Home for Sale on Green Bluff

This 2-story custom home is located on top of Green Bluff, a semi-farming and domestic community about 20 miles North of Spokane, Washington. Out of the city limits by a few miles, the local area is a plateau, about 2400 feet above sea level, mostly orchards, alfalfa, and other farming products, with easy access, paved roads, which are on the local school bus routes and maintained year around. Most utilities are current and available.The surrounding neighbors are distant enough for privacy, but close enough for times of need. Most of the neighbors do "their own thing", but are friendly should you need assistance. The 10 acres has many possibilities, including continuing the existing crop of hay/grass, kit flying, RC airplanes, large animals, such as horses, etc. There's a variety of wild animals occasionally "roam" over this and neighboring properties including deer, elk, moose and overhead hawks. Neighbors have the "usual" pets such as cats and dogs.

Spokane's a medium size city of around 200,000 population with a variety of careers, life styles, and sports, summer and winter. There are numerous lakes within a reasonable drive. State highways generally, are very well maintained. It's about 300 miles inland (From Seattle), thus, is the heart of the "Inland Empire" of Eastern Washington. The humidity is low, both in Summer and Winter. Spokane is served by several highways, including Interstate-90 coverage coast to coast, two airports, one being major with flights to most major cities. Spokane has many restaurants, hotels, parks and many other recreational activities, about 20 minutes away. Local grocery and gas stores are 10 minutes away.

If you wish some exclusion from the busy-city life, yet, close enough for all the modern conveniences this is the place for you and your family.

Luxury Features

  • 360* view of NorthEast beauty in the summer and cross county skiing or snowmobile at your doorstep in winter.
  • Mini farm capable of supporting a future horse or kennel setup.
  • Home built in 1993, presently in MINT condition. Original owner.
  • All 2x6 construction (or better) including the attached, insulated 3-garage. (with operators)
  • 2 Bdrm + Office / 3rd Bdrm
  • 2 full baths
  • Kitchen - counter top burners, wall oven, D.W., trash compactor
  • Bkft nook
  • Large pantry
  • Mud room with exterior access
  • Large covered patio and BBQ area off kitchen
  • Open foyer to upstairs and downstairs
  • Main floor-most rooms wood floors.
  • Dining rooming/den with wood burning stove (EPA certified) (part of present office-can be changed)
  • Living room with large picture window and recessed lighting
  • Master bedroom with sitting area and recessed lighting
  • Master bedroom with covered walk-out balcony and swing.
  • Master bath with walk-in (two heads) shower, soaking tub, Dbl, sinks, walk-in closet, laundry shoot and line closet
  • Second office in lower level
  • Full basement (finished*)
  • Large laundry room
  • Room for future home theater/media, with recessed lighting roughed-in, and pre-wired. (27 ft long)
  • Second hobby/work room or darkroom (photo).
  • Landscaped yard surround the home, with 8 zone water system.
  • 5 foot chain link fence surrounding house; additional fencing around front/garage area.
  • Fenced garden area, with gate. (Inside main yard/fenced area).
  • All outside fencing has a very nice "concrete" divider for yard-to-outside ground. Very clean looking.
  • 26' x 60 ' detached shop, with concrete floor, benches, etc. Separate 100 amp service. Inside, two separate hobby, heated rooms. Negotiable on some equipment, such as grinder, drill press, welder, air compressor, etc.
  • Outside of shop is another 14' x 60 ' storage area with gravel floor
  • Graveled (dual) driveway; "circle"/turnaround type with two large gates; one with operator. Plenty of parking available for guests.
  • Driveway lined with a plant garden.
  • Home and shop area completely fenced.
  • Access: Maintained, paved county roads, short gravel driveway. On school bus route
  • Mead School District; all grades in area.

    Technology - Telecommunications

    You can add services, such as Internet, burglar, fire alarms, etc easily because most of the pre-wiring has be performed during construction in 1993.

  • Offices; are wiring for computer/LAN CAT-5/RJ-45 connection
  • CAT-5 cable between shop building and home.
  • Existing high speed equipment and firewall (Linix) negotiable to stay or remove.
  • Most rooms wiring for CATV.
  • All doors roughed-in for door alarm sensors.
  • Most rooms roughed-in for motion sensors.
  • All cable for above technology are routed to a special (MDF) "head-end" room for adjustments, rearrangements of service, etc.
  • Theater room roughed-in wiring for speakers, TV, etc. Including 1' conduit for future technology cabling, such as fiber optics, etc.
  • Existing tower and pole for radio/wireless equipment use-Seller can remove if not needed/desired/negotiable.

    Utilities

  • Provider: Avista Utilities (Their web site) .
    200 amp main service for house; 100 amp sub-service for shop building; House has emergency transfer switch, with sub-service for important appliances. Generator negotiable.
  • Heat: FAO (Forced Air Oil). Top of line unit (Thermo Pride), installed 2004, with 4-ton A/C.
  • Water: Public/district system, typical pressure 40+ lbs, nearby 100,000 gallon tank; 99 (homes) system share holder. (No well-worries ! )
  • Sewer: Private system, septic, for 4+ people.
  • Garbage: Weekly pickup service for 1-3 cans.
  • Telephone: Qwest service; site wired for 3 lines capacity both house and shop.
  • Internet: Qwest Dial-up or wireless high speed available (Access point 200 yards away).
  • Fire code: (Townclass) zone 8 = insurable by most agencies.
  • County: no known development plans by county on record. (freeway, airport, etc.)
  • County zoned as agriculture.
  • Taxes at 1.4 % of assessment.

    Some areas are "roughed-in" so you can finish them to your particular wants. Examples are the basement concrete floor can be tiled, carpeted or just left bare. Another example is the original door locks can be changed to your security needs and keyed alike for family/friends, etc.

    Take a tour

    From the air*.............................................Out front..........








     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Thumbnails (small pictures)

    Take a tour. For larger pictures, just click your mouse on the center of the picture you wish to enlarge. Some of them are rather large, in case you are on a dial-up. For high speed access this should be a breeze.




    Though the mud room.....

    The Kitchen area......

    The Main Bath.....

    Also next to the bathroom, and hallway is one bedroom on the main floor

    This presently is set up for an office. If wanted, this room could be changed back to a third bedroom, with a divider.

    Living Room...with (built-in) lighting.

    In 2007 the living room hallways and all closets were upgrade to wood laminate floors which makes cleaning very easy.

    The Foyer......and upstairs......and downstairs the full basement.

    The Master suite, with sitting area......

    Master bathroom...

    Just off the master bedroom is a balcony for viewing out in the summer to relax.

    Downstairs, the basement....wash room, etc.

    The shop (left picture) has ample room for many tools and wide, very strong benches for most any type of a project. The "painting" room (right picture) has good lighting for most any project. That room is heated and insulated. Carpet floor.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    More outside pictures...

    The back yard has a lower (covered) patio area,with a retaining wall. Great place for barbecue, party, entertaining, etc. The ceiling for the patio has can lighting and is roughed-in wires for external speakers, that work off the (existing) FM radio/cassette in the kitchen.

     

     

    Here's a nice idea and touch, with a "wall" dividing the in and outside of the yard. In places where the yard/grade is low, there's some "markings" in the concrete to play with it a little.

     

     

    Side view of the shop building. If you notice below the "Christmas tree (looks pretty when lighted) there's a pair of little rings coming out of the ground, as the right picture shows. Since this is a nice area to park a boat or travel trailer, you have the option of "locking" it up as a deterrent. These rings go 4 foot in the ground with a lot of weight attached to them!.

     

     

    You can access the basement inside the house, or directly via the garage steps.........

     

     

    In the winter you have the choice just to leave it natural.....or
    make some tracks with your skis or snowmobile

    There's a small fenced off area, by the shop to grow your own veggies. It's fun to watch them grow up in the spring !

    and just the usual details around the home, starting with the fencing plan, a little painting and the addition of a lean-to on the side of the shop. This lean-to is open on each end, however, with the roof there's a ton of storage area, just to get out of the rain and snow. (13 x 60 foot).

     

    This home was listed in the M.L.S. #26025088 in 2007 for $569,900 which was high. Therefore, if you are at all interested in this home please make an offer and you may find the owner is motivated to sell for thousands less.

     

     

    All reasonables offers will be considered.

     

     

    * Aerial picture was taken in the mid '90's, before driveway changes. Some surrounding houses may be different in appearance.

    This is the map the locals use to locate the farmers and orchards on Green Bluff. It's not to scale.

    Links and friends

  • Green Bluff Growers
  • Green Bluff Growers
  • American Farmland Trust
  • Washington State Dept. of Transportation (web cams, etc.)
  • Spokane visitor's Center
  • Washington State Air Quality page
  • Washington State Main Page




    Email the seller: prismhillATgmail.com (change "AT" to the "@" cymbol)



      Or call or write to:

    Karl Shoemaker

    P.O. Box 734

    Colbert, WA 99005

    (509) 238-2501

     

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