Open house · Sat 1–3 PM
06:00 — Arrive
27 Alder Ridge Road
A cedar-and-glass house above Hollis Valley. Four bedrooms, a sunroom that gets the first light, and a deck that keeps the last of it.
Offered at
$1,485,000
4 bd · 3 ba · 2,640 sq ft
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Interior
2,640 sq ft
Lot
0.62 acre
Built
2019
On market
9 days
Sunroom · 7:40 AM · East
07:40 — Morning
The sun finds the breakfast table first.
We built this house around the light. The sunroom faces east, so mornings start warm even in November. By noon the deck overhang keeps the kitchen cool, and in the evening the great room fills with the last orange hour over the valley.
It’s a quiet street. The trail starts at the end of the road, the café is a twelve-minute walk, and on clear nights you can see every star there is.
Notes from the sellers, after seven years here
09:00 — The details
Six things you’ll notice on the first walk-through.
01
East sunroom
Windows on three sides and radiant floor heat. The warmest room in the house at 8 AM.
02
Walnut kitchen
A ten-foot quartzite island, a 48″ range and a walk-in pantry.
03
640 sq ft view deck
Built from cedar and facing west, so it catches every sunset over the valley.
04
Detached workshop
A 400 sq ft insulated workshop with power and a roll-up door.
05
Owned solar
A 9.6 kW array with battery backup. Last year’s electric bill: $212 in total.
06
Dead-end street
Seven houses, no through-traffic, and the trailhead at the end of the road.
12:00 — Rooms
Eight rooms, in the order the light reaches them.
07:20
Kitchen
312
sq ft
Walnut cabinets, a ten-foot island and the morning sun over the sink.
07:40
Sunroom
196
sq ft
Where breakfast happens, because the sun gets here first.
15:00
Great room
486
sq ft
Twelve-foot ceilings and a wall of glass that frames the valley.
19:30
Hearth room
238
sq ft
A wood stove, a round table for eight and two windows full of trees.
21:00
Primary suite
368
sq ft
A private deck off the bedroom, and a ceiling fan for August nights.
06:30
Primary bath
142
sq ft
A deep soaking tub under a window that only the trees can see into.
15:00 — The plan
Walk it before you visit.
Everyday rooms on one level, bedrooms and the studio upstairs. The kitchen sits between the sunroom and the great room, so you can follow the sun with your coffee.
2
Levels
2,640
Sq ft
8
Rooms
Ground floor · 1,480 sq ft
17:30 — Around here
A trail, a café and a swimming dock, all within ten minutes.
1
Ridgeline Trailhead
4 min walk
1 min drive
Six miles of oak and redwood loops, starting at the end of the road.
2
Wren & Kettle Café
12 min walk
3 min drive
Cardamom buns on Saturdays. Get there before ten.
3
Alder Creek Elementary
14 min walk
4 min drive
K–5, with a garden program and a walking-school-bus route past the house.
4
Mill Pond Park
18 min walk
5 min drive
A swimming dock, a rope swing and the best sunset bench in town.
18:45 — Golden hour
What it really costs to live here.
Move the sliders to see a monthly estimate with taxes, insurance and the shared road fee included. The solar panels keep the rest of the bills low.
Property tax
$16,335 / yr
Electric, with solar
$18 / mo avg
Water & trash
$96 / mo
Shared road fee
$45 / mo
Internet
Fiber, 1 Gbps
19:30 — Visit
Come see it in person.
7
Open house
1:00–3:00 PM
Walk through with the listing agent. No appointment needed.
12
Twilight viewing
5:30–7:00 PM
See the house at golden hour. Cider on the deck.
15
Open house
11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Second weekend. Disclosures and HOA documents on hand.
Private viewing
Pick a time. Golden hour is popular.
Thirty minutes with the listing agent, any day of the week. Bring your own agent if you have one.
Book a private viewing
21:00 — Your agent
“I’ve sold houses on this ridge for twelve years. This is the one I’d buy.”
Maren Okafor · Okafor & Vale Realty
146
Homes sold in the valley
11
Median days on market
2014
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