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Casa Verdanta more information
Gorgeous, light-filled home made from re-used refrigerated shipping containers, see website for details and news clips. Cutouts and popouts make space very airy, 2-story space is truly grand, as is the custom tilework. Walk-in closet in master suite. Zero-VOC paint throughout. 3rd bedroom has separate entrance, can be office. $2600/month. Leased through October, 2011. Backyard is basically a Regional Park, trail from backdoor down to creek. 10 minute bike ride to BART, in a quiet, diverse neighborhood full of artists and musicians, but 15 minutes to gems of city life in Berkeley and Solano Ave. Includes shared use of 24-ft yurt in front yard, great for meditation, Yoga, guests - or kids' birthday parties.
Sellwood Townhouses more information
Two-unit townhouse built in 2006 to Energy Star construction standards. Second bedroom is ideally situated for a home office. Nonsmoking, cat-free, generous storage. Designed to blend into its century-old residential setting: Sellwood, a desirable, inner-southeast Portland neighborhood. On a quiet street within walking distance of restaurants for every taste and budget, library, bank, and post office branches, several parks (one with an outdoor swimming pool), the Willamette River, the Springwater Corridor (a 40-mile bike/walking trail), a farmer's market, two small supermarkets with organic foods, coffee shops, and antique stores. Five miles from downtown Portland; one block from #70 Tri-Met bus line. Plentiful street parking.
