Snow Day!: Broker Tour

We Portlanders woke up to a mini-blast Tuesday morning and broker opens were cancelled all over the city for a dusting that had all but melted by 1:00. We got out and saw some stuff anyway.

Over the Top Midcentury Retreat
13010 NE Rose Pkwy 3BR/3BA $589,000. This is a property for the professional homebody. It would be difficult, if not impossible to overstate the staggering amount of opulently furnished spaces in and around this home. Sadly, they manage to overwhelm the amazing views of St. Helens from all the formal rooms on one side of the house. Case in point? There are TWO chandeliers in the master whose former home was a hotel lobby. Absolutely perfect for black-tie receptions (or $1,000/plate charity fundraisers) with 100 guests. See it to believe it. more info & photos

Alameda Breathless
2028 NE Alameda Dr. 5BR/3.5BA $1,750,000. Spectacular and tasteful renovation from the new foundation up. Fabulous views over the east side and downtown from an ideal ridge perch. Large, grand kitchen with very high-end finishes and appliances. All classy materials with a restrained color palette. A wonderful, generous master suite up. Legal bedrooms & bath down, with play area and a rare usable piece of backyard for the kids, too. Hard to beat in the city, even in this price range. more info & photos

Lovely Kerns Foursquare
1925 NE Couch St. 4BR/1.5BA $580,000. Very skeptical of the price before I got there; this neighborhood is generally in the shadow of Laurelhurst due to its often super-urban density of detached older homes (read: few yards & less privacy) and it didn’t have a second full bath. But I was so very pleasantly surprised! The house was beautifully restored or preserved in every respect, with a great layout, very well-kept (though a distinct eau de chat did greet us) and even has a yard! South-facing porches main & up, too. So little to criticize here – and an unfinished third floor to unfurl more imagination, too. more info & photos

Cute to Boot in Richmond (and under $300!)
4008 SE Kelly, 2BR/1BA, $284,900. A rental now, this one sits up high on a sweet little dead-end just off 39th but far enough. Hardwoods, one good-sized bedroom (a 2nd smaller), and a tuck under garage are the highlights, plus a brick patio out back that I imagined very inviting without the snow. Oh, and my positive comments have nothing to do with the aroma of yummy chocolate chip cookies the broker baked for the open...what we do to sell houses! more info & photos

Hop Home from Hopworks
3505 SE Franklin, 3BR/1BA, $349,500. This is the kind of location that buyers sometimes want to keep driving by but it was well worth a look. At the intersection of Waverleigh Blvd & Franklin, it's not busy but, well, awkward. The inside, however, pleasantly suprised me as 40s Capes often do. A nicely remodeled kitchen, not to period, but pleasant. Unfortunately, the same attention to detail wasn't employed in the bath, but I'm being picky here. Two bedrooms on the main plus a great master "suite" area with room for a future bath. Best features: classic 40s basement with major potential is functional now and a quick stroll can yield a pint of organic bliss (Hopworks). more info & photos

Loved That 70s Show in Reedwood
5023 SE 32nd Ave, 4BR/3BA, $359,900. For someone with a modern sensibility, this house could rock. Nice hardwoods, updated baths, and a floor plan reorg (bedrooms 2-3 are actually combined into one), make this house extremely livable now. The 3rd bedroom plus family plus kitchen down make a great mother-in-law or renter. The Reedwood neighborhood has its own special charm and don't be scared by the apartment complex in back which has lovely grounds and caters to mature renters. more info & photos

Eastmoreland Eye Candy
7528 SE 36th Ave, 2BR/2BA, $379,900. This house is worth seeing just to take in the coved ceiling detail in the formal rooms. Looking out is just as lovely in the neighborhood that newly relocating buyers are most likely to fall in love with. The kitchen is tight but tight in a good way, and the baths are very inviting. The recently finished basement is cozy too but maybe not for the over 6-footers. more info & photos

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