Vacation Home for Sale in 3650 Eugene Place, San Diego, California, USA

Metro Canyon Retreat - - - Breathtaking Panoramic Views!

Stylish Custom Designed Retreat, 7-10 min from Downtown, Beaches and Shopping.
Just as perfect as a vacation home as an escape after work.
Located at the end of a quite cul-de-sac, along the canyon rim in sought-after neighborhood 'North of Adams'. Walking distance to parks, coffee shops, dining, bars, independent live music, art-house movies and Antique Row in friendly Metro Revival Neighborhoods Normal Heights & Kensington. All the conveniences of post-office, banks, library, groceries, drugstores etc. are also all within walking distance. Nature walking trails at the end of the cul-de-sac are conveniently located for a relaxing walk with the dog.

One can't help but get drunk on the Panoramic View of the blue mountains in the distance, the canyons surrounding, and the valley far below. At night the First Mission of San Diego lights up like an ornament right in the middle of the view down in the valley. After nine years in this place we still cannot get enough of the stunning view and always notice something new. Even the front of the house has views as the upscale homes across the street are located down below the street level in the canyon.

A series of outdoor living rooms makes this place perfect for California Outdoor Living and Entertaining. Designed as a Vacation Retreat it is a dream to come home to after work, and just as ideal as a vacation home. A strong south-western feel is seamlessly blended with Exotic influences from far-flung places like Bali, Thailand and Japan.

Wake up to the expansive view through the double wide French doors of the back bedroom. Get energized by the rising sun over the many palm trees and exotic evergreens of Kensington to the east from the breakfast table on the upper deck. Practice meditation and yoga in the company of a serene Buddha in the shade of an old lo-quat tree on the lower deck. Clear your thoughts gazing at the low-maintenance, low-water use Zen garden. Be one with nature in the bamboo gazebo where it is easy to imagine that you are in the middle of no-where. Watch humming birds rise high, high, higher and dive down with the speed of light. See the falcons circle in pairs over the valley. Little bunny rabbits and lizards are always fun to watch.

Enjoy lavish dinners around the over sized table made of reclaimed cedar, while keeping warm by the outdoor brick fireplace. The setting sun filter incredible light through the native vegetation and illuminate the beautiful old Spanish villas of Kensington with golden pinkish light. See the white cross high on Mount Helix to the east catch the last rays of sun. When dusk falls, bring out the acoustic guitar and pretend you are camping around the in-ground fire pit. Lay back in the sand and watch the stars above.

On rare clear mornings last 'winter' we watched the snow slowly melt on the Palomar Mountain Range far in the north while sipping warm coffee in the comfort of the dining room - a perplexing sight in sunny, warm California!

The lot is unusually large and flat for San Diego and doesn't drop down immediately behind the house like most of the other lots along the rim.
Plenty of room for pool and additions. Zoning allows for a second story which would have almost 360 degrees of gorgeous views, and up to 4700 sq ft of total living space.

The house is a real jewel in of itself with rich custom wall finishes. Be sure to see the rare and beautifully sculpted walls up close! Intricate Art Nouveau patterns appear to grow out of the kitchen walls, and a pyramid of elephants, incredibly life-like, one older and wiser than the other adorn the back bedroom wall. The dining room has a backdrop of 3-D sculpted bamboo, painstakingly carved out of the plaster wall and the rest are covered in rich chocolate colored burnished plaster. The wall between kitchen and dining room has three arches for a fun hang-out while talking to the cook with a drink in hand, also in burnished plaster and fiery deep red pigments.

The original oak hardwood floors are straight out of a magazine, ebonized and coated with 4 coats of 'gym finish' for super durability - great for those with pets or just entertaining a lot. The kitchen has sealed slate counter tops and floor. The sink is custom made, extra large in stainless steel with a commercial faucet. The original extra-wide classic stove and wooden cabinets have been preserved and freshly painted.

The freshly remodeled bathroom in sparkling white subway tile, oil rubbed bronze fixtures and espresso wood finishes, including birch-veneered ebonized floor lends a refreshing spa-experience.

Great layout and configuration of this house! Built-in cabinets, shelves and custom built furniture through-out maximizes space. Lots of light and refreshing breezes through the many windows and French doors prevail throughout the day and makes the house very comfortable. In 'winter' we turn on the heat on average only 7-10 days.

This property has only been on the market for a little over a week and we get massive turn-outs at the open houses. We received multiple offers immediately and have already been in escrow and fallen out within that first week. Unfortunately the buyer was laid off on the first day of escrow - we feel so bad for him, because he really, really wanted the house!
But we are back on the market and now it's your chance to own this one-of-a-kind property that is a true work of art! Every single person, who walks in through the door expresses true enthusiasm for the colors and the design and acknowledges what good energy the place has! It is with love that we pass on this special place on earth to you with hopes that you will love and cherish it for many years to come, as we move on to new adventures.

This property is down in price more than $100,000 US dollars from last year and just reduced to $480,000 for a quick sale.

We look forward to hearing from you whether you are working with a broker or not. We have a broker/real estate attorney on our side who can assist with paper work, or we are just as happy to pay a full 3% commission to your broker.