2696 County Road 234, Durango, CO 81301

This custom built, single-level gem may be the last home you own! LOCATION: Less than 15 minutes to downtown Durango, 5 minutes to the hospital and only 2.5 miles from Highway 160. This rural retreat offers both seclusion and beauty on 4.5 acres and the convenience of easy access off of CR 234. As you pull into the driveway you'll be taken back by how private this property feels. Surrounded by the natural pinion, cedar and juniper trees, the landscaping was strategically designed to offer just the right amount of shade in the summer and an abundance of passive solar in the winter. HOME: Built and designed by the current and only owner who is a professional home builder. From the construction to the layout, not a single detail was missed on this home. With 3 bedrooms, a separate office and 2.5 bathrooms, this 2,050 sq.ft. ranch style home is low maintenance and clean as a whistle. MAIN ENTRANCE: The large vaulted and covered front porch is northwest facing and leads you inside to the open great room, kitchen and dining area. A separate hallway takes you to the bedroom wing where you'll find the home office, 2 nice sized bedrooms, detached full bathroom and the master bedroom suite. GARAGE: The 2-car attached garage is 26 ft. x 24 ft., finished and with the 4-zone boiler system, it stays warm all year long. You enter the home from the garage into a mudroom. This acts as a buffer between the laundry room/powder room area and the kitchen/dining/great room area. MASTER SUITE: This spacious bedroom has a vaulted ceiling with beams that give it character. The 9' sliding glass door brings in wonderful natural light and lead out to the eastern deck, offering incredible sunrises, and where there's plenty of room for a hot tub. KITCHEN/DINING/GREAT ROOM: Although these rooms are all separately defined they are open to one another creating a great environment to entertain and relax. There is truly a sense of "indoor-outdoor living" with that large eastern deck that has a separate entrance off the dining room. There's tons of storage and cabinet space in the kitchen which has been recently updated with stainless steel appliances. The great room has a warm ambiance with vaulted ceilings, custom beams, real stone from floor to ceiling around the gas fireplace and high-end Kahr's oak hardwood flooring. Other high-end interior features include: in-floor heating, surround sound, wood clad double pane windows, tile flooring, hickory cabinets, solid wood doors, custom wood trim, a whole house fan, insulated bathrooms and blown-in insulation throughout...even the foundation stem wall is insulated. EXTERIOR: This sought after location has green rolling hills and mountain views. The fenced 4.5 acres has tons of water with the large Florida canal running through it, 4.5 acre feet of Florida Project Water, an excellent water well and a 1800 gallon cistern for additional storage. SHOP: The 28 ft. x 40 ft. detached shop is insulated and has its own forced air heating system. There is a large roof extension for additional parking and storage. The adjacent RV pad has its own electric hook-up.