Linger for a While . . . We Think You’ll Like it Here.

FOR SALE: 2006 SE 32nd Place, Portland, OR 97214, listed @ $393,900

 

As you cherry pick for the sweetest spots on the eastside, this is one of them–a stone’s throw from Sewallcrest Park, Hawthorne, and Division, yet buffered in the slowed-down quiet of a well-loved Southeast pocket. In classic bungalow fashion, this home boasts a broad front porch, a prominent fireplace, dining room built-ins, and well-articulated moldings. To improve upon the past, the master suite inlcudes a tiled shower and soaking tub. There’s also a skylit bonus room that could be anything from a yoga space, a studio, an office, or a nursery. The kitchen has also been updated with slate tiled floors, tiled counters, and a massive butcher-block island. At its core, this is a 3 bed, 2 bath home with bonus upstairs, sunporch off the back, and full unfinished basement. Situated on this versatile corner lot, there are beds for edible gardening, a patio for BBQs, and a fenced area for privacy and pets.

As you do your homework, you’ll find that this is one of the most walkable neighborhoods in Portland and the schools are wonderful–Abernethy Elementary, Hosford Middle, and Cleveland High. It’s a trick to find a location like this, with so many amenities while still feeling buffered and calm. Contact me for more details or to schedule a visit.
If this type of home appeals to you and you’d like to explore other options like it within the Portland market, you can set up a search here, or contact me for a customized residential market search.

August 2, 2010 · Filed Under listings

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Portland Sunday Parkways

Sunday Parkways is one of my favorite events in Portland. Combining biking, walking, skating, and strolling with block parties, games, music, food, and festivities in our amazing parks is nearly unbeatable. Starting in North Portland in 2008 with one Sunday event, the Parkways have grown to include multiple parts of Portland on 5 Sundays this year.

This is huge public-private collaboration to close the streets for an extended car-free loop that connects multiple parks all day. It’s a dream to ride all day amongst friends and neighbors and new friends reveling in the open road and the variety of entertainment and activities that await you at each park. On some of the longer open stretches last year, I remember letting myself daydream that this is actually how the city always functions and feels. I think of it creating new urban planning muscle-memory for what’s normal. If it’s difficult to imagine a world with reduced reliance on automobiles, this is an opportunity to develop a vision for it. I know it’s a sunny Sunday daydream, but so were automobiles and highways at one time. Take a ride on one of these glorious Sunday Parkways, and you’ll see. . .and look out for a 6′8″ guy on an orange bike.

For schedules and route maps, visit the Sunday Parkways site.

For more information on the collaboration and how this is manifesting in other metro areas, check out the Sunday Parkways Blog. (Images by Anomalily)

May 15, 2010 · Filed Under events

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