiburon [SocketSite]
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December 27, 2007
Now Would That Be A Pre Or Post Prison Martha Stewart Design?
We know, we know, not everyone is in the market for an eleven million dollar Belvedere "compound." So how about a more modest $5,600,000 waterfront Belvedere home "personally designed by Martha Stewart, a friend of the current owner in the style of a 'Luxury loft'" with a "gourmet kitchen personally designed by chef Michael Chiarello?"
And as if those two aren't names enough: "For the full price, seller will consider including the furniture including Dakota Jackson and Holly Hunt designer items from Randolph and Hein and Kneedler Faucher, custom built Honduras mahogany dining table and Parisi Chaise Lounge with Design Tex swayed fabric."
Oh, and the "beautiful mahogany used to build the dresser and bed in the master bedroom was originally earmarked to make Gibson guitar[s]."
∙ Listing: 57 West Shore Road, Belvedere (4/3.5) - $5,600,000 [Olivia Hsu Decker]
∙ Sitting On A Deck (Or A Dock) By The Bay: 210 Beach Road [SocketSite]
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December 26, 2007
Sitting On A Deck (Or A Dock) By The Bay: 210 Beach Road
Okay, so 210 Beach Road isn't in San Francisco proper but rather just across The Bay on Belvedere Island. And it's not just a house, but rather a "compound" that consists of a 3/3.5 main house, a 2/2.5 guest house, a 1/1 Au Pair suite (below the three car garage), and a 1/1 boat house with private pier and dock (perfect for sitting by the Bay).
And while $11,500,000 might be out of reach for some (okay, so most), it is $5,000,000 closer than in 2006 when they were asking $16,500,000 (but didn't find a buyer).
∙ Listing: 210 Beach Road Compound (Belvedere) - $11,500,000 [Byzantium] [Plans (pdf)]
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October 29, 2007
An Albert Farr Design Breaks Free (610 El Camino Del Mar)
So you missed out on the fifteen million dollar (asking) 120 Sea Cliff, and twenty-two million dollars for the Captain’s House is just a tad bit more than you were hoping to spend. Well, if you're dead set on living on the bluff that put the 'cliff' in Sea Cliff, there's good news. For the first time since being commissioned and built (circa 1929), 610 El Camino Del Mar is now on the open market and asking a mere $6,200,000.
And while we couldn’t find any interior photos online (other than of the pool), we will note that it does appear to be open this coming weekend. And we’ll also note that the architect was Albert Farr who designed numerous notable homes in San Francisco as well as Jack London’s ill fated 15,000 square foot Wolf House in Sonoma County (which burned to the ground prior to completion and was never rebuilt).
∙ Listing: 610 El Camino Del Mar (4/5) - $6,200,000 [MLS]
∙ Big House, Big Views, Big Dreams, And Big News…It’s In Contract [SocketSite]
∙ 300 Sea Cliff: $3,900,000 Reduction (After An $8,000,000 Renovation) [SocketSite]
∙ Jack London’s Wolf House [jacklondons.net]
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