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Walnut Creek Eichler Sales UpDate
Rancho San Miguel
The past 12 months have brought a lot of uncertainty to the Walnut Creek real estate market. We have survived better than a lot of other cities. The Eichler community of Rancho San Miguel has have its share of short sales and bank owned properties, but most have sold quickly , as people are taking advantage of the price reduction and want the mid-century style home.
Here is a historical look at 2009 and how it impacted the Eichlers in Rancho San Miguel.
12 Month Sales Update
Walnut Creek
Rancho San Miguel Eichlers
Address Bed/Ba Sq.Ft. Sales Price Date
2648 San Carlos Dr. 4/2 2078 $654,000 6/2/2009
290 El Divisadero Ave. 3/2 1538 $629,000 7/15/2009
2673 San Carlos Dr. 4/2 1742 $694,500 9/4/2009
2639 San Antonio Dr. 4/2 1643 $595,000 9/23/2009
183 Los Altos Ave. 3/2 1659 $630,000 10/8/2009
2748 San Benito Dr. 5/2 1742 $633,000 10/15/2009
39 Los Cerros Ave. 4/2 1742 $620,000 11/10/2009
264 San Antionio Dr. 3/3 1996 $631,000 12/30/2009
2785 San Carlos Dr. 3/2 1321 $590,000 3/2/2010
this information was taken from MLS and is not intended to be a representation of sales by Sam Benson.
Concord Eichler with Lots of Style
My colleague, Heidi Slocomb has an Eichler listing in Concord that is absolutely fantastic. It’s a 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with over 1800 square feet of living space, walls of glass to let in the light and a swimming pool in a very private backyard.
If you are in the neighborhood this Sunday January 27 fro 1 to 4 pm, please stop by. I will be holding it open to the public
A FASCINATION FOR EICHLER
Joseph Eichler’s homes still show the imagination that has not been equaled in the last 50 years. They still look MODERN. Most of the homes built were tract homes, built on site, with not a lot of frills. They are concrete, glass and tremendous lines. I have heard he stopped building these homes because the cost of concrete and glass became too expensive. A ranch style home was much cheaper to build. I took less time, the material cost less and it’s my opinion that it was more appealing to the mass amount of people buying homes in California in the 1960’s.
The Eichler communities in the San Francisco East Bay attract a tremendous amount of buyers. Castro Valley Eichlers have a unique element, as they are one of the only Eichler neighborhoods built on slopes. Rancho San Miguel in Walnut Creek is a large community of Eichlers. Many of the original owners still live here. The Eichlers of Walnut Creek are being purchased by young families. My colleague, Heidi Slocomb said, “Walnut Creek Eichlers are on their third generation of raising families.” The Eichlers of Oakland and Concord are smaller communities, but are also very desirable to people wanting the mid-century modern home that really fits today’s lifestyles.
We are having the second annual Eichler Fair in Walnut Creek on Saturday, March 8, 2007. We are inviting contractors and manufactures that specialize in products and service that lend themselves to Eichlers. I will publish more as we finalize the list.
Passion for California Modern
My wife Christine and I became Eichler fanatics many years ago. The design, lifestyle and architecture of these California Modern homes create a tremendous environment for an open floorplan with floor to ceiling windows and “loft like” living feeling.
Joseph Eichler was a California based residential real estate developer know for building homes in the Modernist style. He build over 11,000 homes in Northern California. The San Francisco Bay Area Eichlers are mostly in Marin County, the East Bay; specifically Walnut Creek Eichlers, Concord Eichlers and Castro Valley Eichlers. Other areas include San Mateo, Sunnyvale, Palo Alto and San Jose. There are also communities of Eichler in Southern California.
Unlike most of the ranch style homes build with stucco, Eichlers are on concrete slab floors with radiant heat, large walls of glass, post and bean construction and semi flat roofs that show off the modern style. Through the years there has been a rediscovery of this architecture. Families are remodeling the Eichlers back to the original contemporary styles.
My collegue, Heidi Slocomb and I have an Eichler Faire every Spring in Walnut Creek. I will continue to write about these homes and hope that you will join us at an open house or the Eichler Fair. Feel free to email us at info@EichlerConnect.com to put your email adress on our list.
Sam Benson, 925-262-4299
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