Unusual architect designed home capitalizing on all assets. Magnificent south facing view of ocean, Coronado Bridge, Sweetwater Reservoir and the lights of Tijuana at night. Drive is level with the street and on this, the ground floor is the garage, entryway, Master Bath and Master Bedroom which opens onto the garden and an ideal natural rocky wall currently heavily planted and an ideal location for a fountain. Descending eight steps one enters a massive studio/loft room with 13 ft ceiling, tiled bath and 3 eight foot high windows. Currently udergoing renovations to create a loft space and kitchenette. Almost earth sheltered, lower rooms are cool in summer even without ac. Upstairs features two 12 ft "cubes" on either end of an oak floored "bridge room" which opens onto spacious redwood deck through 3 pairs of French doors. This unique intelligent design captures ocean breezes and allows air to rise and escape through high windows. Kitchen cube, floored in T and G oak faces east and south. There is a built in redwood table and in living room cube a fireplace and numerous redwood bookshelves serving also as insulation. Another French door opens onto a steel and planked bridge into a rocky, succulent garden with a pond. Back yard is unfenced, heavily planted in drought tolerant species and abundantly colorful in spring. Backyard rises uphill into an unbuilt area so steep it probably will never be developed resulting in semi-rural feel. Several young fruit trees will eventually produce Meyers lemons, apricots, loquats and cherimoya. Neighborhood Description Built on a very steep street, most homes rise up steeply off the street or occasionally descend via driveways. Formerly a working class neighborhood, economics seem to have altered demographics. A multi cultural population coexists happily. Most houses have terrific views of the Sweetwater Reservoir, Tijuana lights by night, and the ocean on a clear day even seeing all the way to islands off Ensenada. Taking a walk means hiking uphill or falling down. You have to be a Lance Armstrong to ride a bicycle up this street. Coyotes will take your cats, alas I know this all too well.
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