Property Description
APPROX 2600 SQ FT ARCHITECTURALLY UNIQUE HOME, (INCLUDING STONE VENEER), W/5Kw SOLAR SYSTEM INCLUDING TESLA BATTERY BACKUP PLUS APPROX 350 SQ FT GUEST COTTAGE ON 11 PARKLIKE ACRES WITH MOUNTAIN VIEWS AND FLANKED BY NATIONAL FOREST IN THE SMALL COUTRY COMMUNITY OF DESCANSO. OVERSIZED KITCHEN HAS DOUBLE BUILT-IN OVENS, LARGE GAS RANGE, SUB-ZERO REFRIGERATOR, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, GRANITE AND LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS PLUS AN ABUNDANCE OF CABINET SPACE. KITCHECN OPENS TO DINING AREA WITH AMAZING VIEWS THRU-OUT. LODGE STYLE LIVING ROOM WITH OPEN WOOD BEAM CEILING, WOOD ACCENTS AND STONE HEARTH. ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE SURROUNDING HOUSE FEATURING COVERED PORCHES WITH POOL AND HOT TUB. LARGE LOFT-LIKE FAMILY ROOM. FULL SIZE LAUNDRY ROOM WITH DEEP SINK, PLENTY OF STORAGE AND FOLDING TABLE, CENTRAL HEAT AND AIR. ADDITIONALLY YOU WILL FIND: 3 STALL BARN, 48 X 36 ARENA, FEED AND TACK SHED, FENCED 1/2 ACRE PASTURE, STORAGE BARN/SHOP, GRADED/TIERED RV/TRAILER PARKING, WOOD SHED, COVERED CARPORT, FIRE PIT, HORSESHOE PIT, AND CUSTOM SMOKER. 5 MINUTES TO I-8, 15 MINUTES TO SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT IN ALPINE, AND LESS THEN AN HOUR TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO WITH WORLD RENOWNED BEACHES, ZOO, AND TOP-END CULINARY EXPERIENCES. THERE IS SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS PROPERTY THAT CAN'T BE INCLUDED HERE. MAKE SURE TO READ THE SUPPLEMENT AS THIS IS THE ONE SO MANY BUYERS HAVE BEEN WAITING TO FIND. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT!!!! THIS EXECUTIVE RETREAT HAS ALL THE AMENITIES EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE CITY WITH ALL THE BENEFITS OF GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL. AT THE END OF THE DAY, DISAPPEAR TO THE QUAINT AND CHARMING COUNTRY COMMUNITY OF DESCANSO, CALIFORNIA AND RE-ENERGISE FOR ANOTHER BUSY DAY TO COME. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME SECLUSION YOU WILL BE MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THIS AMAZING HOME. WHEN I ASKED THE CURRENT OWNERS WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT THIS PROPERTY THE LIST WENT ON AND ON. HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT THEY TOLD ME. *******THE AREA******* * DESCANSO IS A CHARMING SMALL COUNTRY TOWN JUST MINUTES FROM I-8. IT'S LOCATED WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF ALPINE AND ALL IT HAS TO OFFER INCLUDING THE ALPINE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S LESS THAN AN HOUR DRIVE TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AND ITS WORLD CLASS BEACHES. * THE HOME SITS ON A SECLUDED 11 ACRE PARCEL WITH BREATHTAKING VIEWS OF CUYAMACA PEAK AND DISTANT VIEWS AS FAR AS SAN GORGONIO AND SAN JACINTO. PARTS OF THE PROPERTY HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THIER PARK-LIKE NATURAL STATE INCLUDING GRASSLANDS DOTTED WITH MAJESTIC LIVE-OAK, ENGLMANN OAK, AND MANZANITA. THE PROPERTY IS DIVIDED BY A SEASONAL CREEK THAT ATTRACTS EXTENSIVE WILDLIFE THAT CALL THIS AREA HOME. YEAR ROUND WE ENJOY A BOUNTY OF MULE DEER, QUAIL, RABBIT, AND THE OCCASIONAL WILD TURKEY, NOT TO MENTION THE COUNTLESS VARIETIES OF SONGBIRDS AND RAPTORS. USUALLY UN-SEEN, BUT LEAVING SIGNS OF THIER PRESENCE BEHIND ARE THE PREDATORS COMMON TO THESE MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENTS. * THE PROPERTY IS FLANKED IN TWO DIRECTIONS BY NATIONAL FOREST ENSURING ACCESS TO MILES OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE INCLUDING HIKING, BIKING, RIDING, AND EVEN HUNTING VIA AN OLD RANCH ROAD ALONG THE EASTERN PROPERTY BOUNDARY. *THE SPRING AND FALL COLORS ARE SPECTACULAR. *IN ADDITION TO THE NATURAL FLORA AND FAUNA THERE ARE SEVERAL MATURE FRUIT TREES AND TABLE GRAPEVINE. ******THE HOME******* *THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY HAS 4 BEDROOMS AND 3 BATHROOMS. THREE OF THE BEDROOMS AND TWO OF THE BATHROOMS ARE IN THE, (estimated), 2600 SQUARE FOOT MAIN HOUSE. THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE MAIN HOUSE LENDS ITSELF TO AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM AND BATHROOM. THE ADDITIONAL CURRENT ONE BEDROOM AND ONE BATHROOM ARE IN THE DETACHED GUEST HOUSE (EST 350 SQUARE FEET). THIS STRUCTURE WHICH IS ARCHITECTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE MAIN HOUSE ON THE EXTERIOR IS ALSO THE LOCATION OF A 2.5 CAR GARAGE. 5Kw SOLAR SYSTEM W/TESLA BATTERY BACKUP. *THE HOUSE HAS A BEAUTIFUL ARCHITECTURAL ROOF DESIGN AND ROCK VENEER WITH WOOD ACCENTS. *INSIDE THERE IS A TRUE CHEFS KITCHEN WITH A LARGE GAS RANGE AND HOOD, DOUBLE SINK WITH VIEW WINDOW, BUILT IN DOUBLE OVEN, SUB-ZERO REFRIGERATOR, NEWER DISHWASHER, AND MORE CABINET STORAGE THEN MOST PEOPLE COULD NEED. ALLL APPLIANCES ARE STAINLESS STEEL AND COUNTERTOPS ARE GRANITE AND SOME LAMINATE. THE DINING AREA IS ADJACENT AND OPEN TO THE KITCHEN WITH MOUNTAIN VIEWS TO THE EAST AND NORTH. *THE LIVING ROOM HAS VAULTED CEILINGS AND HAS OPEN WOOD CEILINGS THAT GIVE IT AN AUTHENTIC "LODGE" FEEL. THE FOCAL POINT OF THIS ROOM IS THE LARGE STONE HEARTH WITH WOOD STOVE INSERT AND CEDAR MANTLE. THE PROPERTY SUPPLIES PLENTY OF FIREWOOD FOR THOSE COLD AND SOMETIMES SNOWY WINTER DAYS AND NIGHTS. *BIG OPEN SPACE UPSTAIRS WITH SKYLIGHTS AND LARGE STORAGE CLOSET CAN BE USED FOR FAMILY ROOM, OFFICE, PLAY SPACE ETC. *ALSO UPSTAIRS IS A SMALL MAN CAVE/WORKOUT ROOM WITH BAMBOO FLOORING AND A GREAT VIEW. *IN ADDITION TO THE 2600 SQUARE FEET OF INTERIOR LIVING SPACE IS WRAP AROUND COVERED PORCHES CREATING OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE. IT'S SO RELAXING IN THE ROCKING CHAIR OUT ON THE PORCH ENJOYING THE MAJESTIC MOUNTAIN VIEWS OR CONTEMPLATING SOME TIME IN THE POOL AND HOT TUB. THE HOT TUB IS ON THE BACK DECK JUST OFF THE MASTER BEDROOM. A GREAT PLACE TO VIEW WILDLIFE OR A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET ***EXTERIOR**** 3 STALL BARN, FEED/TACK ROOM, 1/2 ACRE FENCED PASTURE,48' X 36' PIPE CORRAL ARENA, STORAGE BARN/WORKSHOP, 1/3 ACRE FENCED DOG RUN, SALT SYSTEM POOL, FENCED PLAYGROUND, WOOD SHED, COMPOST SHED,TRAILER/RV PARKING AREA, COVERED CARPORT,