Cohousing-L Mailing List: 4BR Townhouse for Sale - Pleasant Hill Cohousing

[Susan Hedgpeth (hedgpeth]

TO:  Cohousing-L,

We have a 4-bedroom unit for sale.  I've included all the info here 
in this email, but it's also on our website along with 
photos:   http://phch.org/forsaleVM.htm

If interested, please contact the seller, Veena Achar, not me.   Thanks.

-Susan


4-Bedroom, 3-Bath Townhome
For Sale By Owner

Beautiful, two-story townhome with open floor plan. Excellent storage.
Carport OR Garage option.
Front yard and backyard.
Approx. 1480 sq. ft.

Address:
2246 Lisa Lane
Pleasant Hill, California 94523 (east of San Francisco; next to Walnut Creek)

Description

Newly constructed in 2001.
Bright corner unit with deciduous trees and vines for passive cooling
3 bedrooms, 2 baths upstairs; 1 bedroom, 1 bath downstairs. Luxurious 
master bath
Open floor plan downstairs, Kitchen with uniquely designed pantry
Front porch and kitchen window look out on the pedestrian path 
joining the 32 homes in the community, designed to facilitate 
spontaneous social contacts and supervision of children
Plenty of storage (many deep closets, additional shelving in master closet)
Super-energy-efficient design includes low-e windows, high insulation 
values, passive solar design, whole-house fan, metal roof, operable 
skylight and efficient hydronics heating for year-round comfort with 
minimal energy use
Bamboo floor downstairs, eco-friendly recycled PET polyester carpet 
upstairs, bathrooms and kitchen with natural Marmoleum flooring
Honeycomb cellular shades, ceiling fans
Maple cabinets, washer and dryer
Upstairs bedroom overlooks creek (Walnut Creek) with nice view
Usable attic space with pull-down ladder for storing light items 
(e.g., camping gear)
Semi-private fenced-in backyard has two organic vegetable beds, 
flower bed and beautiful vines
Beautifully landscaped front yard

Financial Details

Townhome Price: $592,500
Carport option: $9,000 (separate property title) OR
Garage option: $15,000 (separate property title)
Property taxes approx. 1.068% of assessed value
Homeowner 2008 dues: $408 monthly - includes water, gas (cooking and 
heat), garbage, pool service, high-speed internet access, club house 
utilities and maintenance of common facilities, community activities 
budget, insurance, and well funded reserve fund

Our Community

Pleasant Hill Cohousing, newly constructed in 2001, is a close-knit 
community, with 32 households of diverse ages and compositions. 
Neighbors all know each other, and our community layout and culture 
provide adults and children with rich opportunities for social 
interaction, while allowing a healthy balance between community and 
private/family time.

Residents enjoy the benefits of living in an old-fashioned community. 
Children play safely in a neighborhood full of familiar faces, and 
neighbors help each other in times of need. We enjoy shared dinners, 
social events, easily arranged child care exchanges, work parties, 
and impromptu chats with neighbors on patios and in common areas. 
Classes conducted by neighbors have included yoga and self-defense, 
crafts and pottery projects for the kids, etc.

The community was part of the Green Homes tour in 2005. Read article here.

Community features include:

Swimming pool (with passive solar heating), hot tub
Large common house with spacious dining/great room and kitchen for 
community or resident-sponsored gatherings, crafts room, teen room 
with TV, DVD, computer, kids play room with loft and slide, a sitting 
room with DirecTV, DVD/VHS and library.
Common house includes a two-bedroom guest suite w/bath for residents' 
guests use
Common meal system, weekly potlucks
High speed internet access
Large workshop w/shared tools, kiln, pottery wheel
Two large bike sheds
Beautifully landscaped common spaces with playground, lawns, and 
kid-friendly spaces
Photovoltaic solar panels
Community organic garden, composting
Substantial capital improvement fund

Location

Pleasant Hill Cohousing sits at the end of quiet street and is 
bounded by the channel of Walnut Creek to the east and the Iron Horse 
Regional Trail to the west. The trail offers convenient, level access 
to Pleasant Hill BART station (1.2 miles), downtown Walnut Creek and 
Concord, and beyond. The BART train ride is 38 minutes to downtown 
San Francisco, 31 minutes to Berkeley.

Downtown Pleasant Hill's shopping, restaurants, and movie theater are 
a short walk away. The neighborhood is easily accessible to Highway 
680 via the Monument Blvd exit. Mt. Diablo School district. Fair Oaks 
Elementary School is next door.

Contact

Veena Achar
Phone: (925) 305 7813
Email: veena [at] phch.org

Prospective buyers are also invited to attend one or more community 
meetings and social events to become acquainted with our neighbors. 
Please contact Veena.

More info and photos here:
http://phch.org/forsaleVM.htm