Sequim, Washington 2 bedroom home for sale by owner

Cool Respite: A Special Home for Discriminating People

The Transition
"…houses with a graceful transition between the street and the inside are more tranquil than those which open directly off the street" Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language

This two level house is thirteen feet above street level with the trees providing a cool environment in the summer and protection from winter storms. A wrap-around deck twelve feet above ground on the north side nestles up to twin cedar trees, while the upper garden is only one step down from the deck. Backyard wildlife includes deer, raccoon, fox, coyote, cottontail, songbirds, and bald eagles. Miller Peninsula State Park forms the south boundary of the property, providing an 800 plus acre back yard with a trail starting yards from the back door running parallel to Discovery Bay, ending at a trail from Diamond Point Road to Discovery Bay.

Appliances included:

Amana bottom freezer refrigerator

GE wall oven and microwave

Creda ceramic cooktop

GE compactor

Asko dishwasher

garbage disposer

hot water dispenser

built-in Nutone Food Center (blender, coffee mill, can opener and salad grater attachments)

Fisher-Paykel washer and dryer

Diamond Point contains five subdivisions; Diamond Point, Diamond Point 2^nd Addition, Johnston Tract, Protection Point (gated community). Sunshine Acres, where this property is located is a covenanted community governed by Sunshine Acres Property Owners Association (SAPOA) and contains about 400 lots of half-acre and up with about 80% developed. View lots in Sunshine Acres are in Plats requiring custom-built homes. A mix of modular, manufactured and custom homes occupy the wooded interior Plats. Amenities include an airport and a gated beach with boat ramp.

Located four miles off highway 101, 14 miles from town, Diamond Point is a scenic 20-minute drive from the small town ambience of Sequim. Highway 101 bypasses the heart of Sequim and allows easy assess to Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Petco, and Costco west of town. The unique Sunny Farms store and nursery is on Hwy 101 across from Sears Appliance Store and Big 5 Sporting Goods. Thirteen miles and twenty minutes farther west lies Port Angeles, home of Peninsula Community College, U.S. Coast Guard and a ferry to Victoria B.C. Twenty five miles and 35 minutes east of Diamond Point is the charming Victorian seaport of Port Townsend with the ferry to Whidbey Island, connecting to Route 20 and I-5 to Vancouver B.C. Access to Seattle is via the Hood Canal Floating Bridge and the ferry at Bainbridge Island.

Unusual Features:

Upper level flooring was milled from antique southern heart pine beams salvaged from a post-civil-war warehouse. It is highlighted by inlaid Australian blackwood and African rosewood divider strips. Custom woodwork includes windowsills of walnut and marble, and trim milled from walnut, cedar, and antique southern heart pine. The lower level has nine-foot ceilings, with drop ceilings highlighting transitions between rooms.

A 1360 Sq-Ft six-foot wide cedar deck surrounds the house. On a rainy day take your constitutional under the four-foot overhang. On pleasant days, sit on the expanded twenty-foot wide deck outside the family room and enjoy the sunshine. Too warm, too cold, too breezy? Simply move around the deck to choose your microclimate.

Health Services:

Sequim has extensive health care services, including assisted living facilities. The existing Medical Center is going to be expanded, while the primary care hospital, Olympic Medical Center, is in Port Angeles.

Diamond Point is home to a volunteer fire station with EMTs on call, and a Community AED Pager Operation with defibrillator capability.

The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe announced today that it will start construction on a new $9 million, 35,000 -square foot facility, which will house the Jamestown Family Medical Clinic (serving the whole community) and Tribe's Health and Wellness Center. The new health facility will be built on the Olympic Medical Center's Sequim campus. Construction is expected to begin by September 8th 2006 and will take over a year to complete.

Shopping: Safeway, QFC, Two Drug Stores, Sunny Farms Natural Foods Store, Penney's, Costco, Home Depot, Petco, Wal-Mart, Thomas Building Supplies, Clallam County Co-op, Big Lots, Two Auto Parts Stores, Coles Jewelers and many shops in downtown Sequim, numerous lavender farms with specialty shops.

Parks/Libraries/Recreation: North Olympic Library System, Olympic National Park, Sol Duc Hot Springs, Hoh Rain Forest, Sequim Aquatic and Recreation Center, Dungeness Spit, Sequim Bay State Park, Carrie Blake Park, John Wayne Marina, 7 Cedars Casino, Olympic Game Farm, Olympic Theater Arts, Olympic Discovery Trail, Accessible Trails, Biking, Kayaking, Camping, Hunting, Fishing, Clamming, Crabbing, Dungeness River Audubon Center, Farm Fall Tours, Lavender Festival, Sequim Irrigation Festival

Entertainment schedule: http://www.clallam.com/grange/sd00.htm

Property address:

500 Discovery View Drive
Sequim, WA 98382

Price: $547,000 US
2006 Taxes: $3,202
2005 Utilities $2139
Available: will work with buyer's needs
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Contact:

Alan Conner
Email: alanlarae@yahoo.com

Telephone: 360-681-2725; 360-371-2051

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