Back from the Past

2158 W. 24th ST

Does anybody remember this listing? It never actually made the multiples, yet still drew offers and interest.
The seller decided then, he wasn't ready. Now, I've the blessing.

Kinney Heights Craftsman Retreat

A broad, recessed dormer and a bold two-story bay punctuate this dynamic early Craftsman form, with generous, extended eaves and supple rafters. The delightful complexity continues inside with substantial, successive, detail-rich rooms, each with dual exposure. Dramatic interplays of volume persist on the second floor with soaring, lancet-shaped cove ceilings, and an intimate, tree top sleeping porch. Sophisticated kitchen, with pantries, recycled glass tile backsplash, and superb linoleum inlay floor, opens onto a mature acacia tree, providing beautifully filtered ambiance, and picturesque sightline.

An unusually generous lot size, bolstered by an exceptionally wide frontage, is made even more pronounced by a relatively small building footprint. An unrivaled, outdoor life inducing green space results. The front garden is landscaped with live oaks, toyon, coral bells, lilacs and a host of California natives and climate-suited Mediterranean plants. Gravel mulch gives way to thick shows of wildflowers in spring. Stonework and a dry-stream bed by Pasadena firm Urban Organics capture and keep rainwater. The rear garden boasts a second arroyo, an Italian fountain, and meandering paths dividing beds stocked with apple, apricot and plum trees underplanted with roses, sage and lavender. At the rear is a raised bed for vegetables and a two-story carriage house with room for dirty play downstairs and a studio above.

2158 W. 24th ST 90018
3 beds, 1.5 baths
1,712 square feet
Year built: 1906
Lot size: 58 x 150
Lot Area: 8,700
$789,000

Listing Update

We've postponed officially marketing 2158 W. 24th ST till January 2009. Despite strong interest--offers even--the seller has decided to wait a few more months, and hopes to better ready the house.

Inventory Updates

2892 W. 15th St is set to close early next week.

Our other ravishing offering, 1715 5th Avenue, was snapped up.

Meanwhile, we've held 2158 24th ST back longer than initially planned. That property is going to become available for viewings August 30, and all offers will be responded to September 12th. Opens will be publicized here. (Both images are of 2158 W. 24th ST.)
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