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APRIL 24, 2014

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485 MELLO LANE, SANTA CRUZ (XST: 7TH AVENUE) OFFERED FOR $2,395,000 | VIRTUAL SHOWINGS DAILY AT: WWW.HARBORSWALK.COM • 4 Bedrooms/4Baths • 3,208 +/- Sq. Ft. • Private Gated Driveway • Large 10,890 Sq Ft Parcel • Overlooking Santa Cruz Harbor • Walk to Arana Gulch Green Belt • Interior Renovation in 2013 • Great Room/Kitchen • Walk-In Pantry • Hand-rubbed Teak Cooks Island • Recessed Lutron LED Lighting • Carrera Marble • Elements Custom Cabinetry • Viking Range w/Stainless Hood • Distressed Wood Floors • Tongue & Groove Shiplap Ceilings • Shaker-Style 3 Panel Doors • Epe Wood Deck • Family/Media Room • Office/Library • Master Bedroom w/Sitting Room • Master Bath w/Spa & Steam Shower • CAT 5 Wiring • Central Alarm • Whole House Audio • On Demand Water • Keri Key/Lock System • Advanced Water Filtration A t day's end sails glide majestically in from the Bay. Boats are moored silently in their slips. Gentle currents ripple between the docks while sunset colors dance reflections across the water. A solitary kayaker paddles past as hikers return from the rolling meadows of neighboring Arana Gulch. Bicyclists s l o w l y w i n d t h e i r w a y a l o n g h a r b o r 's e d g e circumnavigating the long promenade that connects those pristine stretches of sand and surf known as Seabright and Twin Lakes State Beaches. A remarkable home and personal sanctuary nestled at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac bordering the Upper Santa Cruz Harbor. An island of serenity that overlooks the endlessly engaging sights and sounds of Harbor life unfolding below. While prominent views stretch up and across adjoining open space to the stately redwood forests and distant mountains that channel the San Lorenzo Valley watershed on it's path toward the sea. A 4 bedroom, 4 bath, 3200 square foot harbor home originally constructed in 2000 and fully renovated in 2013 with skillfully articulated vision, mindful design and flawless execution. Smooth wall plaster finish, custom crafted cabinets and built-ins, reed glass, Carrera marble, hand-rubbed teak, high tongue and groove shiplap ceilings with recessed Lutron LED lighting, three panel Shaker doors, wide-plank distressed engineered wood floors. Open, generous spaces that transition smoothly with an easy flow. Clean uncluttered contemporary lines tempered with vintage elements that echo a more traditional era. Ample square footage with the intimacy of a bungalow. Quality crafted. Profoundly simple. Effortlessly balanced. A strong and delightful sense of place. Where life and lifestyles are made to be experienced. Yachta! Yachta! Yachta! Everyone's talking about walking these days. There's a special quality of life that comes from not having to get into the car every time you want to go somewhere. To staying active. To being able to enjoy the sites and sounds of your own neighborhood by foot or bike or in this case - by boat. From the privacy of 485 Mello Lane, it's an easy hop, skip and a stroll to: • 67 Acres of Open Space at Arana Gulch • Boat Slips and Water Taxi • Yacht Harbor Amenities/Activities • Twin Lakes Beach & Seabright Beach • Area Restaurants/ Entertainment & Coffee Spots Walking the Walk Harbor's Walk Beautifully Restored 1920's Seabright "Picture-Post Card" home! Enjoy people-watch- ing from the covered wrap around porch in your rocking chair, playing gin rummy. Or take an easy walk to summer concerts on the beach board- walk, local 1st class restau- rants at the harbor, or morning coffee, and then return via a nice walk on the beach. Even watch the annual Wharf to Wharf race from your porch or join as it passes by! Enjoy good friends, family, meals and memories around the warm glowing wood- fired pizza oven in your cozy backyard; and vegetable and herb gardening with a per- fect growing climate in your private backyard vegetable boxes. Feel like you are in your own beach retreat, but close to ev- erything! Single level. Separate Ga- rage with 1/2 Bath on Huge Landscaped panel. Lots of ex- tra parking and entertaining. So close, yet so quiet. Nothing else like it on the Market. YOU can be the 4th owner since the 1920's Patti Boe (831) 345-8040 pattiboe.com Jen Bouchard (831) 241-0602 American Dream Realty Broker Associate CalBRE#00946318 IN BEAUTIFUL SEABRIGHT 1920 's Beach Home 1115 EAST CLIFF DR., SANTA CRUZ XST: MURRAY OFFERED FOR $1,495,000

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