Colorado real estate land w/ house, view, water, pond MOTIVATED SELLER Please make an offer! Start Price USD 590,000.00 Current Price USD 590,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, May 09, 2008 End Time Sunday, June 08, 2008 Location Boulder County, Colorado See more about 'Colorado real estate land w/ house, view, water, pond' Description 5698 Saint Vrain Road, Longmont CO 80503 ***MOTIVATED SELLER!  Please make an offer!*** Beautiful Boulder County property! Pastoral 3-acre lot of land with a protected, high mesa view of the entire front range of the Rocky Mountains, complete with a fish-stocked pond and water rights. This property combines the best of quiet, rural atmosphere and building rights for new housing with access to city-based conveniences-- located 15 minutes from Boulder, Longmont & Lyons. Agricultural zoning accomodates horses. And, this desirable plot comes with a 1752 square-foot house: 3 bedrooms, 1 3/4 baths, and sunroom in a remodeled 1965 ranch-style home with an attached 2-car garage. This country farm real estate includes a well, although the house uses treated water from the Left Hand Water district, and has irrigation rights that complement its built-in sprinkler system. In Colorado, water is gold. Truly the best of all possible worlds! In an area that lists and values land parcels at $1 million--see website for neighboring Caribou Springs Ranch--this one is a find. FACILITIES CONVENIENT TO THIS PROPERTY Airports: Longmont Airport (8 minute drive) Boulder Municipal Airport (20 minute drive) Denver International Airport (55 minute drive) Ski Areas: Eldora (50 minutes) Winter Park (2 hours) Arapahoe Basin (2 hours) Copper Mountain (2 hours) Breckenridge (2 hours 10 minutes) Golf Courses: Historic Haystack Mountain Golf Course (10 minutes) Twin Peaks Golf Course (10 minutes) Sunset Golf Course (15 minutes) Other Attractions: Estes Park (50 minutes) Rocky Mountain National Park (1 hour) Denver (50 minutes) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The nearest schools are in the St. Vrain school district: Eagle Crest Elementary School Altona Middle School Silver Creek High School Building covenants: This property has no neighborhood building covenants. The county's restriction is that there can be only one house on the property. Boulder County has a rule, called the 1972 Rule, requiring rural property to have 35 acres to support one house. This rule was implemented to keep rural properties rural. This particular 3-acre lot was already developed when the county law was passed. Hence it was grandfathered into the same rights that now only larger parcels can attain--namely, a house and well. For this reason, most of the neighboring lots sport 35 acres. That said, the only building restrictions would be any limits on granting permits that the county may impose. Currently, the largest approved house-to-be-built in the neighborhood is about 1/3 of a mile away from this property, and over 12,000 square feet. Heat: All of the rooms but one are heated by radiant floor heat.  The sunroom alone is heated by electricity.  The radiant floor heat is provided by a new, German, super-high efficiency, natural gas boiler that automatically adjusts to heat needs. Protected views: The property to the south and west of this parcel (where the views are) has a 30-acre preservation easement over a horse farm. Water rights: This property is unique in its access to water. The residence is provided with treated water from Left Hand Water. The land includes a pond that is spring-fed, as well as stream-filled. The land comes with irrigation rights to one share of Left Hand Ditch. The well is permitted for irrigation as well as residential use. Typically, property with access to treated water is not allowed to have a well. However, because this property had well rights before it gained access to treated water, it maintained the well and added the treated water. Financing: Unfortunately, we cannot offer owner financing on this property.  Please be prepared to secure a bank mortgage or other personal financing.   For more information, please call Heidi at 303-652-9042 or Helena at 303-459-2711. Additionally, you can e-mail us at:  heidi_pet@yahoo.com or contact@summerhillinvestments.com.   To see bigger pictures, click here Standing by St. Vrain road, looking south to the house and property beyond The garage has bright windows and good work space Standing on the land and looking at the garage to the east. The house has a fence to keep dogs in and horses out, while the rest of the property has a second fence around it. Back side of the house from the south Standing by the eastern edge of the property and looking west toward the protected view of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains Standing at the corner of the fenced area around the house and looking south at the pond and the property beyond as it slopes up gently View to the west View from the southeastern edge of the pond, looking west View of the pond and house from the southwestern edge of the property Protected view from the western edge of the property View to the west, including the irrigation canal to which the property has water rights View of the historic barn on the neighboring property to the west View from the southeast corner of the property, looking northwest View from the southern property line, looking north to the pond and house Dining area off of the kitchen with great views to the south! View from the sun room Living room Kids'/guest bath Master bath Master bedroom Don't forget about the great views! These horses belong to the neighbor, but since the property is zoned agricultural, you can keep your own horses on the land To see bigger pictures, click here Place a Bid!