Sometimes you buy a house for the house or the location or the finish out. And sometimes you buy it for the freaking backyard. Like this one, set on 1.24 ACRES in the heart of Casa Linda. It’s set back from the street, has alley access for plenty o’ parking and Ebby Halliday’s Steve Davies is personal friends with the owner. He said they’ve thrown many, many parties here and they’re always amazing. It’s like your own private park in the backyard.
There you have it. Buy this house. Have your own personal park out back. The end. OR IS IT? Nope, it’s not because also in that extra generous backyard? A pool the current owners added so it’s new-ish. YES. THINK OF THE POOL PARTIES and BBQs and all the elbow-rubbing events.
Then there’s the fact that not only does it have an attached two-car garage, but there’s also a detached brick three-car garage with water and electricity already installed. Make it a workshop, create the mother of all craft cabins or turn it into something entirely different like a studio apartment or on property escape for when you just need a minute. Davies said with water and power out there, the conversion shouldn’t be too challenging. Then he added, “But don’t quote me on that,” and then I did it anyway. What a jerk.
Inside, the house has been updated, but as Davies pointed out, there’s still room to make it your own. Like the upstairs bathroom for the kids. It’s untouched. When the owners moved in, they liked the charm of the original blue tile so they left it as is. (It’s in incredible shape, too, so that doesn’t hurt.)
Now, the primary bathroom is a totally different story. She’s real pretty. Encaustic tile floor, huge standalone shower with white subway tile, and a built-in bench. Then an additional pebble-shaped deep soaker of a bathtub. What a stunner, gang.
The second floor has two bedrooms and a living area and ceilings that mimic the roofline. It’s all angles up there and provided the perfect retreat for house guests, kiddos, or maybe even a highly pampered pup.
Davies has 1537 N. Buckner Blvd. listed for $875,000 and with that much land under your sweet little feet, it kind of feels like a steal.
