Glendale | $3.147 Million
A 1931 Spanish-style house with five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot
This house is in the Verdugo Woodlands neighborhood, a few blocks from a small park with a picnic area and an oak tree dating to the mid-19th century. It is less than a 10-minute drive from Descanso Gardens, a 150-acre botanical garden, and from trailheads leading to the top of the San Rafael Hills. The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens and the Autry Museum of the American West are about 10 minutes away, in Griffith Park. The Americana at Brand, an outdoor shopping mall in Glendale, is about the same distance away.
Driving to downtown Burbank or the Hollywood Burbank Airport takes about 15 minutes. Downtown Los Angeles is about half and hour away.
Size: 3,411 square feet
Price per square foot: $923
Indoors: The house is set back from the street, behind a stucco wall. The arched front door opens into a cylindrical foyer with a stained-glass window.
The living room, off the foyer, has refinished hardwood floors, large, street-facing windows, an original fireplace and glass doors that open to a covered patio and private courtyard. A sunny sitting room with an original tiled fountain and a dining room with patio access are to the left of the living room. A full bathroom and two guest rooms with access to an in-ground swimming pool are behind the dining room.
Also off the foyer is a breakfast room with direct access to an updated kitchen with white cabinetry, a lemon-yellow Bertazzoni range, a long center island with a butcher-block counter and access to a laundry room and powder room.
Three more bedrooms are on the second level, reached from a staircase in the living room. The primary suite, to the right of the landing, has a bedroom big enough to include a king-size bed, a walk-in closet, a separate sitting room, a covered balcony and a bathroom with peach-and-blue tile work lining the walls, a walk-in shower and a bathtub. The bedroom next door also has a covered balcony and an en suite bathroom. The third bedroom, to the left of the landing, has an attached bathroom with black-and-green tile work lining a walk-in shower and bathtub.
Outdoor space: The main patio is expansive, with plenty of space for dining and grilling. The swimming pool of the main-level guest rooms is surrounded by a paved deck big enough to accommodate several lounge chairs. The attached garage holds three cars.
Taxes: $39,336 (estimated)
Contact: Richard Yohon, Sotheby’s International Realty, Los Feliz Brokerage, 323-270-1725, and Konstantine Valissarakos, Nourmand & Associates, 323-252-9451; sothebysrealty.com
Sausalito | $3.198 Million
A 2021 floating house with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms
This home, one of more than 400 floating houses docked in Richardson Bay Marina, is equipped with solar panels and a deck from which kayaks can be launched into the water. The marina has a small restaurant, and is a few minutes from a shopping center with a Target and a Starbucks.
Driving to downtown Sausalito, which offers shopping and a ferry terminal linking the city to San Francisco, takes less than 10 minutes. San Francisco is about half an hour away by car. Oakland is a 45-minute drive. San Jose is less than 90 minutes away.
Size: 1,835 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,743
Indoors: A footbridge links the marina’s walkway to this home’s covered front porch, where a tall sliding-glass door opens into a foyer brightening by a skylight.
Stairs lead down to the open living area, which has a large, semicircular window offering views of Mount Tamalpais in the distance; a glass door at the center of this window opens to a deck on the water. On one side of the living area is space for a long dining table; on the other, next to the window, is a hanging egg chair.
The sleek kitchen is a few steps down, at the front of this space, with white cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and a long, narrow window facing the neighboring houseboats.
The primary suite is upstairs, reached from a staircase in the foyer. The sleeping area is open to the living space below; the bathroom has a porcelain soaking tub inside a shower lined with blue-and-white tile.
The other two bedrooms are on the lowest level of the house, below the kitchen. One has sliding-glass doors that open to a private stone patio; the other, across the hall, is big enough to hold a queen-size bed and a desk. A powder room, a laundry room and a full bathroom with a walk-in shower are also on this level.
Outdoor space: The main-level deck functions as an extension of the living area, with space for dining and storage of kayaks and other sports gear. The home comes with two parking spots in the marina’s lot.
Taxes: $36,132 (estimated) and a $1,650 monthly homeowner association fee
Contact: Nadr Essabhoy, Compass, 650-248-5898; compass.com
San Rafael | $3.15 Million
A 1973 waterfront house with three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot
This house sits on the edge of a private lagoon about five minutes from McNears Beach, a popular resort destination in the late 19th century, and less than 15 minutes from China Camp State Park, which offers 15 miles of trails for biking, walking and horseback riding. It is about a 10-minute drive from the city center and from Dominican University of California, a private Catholic school with less than 2,000 undergraduate students.
Driving to San Francisco or Santa Rosa takes about an hour, depending on traffic. Sacramento is less than two hours away.
Size: 4,482 square feet
Price per square foot: $703
Indoors: This house sits behind a stone patio, with wide brick steps leading up to the front door.
Inside is an expansive foyer with high, beamed ceilings, a grand staircase and access to a powder room, a laundry room and a mudroom.
To the right is a sunken living room with beamed ceilings, a fireplace, built-in bookshelves and large windows overlooking the lagoon.
Behind the staircase, linking the living and dining rooms on either side of the foyer, is a study with built-in bookshelves and tall windows and shutters.
The dining room, to the left of the foyer, connects to a kitchen with quartz counters, a long island and a lagoon-facing window over the sink. This space is open to a family room with a fireplace.
The primary suite is on this level, across the hall from the living room. The bedroom is big enough to hold a king-size bed and includes a separate sitting area; the bathroom has a soaking tub, a separate shower and a wood-paneled sauna.
The other two bedrooms are on the second floor, at either end of the main hall; they both have en suite bathrooms.
Outdoor space: The main-level deck sits on the lagoon, with a hot tub, plenty of space for entertaining and access to a private dock. The attached garage holds two cars.
Taxes: $39,372 (estimated) and a $132 monthly homeowner association fee
Contact: Renee Adelmann, Bay Area Modern Real Estate, 415-342-4537; bayareamodern.com
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