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2205 TRINITY ROAD, GLEN ELLEN CA 95442
Sweeping Views | 2.7± Acres | 2nd Dwelling
$1,850,000
Located above the historic village of Glen Ellen, on Trinity Road between the Sonoma and Napa Valley’s, this chic, contemporary home feels worlds away surrounded by breathtaking views. Set upon 2.7± gorgeous acres, the site is a future compound estate and currently has a 1bd/1.5ba 2nd dwelling, detached 3-car garage and ½ bath and ready-to-build infrastructure.
The current home boasts the latest high-end technologies, exceptional finishes and soaring vistas of the valley and beyond. The open and airy great room is separated from the modern kitchen by a generous dining island. The energy efficient, custom design features slick concrete floors with satin finish and luminescent stones, vaulted redwood ceilings and eves, remote operated lighting and irrigation, fireplace, granite countertops, LED lighting throughout, radiant heated flooring in primary bedroom, sound system, Starlink internet, extensive security systems, outdoor lighting and oversized balcony. Top quality materials, appliances and fixtures were used throughout. The compound and current residence are perfect for entertaining and watching the breathtaking wine country sunsets from the deck. New terraced pool deck with swim spa enjoy breathtaking views and private surroundings.
The 3-car garage features high ceilings, keyless pad entry, ½ bath, pre-wired for car charging, alarm system, LED lighting and more. It is also designed and constructed to accommodate a 2nd story guest house/studio. Guests are easily accommodated with ample parking and maneuverability onsite.
The fenced, parklike grounds are maturing and include a knoll, natural rock walls, tiered landscaping, Manzanitas, Madrones, Bay, Oak, 28-tree Tuscan olive grove, Asian Pear, Yuzu Lime, Meyer Lemon, Pomegranate, Tangelo trees and an approximately 2,400 sq. ft. pad area that could be used for animals, storage or gardens. Equipped with water, electrical and data accommodations which make up the existing landscape.
The possibilities are endless to create the perfect compound with state-of-the-art infrastructure and utilities. This exquisite Glen Ellen home offers luxury and tranquility amidst vibrant culture, world-class cuisine, and stunning natural beauty. Surrounded by charming towns like Napa, Sonoma, Kenwood, Glen Ellen provides easy access to boutiques, cafes, and serene vineyards. Food enthusiasts will delight in dining at the Glen Ellen Star, the Fig Café, and the historic Jack London Saloon. Enjoy year-round events like the Sonoma International Film Festival, Glen Ellen Village Fair, and numerous wine tastings and vineyard tours. Embrace the Wine Country lifestyle in this enchanting community.
* SELLER FINANCING: Offering up to 25% of purchase price at 5% for a term of 10 years, P&I payments monthly. Loan must be first or second secured mortgage. *
FEATURES & AMENITIES
- Apx. 2,400 square foot greenhouse pad with water, electrical, and data accommodations
- Swim-spa (~20’x8’) in private area easily accessible from house
- Knoll groomed to preserve park-like setting
- Pine trees (primarily) removed from site
- Lots of natural rock onsite for landscaping, paving, etc.
- Stone-veneered gate posts at entry with power and data
- LiftMaster-controlled custom drive gate
- Drive entrance side gate installed with App-based control
- Rachio Wi-Fi (Alexa Dot, Google Home etc.) irrigation controls with Rainbird Valves
- Greenscreen trellis fencing along entry setback
- Deer fence along northern property line (70%)
- Landscape boulders and low rock walls
- Older Manzanitas, Madrones, Bay, Oak, and other specie trees
- 28-tree Tuscan olive grove
- Road to house (“cart path”) with ample turnaround at house
- Amazing wine country valley sweeping views
- Water System
- Comprehensive water processing system:
- Filtration of heavy iron and magnesium
- Reverse Osmosis (“RO”)
- Calcium injection
- Ozone treatment
- Hard water treatment
- 2 functional wells
- High-capacity artesian main well in northeast property corner (Drill log and tests available)
- Low production fully outfitted well on south point of property
- Apx. 5000 gallon + apx. 2600 gallon secondary tank processed water tanks serving main well
- Healthy PEX piping throughout (less necessary interconnects)
- Both RO and post-filter/pre-RO water piped throughout site
- All copper underground wiring without splices
- Comprehensive water processing system:
- Septic System
- 3-bedroom at-grade septic system
- Propane System
- Apx. 500 gallon propane tank in northeast property corner (AmeriGas)
- Propane service to Garage, Main House, Gazebo, Generator, and Second Dwelling
- Standby apx. 200 AMP Kohler Generator with OnCue (Intranet/Internet) access
- Main house utilities stubbed to vault
- Apx. 400 AMP (apx. 320 AMP) residential service to site
- High-end (e.g. D-Square) panels and breakers
- 2-array (20- and 16- panel) ground mount grid-tie solar system
- 10 KW system
- LG 280 W panels
- RV septic, power, water, data, and DirecTV hook-ups
- SMA invertors with WebConnect monitoring and reporting
- Via-Sat business-class internet service (including fixed IPs)
- DirecTV service
- 8-channel/8-camera security system with audio recording, alarms, and notification
- Power-over-Ethernet Injection
- Network storage
- Wi-Fi access in-and-around each structure
- Approx. 980 sq. ft.
- 1 primary suite
- Two heated floor zones
- Built-in primary closet cabinets
- 1 full bath with steam shower and tub
- Built-in mirror lighting with touch sensors
- Powder room with 1/2 bath
- Kitchen
- Kohler no-touch kitchen faucet
- Mid-upper quality appliances (not including washer/dryer)
- Extra-deep stainless kitchen sink
- Decora cabinets
- Matching granite countertops throughout
- Aluminum-clad Sierra Pacific windows
- Ground and honed concrete floor (satin finish with protective penetrant) with luminescent stones
- Fry Reglet reveals along ceilings and at window and door jambs
- Linear propane fireplace
- Redwood ceilings and eves
- Two separate electrical panels – standby generator-backed and standard supply
- LED lighting throughout, including under cabinet lighting
- Legrand Adorne Wi-Fi lighting controls
- 7.1 sound system in main living area, plus 2x outdoor and 1x office zones
- 5.1 sound system in master suite, plus 1x outdoor and 1x master bath zones
- Demand hot water with recirculation
- Propane/Electric options for dryer, hot water, and range
- Propane outlets on lower patio, outside master on patio, and in outdoor living area
- Propane furnace and separate AC unit
- Ecobee4 Smart Thermostat
- Wired for low-voltage DC blind motors with wireless controls (Wi-Fi integration available)
- Dark sky outdoor lighting
- Outdoor Misting (available but not installed)
- 3x outdoor security camera locations
- Wired for outdoor patio Wi-Fi
- Zero-grout rocked retaining walls (using property stones) and fireplace (inside and outside)
- Stoci Powerwall® Outbound stucco system, Milano finish
- Pump house, data center, satellite distribution, & shop
- Permitted structure on permanent concrete pilings
- Steel structure outfitted with awning windows, glass door, lighting, and shop bench
- 3-car garage
- High ceilings
- Two doors – single- and double-stall
- Keyless entry pad
- Passenger door within overhead door for single stall side
- 3/4 HP LiftMaster apx. 8-foot professional heavy-duty garage door opener
- Chain drive with 2x remote controls
- Smart wall console (Intranet/Internet accessible)
- MyIQ Internet/Intranet Open/Close
- 1/2 bath
- Kohler toilet
- Utility sink
- On-demand water heater
- Within commercial airport-style stall (to be installed)
- Designed and constructed to accommodate second story Guest House/Studio.
- Constructed such that structure is primarily into knoll
- Apx. 6″ insulated structural slab
- Apx. 8″ CMU with oversize steel, fully grouted (less top 6″ parapet)
- StoPowerwall® stucco system
- PTO roofing on sleepers (easily removed for second story)
- Commercial wiring and plumbing, including data and DirecTV
- Motion sensing
- LED lighting
- Pre-plumbed for second story sink/s (or equivalent)
- Pre-wire for car charging (40 AMPS, 2x)
- Fire sprinkler system and alarm
- Concrete pilings
- Power, data, DirecTV (optional), propane, and both water sources
- Wide path (suitable for UTV/ATV) winds up the knoll with fantastic views – 270 degrees
- Sonoma County Architectural Review complete for entire project
- Complete site, garage, entry, Pump House, and Second Dwelling permitted sets
- Architectural
- Structural
- Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumping
- Fire System
- Septic System
- Drainage and Grading
- Encroachment
- Conceptual landscaping
- Soils report
- Water analysis report
- 70% complete Main House architectural
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LIFESTYLE & CULTURE
Located seven miles north of Sonoma in the heart of picturesque Sonoma Valley, the charming village of Glen Ellen (population: 784 – 2010 Census) sits amidst a patchwork of Sonoma County vineyards and wineries, local dining delights and exquisite natural beauty surrounding it. Tucked between Sonoma Mountain to the west and the Mayacamas Mountains to the east, and bisected by the Sonoma and Calabasas creeks, Glen Ellen epitomizes laid-back wine country living. It offers a variety of homeownership options and styles, ranging from in-town luxury condos and single-family homes, to rustic country bungalows, to rambling hillside vineyard estates.
Wine tasting opportunities abound, along with excellent lodging options in boutique hotels, bed and breakfast inns and vacation rentals throughout the area. Two popular spots are the Glen Ellen Village Market in the center of town where locals and visitors linger, socialize and shop, and nearby Oak Hill Farm’s Red Barn Store where locally-grown organic produce and flowers are offered.
Glen Ellen is also famous as the last home of “Call of the Wild” author, Jack London, who lived there from 1905 until his death in 1916. London’s “Beauty Ranch” is now the 39-acre Jack London State Historic Park, also home to Transcendence Theatre’s “Broadway Under the Stars” performances in the Park’s old winery ruins. Glen Ellen is truly a nature lover’s paradise with its rich topography, Bouverie Preserve, QuarryHill Botanical Garden, hiking trails, regional parks and more.
Just 40 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, the City of Sonoma (population: 10,648 – 2010 Census) and the surrounding Sonoma Valley provide the “perfect blend” of a friendly wine country community with the entrepreneurial culture and sophistication of the San Francisco Bay Area. Like its soil, it is rich in history and home to Mission San Francisco Solano, the last Spanish-Mexican mission built in California, Mission San Francisco Solano, Buena Vista Winery, California’s oldest winery, and Gundlach-Bundschu Winery, the state’s oldest, continually-operating family winery. The climate is typical Mediterranean weather with hot, dry summers (although nights are comfortably cool) and cool, wet winters.
In the center of Sonoma lies the eight-acre Sonoma Plaza, a national historic landmark, anchored by the early 20th-century City Hall building which is still in use. The story is that it was designed and built with four identical sides in order not to offend the merchants on any one side of the Plaza. The Plaza is shaded by sprawling trees and bordered by carefully preserved adobe buildings, a historic theater, shops, tasting rooms and restaurants. Sonoma Plaza is also where residents and visitors enjoy year-round festivities and community events such as the Farmer’s Market, Fourth of July Parade, Vintage Festival and Sonoma International Film Festival. In 2015, the town was named a Preserve America Community.
Property options in Sonoma are almost endless, including in-town condominiums and live-work spaces, single-family homes in residential neighborhoods, senior living communities, country estates, farms, ranches and vineyards. Upscale areas such as The Ranch and Armstrong Estates on Sonoma’s east side, Mission Highlands on the north, and The George Ranch and Diamond A to the west, offer unique living styles and quality amenities. The charming, rustic neighborhoods of El Verano, Agua Caliente and Boyes Hot Springs have been enjoyed historically as easy getaway locations from San Francisco urban life.
Located on scenic State Route 12, between Sonoma and Santa Rosa, Kenwood (Population: 1,028 – 2010 Census) is an unincorporated town in Sonoma County wine country. Nestled in a region called the “Valley of the Moon”, Kenwood is known for its wineries, restaurants and European-style resorts.
An abundance of State and Regional parks surround the town, most notably Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, and nature lovers will find it a great base of operations for all outdoor activities. There are docent-led nature walks, biking and hiking trails and from the higher elevations, views to the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay can be enjoyed.
A range of lodging options is offered, including bed and breakfast inns, vacation rentals, and winery cottages. The Kenwood Inn & Spa, a Mediterranean villa-style resort, consistently receives awards from Conde Nast Traveler and other travel publications. If dining out, Salt and Stone and the Italian trattoria-style Café Citti are two popular spots.
Kenwood’s residential community is a blend of full time residents, vacation home owners and weekenders. It has one elementary school and several churches. The adult community of Oakmont is just north of town and nearby Santa Rosa offers an abundance of shopping and entertainment needs. If quiet, serene beauty is part of the lifestyle you desire, then Kenwood is the place you want to be.
Celebrated as one of the premium wine regions in the world, Napa County is not only a premier travel destination, but a great place to call home. Breathtaking views abound at every turn, while gently rolling hills, colorful vineyards and architecturally unique wineries dot the landscape. Winemaking has been practiced in the region since the mid-19th century when many pioneering families settled in the fertile Valley, and today there are over 400 wineries in the area.
The primary residential cities in the County are located along State Highway 29 and, from north to south, include Calistoga, St. Helena, Yountville, Napa and American Canyon. Of the cities in the County, Napa, at 78,340 people (US Census Bureau 2011 estimates), has the largest number of residents and jobs, with 60% of the total. The second-most highly populated areas are the unincorporated regions which encompass 26,496 residents. Newly emerging American Canyon has experienced the largest growth rate with 19,690 residents.
Napa County is known for its quality lifestyle, not only for its full-time residents but also for many part-time residents and visitors. There are many diverse neighborhoods, both suburban and rural, each with its own distinct character and style and housing options run the full spectrum from moderately-priced post WWII homes to multi-million dollar estates in the hills above Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena. In Napa’s “old town”, there are older homes on tree-lined streets while in other parts of town you may find 1960’s subdivisions or large, executive-type homes. For the country-club minded, there is Silverado Resort with its famed golf course, tennis facilities and premium –priced homes and condominiums.
With its Mediterranean climate, cultural activities and attractions, world class food and wine, gorgeous scenery and serene country lifestyle, Napa County is truly a place to feed your soul.
Marin County (population: 252,409 – 2010 Census) is located just across the Golden Gate Bridge, north of San Francisco and nestled between Sonoma County to the north, and Napa County to the north-east. The land area encompasses 520 square miles with 165,000 acres of land supporting 200+ farms and ranches. The main north-south artery, Highway 101, allows access to San Francisco and Sonoma Counties, while Highway One provides access to the communities of West Marin/Point Reyes Seashore and the scenic Marin coast. With its central location and Marin County as your home base, it is easy to explore all that the Bay Area has to offer without ever losing a day to an overly-long commute.
As for activities, numerous destinations await – Mt. Tamalpais, Muir Woods, Stinson Beach or Point Reyes National Seashore to name a few. Marin County is an outdoor recreation wonderland, with nearly half of its land permanently preserved as open space, watershed or park land, and weather that allows for mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, and sailing all year long. More relaxed activities could include whale watching, garden tours or plein air painting.
Among Marin County’s charming communities are Belvedere/Tiburon, Corte Madera, Fairfax, Greenbrae, Larksput, Mill Valley, Novato, Ross, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito and Stinson Beach. Marin offers a plethora of shopping with something unique to suit every taste and desire. Boutique finds, one-of-a-kind crafts, handmade gifts, and home furnishings can be found in community shops across Marin, along with distinctive art galleries and studios featuring the work of local artists. In addition, Marin County is home to some of the biggest names in retail.
(source: Marin Convention & Visitors Bureau)
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Activities
- Local Store: Glen Ellen Village Market
- Sonoma Tuesday Market
- Sonoma Adventures Bike Tours
- Hiking in the Area
- Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
- Sonoma Valley Raceway
- Napa Valley Opera House
Parks
Trip Advisor
Beaches
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Recommendations:
- Napa Valley: Eater’s Essential Restaurant Recommendations
- Sonoma Valley: Eater’s Essential Restaurant Recommendations
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Sonoma Wineries
- B.R. Cohn
- Chateau St. Jean
- Gary Farell Vineyard & Winery
- Buena Vista Winery
- Ferrari Carano
- Kunde Family Winery
Napa Wineries
Area Wine Tours
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Events
Music & Nightlife
Arts & Culture
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Hotels & Resorts
Bed & Breakfast
Vacation Rentals
Campgrounds & RV Parks
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