1216 SE 18th Ave

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR LOQUAT GARDEN APARTMENT! OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, DEC. 6 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST! Feel free to contact with questions. be sure to visit the blooming loquat tree in the garden! Rare opportunity to rent a lovely, well-preserved, originally built 1911 duplex apartment that is not a conversion, so it was designed from the start to serve two households. Featuring beautiful original woodwork and built ins, spacious rooms with high cove ceilings, newly renovated kitchen, with new stove, refrigerator, and dishwasher; and a clawfoot tub. A wood burning fireplace warms the living room along with thermostat controlled central heating via a brand new, energy efficient, gas furnace. Lovely bedroom views. With other windows facing each direction, you can enjoy sunrise and sunsets. This main floor apartment features two bedrooms and a central bathroom with original clawfoot bathtub, and a large hall with built in linen closet storage. Highlights include large tree and garden viewing windows, pocket doors, picture molding, plate rail, wainscotting and oak floors. The kitchen has new butcher block counters. A stainless steel sink is easy to clean. The nearby accessed basement has three large rooms: one with a washer and dryer, the newly installed gas furnace, and the water heater; a room that can be set up for lounging; and another perfect for your exercise equipment. Back stairs lead to the basement or before that through French doors to the amazing park-like garden with a flowering loquat tree in full bloom. If you're a gardener and would like to plant your favorite flowers, your canvas awaits you. Occasional landscaping service provided. This is a non-smoking property in Portland's favorite neighborhood, Buckman, adjacent to Hawthorne and Belmont, with numerous cafes, restaurants, parks, and yet is very quiet. It is close to public transportation, and is a highly desirable location in close-in Southeast.