Sold: 200 Casitas Avenue

Easy Living Mid-Century View Home – Friction Free Understated Swank

Brilliant 180 degree plus views of infinitely blue ocean, sunsets with a glinting green flash, constant dramatic interplay between clouds, fog and land … all viewed through yards of floor to ceiling windows from three levels.  When you enter this rarely available Sherwood Forest home, you might not notice anything but the view, visible from the first moment you walk through the front door.   But as you move through the home you will see a floor plan that really works, with luxurious finishes  – just easy to live in and enjoy.  The entry level features an impossible to find flat entry, with a bedroom and bath on this level, in addition to the main public rooms – expansive living room with gas fireplace, dining room with walk out deck and large well appointed kitchen.  The kitchen is a place to spend quality time with family tucked away in the breakfast nook and be cheered by the gleaming teal counters. Double wall ovens and a Viking cooktop will please the most demanding chef and laundry is conveniently in a closet with a large project or folding counter.  Up a ½ flight from the entry hall, the primary bedroom has even better views – from the bank of west facing windows as well as from the carefully placed windows over the twin vanities in the large spa style bath with step in shower and soaking tub lit from overhead by a skylight.  A large 2^nd bedroom also adjoining the bath completes this level.  Downstairs from the entry hall, there is interior access to the 2 car side by side garage, a huge walk-in pantry, the 4^th bedroom, family room an office and large storage area.  There is access to the rear garden and a 2^nd deck for relaxation from the family room.  The 4^th bedroom will appeal to design lovers with a built-in loft and striking floor to ceiling shelving (one middle schooler was overheard saying it was the coolest bedroom Ever.)  And, again, the views…

Sitting right at the top edge of St. Francis Woods, with top of the world views, Sherwood Forest is a legendary neighborhood – and legend has it that Willie Mays, famed designer Orlando Diaz Aczuy and Frank Sinatra all lived here at one point.  Definitely the home of two mayors (Moscone and Shelley), real estate developer Alexander Maisin and too many doctors to count, the neighborhood has rare turnover.  Homes in this exclusive enclave are sought after for the quiet elegance, the views and the privacy afforded by their large lots.  Access to the SF Peninsula is quick via Portola to Junipero Serra.  Up the hill a little, there are great groceries at Molly Stones Tower Market.  It is also mere minutes on foot or other means from vibrant West Portal  where you can catch the K, L, and M lines, and enjoy spectacular dining (mmm Little Original Joes, Franco’s Latin Table, & Elena’s Mexican to name a few) and complete services from exercise and dry cleaning to pharmacy, banking and postal.  No wonder almost no one every moves!