Healdsburg | $3.995 million
A 1981 compound, with a main house, a guesthouse and a barn, on 17 acres
This property includes a one-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom main house, two guest suites above the detached garage and a barn with a lofted bedroom suite. There’s a one-acre cabernet sauvignon vineyard, a pickleball court and a bocce court. The center of Healdsburg, lined with inns, wine tasting rooms and farm-to-table restaurants, is five minutes away by car. Del Rio Woods Regional Park, which sits on the edge of the Russian River, is a 15-minute drive.
San Francisco is a 90-minute drive and Sacramento takes two hours.
Size: 3,049 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,310
Indoors: A long driveway leads from the street to the Cape Cod-style two-story structure. The front door opens to the foyer, and straight ahead is the living room, with rough-hewed wood ceiling beams and a wood-burning fireplace that has a floor-to-ceiling stone surround.
To the left is the dining room, with wide-plank floors and tall windows that overlook the grounds. The dining room is off the kitchen, where the ceilings are high and the appliances are stainless steel. A sunny breakfast room and a powder room are off the kitchen.
The second floor is one large primary suite, with a separate office, a bedroom with a wood-burning fireplace and a bathroom with a soaking tub.
Above the detached garage are two en suite king-size guest bedrooms. From the garage, a path leads to a barn with a kitchenette, a full bathroom and a sleeping loft.
Outdoor space: Behind the main house is a paved patio with a built-in outdoor kitchen. The grounds have ample space for dining and entertaining. The in-ground swimming pool has views of the hilly landscape, and the pool house has a wet bar and a full bathroom. Walking trails link the main buildings, the vineyard, the bocce court and a wide front lawn. The detached garage holds three cars.
Taxes: $49,932 (estimated)
Contact: Sheri Morgensen, The WynneMorgensen Group, Sotheby’s International Realty — San Francisco Brokerage, 415-269-5634
Glendale | $3.995 million
An expanded and updated 1940 house with French Normandy roots, on 1.6 acres
This house has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and an attached one-bedroom, one-bathroom ADU (accessory dwelling unit). It’s perched in the hills of Glendale, a 10 minute drive from Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum and the Americana at Brand shopping center. The seller is the primary architect, and over the course of several decades has given the house a midcentury modern-inspired sensibility, with walls of glass and concrete floors.
The Descanso Gardens, in La Cañada Flintridge, are 10 minutes away by car. Driving into downtown L.A. takes around 15 minutes, and the Burbank airport is 20 minutes away.
Size: 4,553 square feet
Price per square foot: $877
Indoors: A gate opens from the street to the driveway and a second gate at the far end opens to a front courtyard and drought-tolerant landscaping.
Double doors open from here to the living room, where floor-to-ceiling windows have treetop views. One wall is finished with brick painted green, and heated concrete floors continue into the dining room, framed by walls of glass. Here several doors open to one of the terraces.
To the right of the living and dining rooms, a hallway leads to the kitchen, which has Bertazzoni and Fisher & Paykel appliances. The cabinets are custom-made and the countertops are quartz. On the other side of the kitchen is a family room with a gas fireplace and windows to the patio.
The main hallway continues from the kitchen to a library and a den, where stairs lead down to the lower level primary suite. The bedroom has a combined closet and dressing room with a custom storage system. The primary bathroom has a separate shower and a soaking tub beneath a large window.
Two carpeted guest bedrooms are upstairs, with space for queen-size beds. Two full bathrooms are also off the first floor’s hallway.
The attached ADU has a separate entry.
Outdoor space: The home has several patios: one with a gas fire pit and grill, and another designed to take in sunset views. Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter. The driveway holds four cars.
Taxes: $49,945 (estimated)
Contact: George Penner, Compass, 626-807-8558
Ventura | $3.995 million
A contemporary house built in 2021, on 0.1 acres
This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom house with ocean views was recently the winner of an Outstanding Design award from the American Institute of Architects, Ventura County. It’s about 10 minutes by car from Ventura Beach, and five minutes from Arroyo Verde Park and its 100-plus acres of hiking trails and grassy lawns. Public elementary, middle, and high schools are all within a 10-minute drive.
Santa Barbara is 35 minutes northwest, and Solvang is an hour’s drive. Malibu takes around an hour by car and LAX takes 90-minutes.
Size: 3,507 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,139
Indoors: Exterior stairs lead from the sidewalk to the front patio, with interior steps and an elevator both reached via the street-level attached garage.
The open-plan main level has a sitting area to the left of the front door and a dining area and kitchen to the right. The sitting area is anchored by a sleek gas fireplace with a raised hearth, and glass doors fold open to the front patio, offering views of the city and the ocean.
A wood-paneled ceiling extends from the living room through the kitchen, where there’s a waterfall-style island. There’s a built-in stainless steel double oven and a separate electric cooktop. A laundry room and a pantry are around the corner.
A hallway off the living room leads to another guest room with an en suite bathroom, as well as an office with a wall of built-in shelving. A powder room is off the hall as well.
Stairs off the kitchen lead to the second-floor the primary suite, with a fireplace, a terrace, two walk-in closets, and a walk-in shower with marble tiling and a built-in bench. A guest room next door also has its own bathroom.
Outdoor space: In addition to the front patio, a rear patio has an outdoor kitchen, a pizza oven and a cocktail pool with a fountain. The garage holds two cars.
Taxes: $49,932 (estimated)
Contact: Liz Donnelly, RE/MAX Gold Coast, 805-794-6005
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