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33680 Highway 128, Cloverdale

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MLS#: 20112419

From the Official Listing at Great Homes:

"Bed and Breakfast-Historic Mountain House Lodge-Stagecoach stop 1859, just minutes west of Cloverdale. 40.74 acres. Lodge, 4 cottages, permit to build 11 more. Barn, lake, storage. Truly a magical piece of property. Call Fred Combs for additional information 707-433-4404. Books open to qualified buyer. Great land for grapes, horses, or spa, ie; retreat."

There are six units already on the property. I don't know how big the cottages are or what the 2 other units consist of.
Asking price: $1,395,000. This is high but maybe we can pull it together...
Year Built: 1859
Bldg Sq. Ft.: 2,786.00 (approx.)
Property Type: Commercial (COM)

From the Realtor's Information:

33680 HIGHWAY 128, Cloverdale
Cross St: MOUNTAIN HOUSE ROAD
101 N to last Cloverdale Exit Fort Bragg/Mendocino Hwy 128. 7.4 Miles
Thom Bros Coord: 001B7

Commercial / Mixed Use
Zoning: REC
Parcel: 777777

Roof: Composition
Fndtn: CC Perimeter, Piers, Slab, Other
Misc: Conference Room, Extra Storage, Fenced Yard, Fire Alarm(s), Kitchen Facility, Landscaping, Living Area in Building, Meeting Facility, Restroom(s) Private, Smoke Detector
Exterior: Wood
Spec Zones: Agricultural, Historical
Docs/Discl: Inventory List, Record Easement, Water Agreement
Floors: Carpeted, Vinyl/Linoleum, Wood
Parking: 41-60 On Sit, 60+ On Site, Com Area-Share, Visitor, Other
Fin Terms: Cash, CTNL, Submit
Use: Mixed, Office, Other
Water/Sewer: Septic Tank, Sewer - Private, Water - Private, Well - Shared, Other
Utilities: 100 Amps, 220 V Wiring, Above Ground
Heat/Cool: 1 Window Unit, Electric, Individual Thermos, Propane, Wood, Other

From the Advertisement:

"Mountain House/ Lodge/Stagecoach Stop. Just 10+ minutes west of Cloverdale. Main ranch house, large barn, storage and Four Separate Cottages. A rare recreational zoning, with permit to build Eleven More! This could be convention center, resort or huge family compound. Great land for horses or vineyard, wooded near lake on 40.74 acres."

Cyndi's Notes:

I asked Mapquest to estimate a distance from a location in downtown Santa Rosa to this property. It's 45 minutes, 35 miles. That's really not too bad. It's definately within commute distance, though it puts Petaluma and Novato out of range for commuting, unless you don't mind commutes that are at least an hour.

I've never been to Cloverdale. I know there are vineyards up there but this particular property appears to be up in the mountains. The ad says good for a vineyard but they say that about any property that has even a tiny sunny flatish area, because that's the rage these days.

It's about 25-30 minutes north of Healdsburg, which is a pretty nice largish town with a great library (yes of course that was the first thing I checked out!).

I'm not crazy about the prospect of living this far north but we don't have many options. Keep in mind that Guerneville is already 20-30 minutes northwest of Santa Rosa and we've been looking at properties another 10-15 minutes out from there. This really isn't much further by time, just by distance because much of it is on 101.

This property is an old lodge with 4 nice looking cottages and a total of 6 units. The price is 1.4 million. That's really high and I don't know how much they'll really take. But here's the kicker, it's got over 40 acres and there are permits already to build 11 (eleven!) more housing units. That's unheard of! If we can get the price down some and sell/rent lots to people who want to build or park trailers/mobile homes, that might leave only 700 or 800 (or even 900) thousand to split 6 ways. That's doable.