Home buyers seeking a sprawling backyard with a green lush lawn will need to look further. Eco-conscious home buyers seeking the perfect combination of taste, science, low maintenance, conservation, energy efficiency, and location have met their perfect match! "La Cour La Loma" is a 2 bed 2 bathroom 1,283 square foot home built in 1947 by a JPL engineer who had a passion for energy efficiency and solar concepts. He designed the home to stay cool by having only one small window on the afternoon sun side of the house thereby blocking the sun and street noise by with it’s block walls. "La Cour La Loma" is located 10 minutes from Downtown, in the prestigious San Rafael Hills on a quiet tree lined street. Its U-shaped floor plan features a central courtyard that is accessible from the living room, breakfast nook, and the master bedroom. Inside, our home boasts impermeable block walls, gleaming tile flooring with radiant heating to keep your toes warm in the winter, a Japanese soaking tub, vaulted ceilings in the living room, a commercial gas stove featuring a 15 BTU heating unit, and a cedar closet. Outside there is a newer roof, the drought-resistant landscape, a timer-controlled drip system for the "secret" vegetable-herb garden, and the courtyard perfect for your soiree or simply relaxing. The architecture, design, and positioning of the home take full advantage of the sun's radiance keeping the home bright while the large Liquid Amber Maple Tree in the front yard provide shade and natural ventilation without the expense of air conditioning. During the warmer days, a granite "bedrock” hill located on the north side of the property provides a shield of shade keeping the home cool. Radiant heat tile flooring allows the owner to walk around barefoot even on the coldest days, as the floors will be toasty warm. The highly efficient, cook friendly galley-style kitchen has a protective knife drawer with magnetic strip, hidden cutting board, several pull outs in the pantry & cupboards, and extra storage in the banquet including a file drawer. The dragonfly fabric of the banquet is matched with dragonfly hardware on the cupboard pulls. The banquet was also designed to pull out making a sleeping area for an extra guest. The dishwasher, sink, and commercial-style faucet were all installed within the last year. The commercial gas stove features a 15 BTU heating unit and pullover styling for heavy pots, a favorite of discerning cooks. The butcher-block counters were also newly refinished. The Master Bedroom has a wall of closets as well as a walk-in closet with a fitted storage wall, cedar closet, high quality Container Store wall unit, and an area designed for plastic tub storage of out of season clothes and/or suitcases. All baskets and racks are included in the sale. A custom built-in desk unit with file cabinet provides a quiet work area in the bedroom. Both bathrooms show exceptionally well, and the second bathroom features a Japanese soaking tub. The yards feature drought tolerant succulents requiring little maintenance except for the small lawn in the front yard. The hill and the vegetable garden above are on a timer-controlled drip system. During the winter, the drip is turned off on the succulents, as they usually require no water. The hill is bedrock, a favored place during earthquakes. "La Cour La Loma" has withstood four major earthquakes with absolutely no damage.
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