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Saturday, March 3, 2012

House of the Day: 90-Acre Oregon Country Estate Close to "Private Jet Service"

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, February 28, 2012, by Rob Bear

Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We'd love to see what you've got.

Location: Hillsboro, Ore.
Price: $15,000,000
The Skinny: How do you lure someone with $15M to spend on a house into buying in rural Oregon? In this case, one broker thinks it's by letting potential buyers know that a private jet terminal is close at hand. That seems a little unnecessary considering Portland is just a half hour away by car and Beaverton, chock full of Nike execs, is even closer. Plus, this is a compound worth travelling for: 93 acres of gardens and forested hillsides, with a lake, barn, and carriage house. The main house measures 9,500 square feet, including five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The giant greenhouse looks like it could sustain plants year round, provided anyone makes the flight out to tend them.
· One-of-a-Kind Country Estate [Christie's]

22380 NW Meier Road, Hillsboro, OR 97124

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

House of the Day: This Remote Alaskan Escape Might Be Too Close to the Wildlife

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Wednesday, July 27, 2011, by Rob Bear

Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We'd love to see what you've got.

Location: Sitka, Alaska
Price: $2,189,000
The Skinny: This glassy waterfront retreat sits on a half-acre island off the coast of Sitka, Alaska, connected to the mainland by a 150-foot steel bridge. The next buyer might be wishing it was a draw bridge if the family of bears from the listing photos shows up to the housewarming BBQ—yeah, they look cute, but maulings are a regular occurrence. At least the interiors are plenty welcoming, with a glassy great room, five bedrooms, hardwood floors, and wood stoves. The whole private-island thing has inflated the asking price, though: it's a steep $2.19M. The artwork, furnishings, linens, and even the pots and pans are up for sale, too, but those will cost even more.
· 2202 Sawmill Creek Road [Sotheby's]
· Alaska: Bear in Mauling Won't Be Hunted [NYT]


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Friday, May 20, 2011

Real Estate Sold: You Heard It Here First: 850 Bay Sold For Close to Asking

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, May 10, 2011, by Sally Kuchar A tiny little bird who's very close to the sale has confirmed that 850 Bay Street sold today for an amount that was close to the original $6,500,000 asking price. The "we're going to blow your mind" part: the lucky buyer paid cash. What makes 850 Bay unique: it's a party house. There's a bar in every bedroom and the roof deck will provide a perfect setting for watching the America's Cup. The backyard has a separate building that's being used for a yoga studio. Like we originally said, this house is a mullet. A business, Victorian in front, and a beautiful, modern party in the back. Bummed you didn't get in on the sale? 1826-1832A Mason Street are on the market and were developed by the same company, so the design style is quite similar.
· Sneak Peek of 850 Bay [Curbed SF]
· Entertainer's Paradise at 850 Bay [Curbed SF]
· 1826-1832A Mason Street Has Arrived After Some Serious Nipping and Tucking [Curbed SF]

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Sunday, March 6, 2011

Magazine Living: Up Close and Personal...

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Wednesday, January 26, 2011, by Sarah

10_Nov_Molly-Erdman-Boilerplatexx.jpgThe all-American characters of Gary and Elaine have wormed their way into households and hearts aplenty thanks to the ingenuity of Molly Erdman, whose Catalog Living blog points to certain styling curiosities within catalogs. We enlisted Erdman to author a Curbed National column in which she does the same to photos gracing the glossy pages of shelter magazines. Here now, let the games begin.

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Photo: Thomas Loof/Arch Digest

Gareth continues to work tirelessly on his theory that well-placed objects make binoculars in the window up to 65 percent less creepy.

· Catalog Living [official site]
· All Magazine Living columns [Curbed National]


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