2674 Elden Avenue, Costa Mesa

• OPEN HOUSE scheduled for Thursday, Nov 6th / 5-7pm
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Press coverage:

• Orange County Register
• Daily Pilot
  

About 2674 Elden Avenue:
This renovated community is comprised of 5 detached homes. It's the first community in Orange County, I'm aware of, with it's own private community garden where each resident will have space to grow their own food or flowers. Many sustainable practices and materials were used to renovate the homes as well as new Energy Star® and energy efficient applicances.

Excellent East-side Costa Mesa location within walking or short bicycle ride to Public Transit, OCC, Vanguard University, Newport Beach Back Bay, Del Mar Community Garden, The LAB & The CAMP.














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GENERAL DETAILS:

• Each unit has it's own gardening plot in their yard or the Elden Dwellings Community Garden.
• If you need additional gardening space, the Del Mar Community garden is just one block. Click here to learn more about Costa Mesa Community Gardens.
• Pets are acceptable as long as they agree to behave well.
• Newport Mesa Unified School District
• Woodland Elementary School - grades K-2
• Kaiser Elementary School - grades 3-6
• Ensign Middle School - grades 7-8
• Newport Harbor High School - grades 9-12
• Click here to view school locations

GENERAL FEATURES:

• New Energy Star appliances including dishwashers, garbage disposals, and laundry units.
• New double paned, low E windows (Exclusive to front house).
• New doors with windows for increased natural light.
• Low energy light bulbs.
• Dunn Edwards low VOC interior and exterior paint.
• TREX decking material. (uses 100% recycled materials in this wood substitute product.
• Low VOC adhesive products used.

ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE CONSTRUCTION:

• FSC certified lumber and other wood products.
• All construction waste was recycled.
• Restoration of all units as compared to building new construction.
• Native and low water consumption plants and small grass areas were incorporated to save on water consumption. Plants were kept and trees were planted.

BATHROOM FEATURES:

• Mosaic Tile made of 100% recycled glass.
• Takla Tile – Made using natural and renewable resources do not require an excessive amount of energy for production and do not release substances dangerous to the environment. Takla factories insure local raw material utilization, post industrial recycling, anti-pollution industrial devices, installation site air quality and use of recycled product in their products.
• Sterling dual flush toilets. (can save the average family of four up to 6,000 gallons per year. Uses 20% less water than standard 1.6 gallon flushers.)
• Grohe low-flow shower heads. (30% less water usage)

KITCHEN FEATURES:

• New Energy Star appliances.
• FSC approved particle board counter tops with no added formaldehyde.
• Helio Tile glass backsplashes. (responsible environmental practices in production of their products.)

FLOORING FEATURES:

• Restored wood floors with natural sealer (Exclusive to front house)
• Strand bamboo made from mature, renewable bamboo.
• Armstrong Marmorette, a linoleum product that is made from linseed oil, a natural product.
• Shaw Green Edge carpeting made from recycled content.

2674 Elden Avenue - LEASED

• 2 Bedroom + Loft
• 1.75 Bathroom
• 1,600 square feet
• Originally built in 1920's
• Fireplace (decorative only)
• Ceiling fans
• New appliances
• Large private yard with private garden plot
• $2,545 per month

2674 Elden Avenue, Unit A - Available

• 3 Bedroom
• 1.5 Bathroom
• 1,165 square feet
• Originally built in 1950's
• Ceiling fans
• All new appliances
• Washer & Dryer
• Large private yard with private garden plot
• $2,395 per month

2674 Elden Avenue, Unit B - LEASED

• 2 Bedroom
• 1 Bathroom
• 750 square feet
• Originally built in 1970's
• Fireplace
• Ceiling fans
• All new appliances
• Washer & Dryer
• Small Yard
• Plot in shared community garden
• $1,995 per month

2674 Elden Avenue, Unit C - LEASED

• 2 Bedroom
• 1 Bathroom
• 750 square feet
• Originally built in 1970's
• Fireplace
• Ceiling fans
• All new appliances
• Washer & Dryer
• Small Yard
• Plot in shared community garden
• $1,995 per month

2674 Elden Avenue, Unit D - LEASED

• 2 Bedroom
• 1 Bathroom
• 750 square feet
• Originally built in 1970's
• Fireplace
• Ceiling fans
• All new appliances
• Washer & Dryer
• Small Yard
• Plot in shared community garden
• $1,995 per month
  

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Add myself to the 2674 Elden Avenue Interest List

Evan T. Little
Realtor®, EcoBroker®
Volkl Investments Inc.
949.939.9687 phone/text
949.625.7508 fax
evan@volklinvestmentsinc.com

A New Life for Shipping Containers

From the moment I was first introduced to the idea of using shipping containers for real estate development, it made a whole lot of sense. I caught some "green" home or living show on TV that featured LA architect, Peter Demaria of Demaria Design. So when I heard about Larry Pokras' new firm, LNP Design, in Costa Mesa, I was thrilled to have a local design firm centered around shipping container development. With the Port of Long Beach just miles away, this is something for any real estate investor or developer to seriously consider getting into.


The aesthetic appeal of using modern modular units from developers like Living Homes and shipping container projects has overwhelmingly been proven to be a success around the world so why not in Orange County? With building and land prices as high as they are, this seems to me like a very lucrative opportunity for anyone able to obtain construction financing. Especially anyone sitting around with monopoly money in the bank. The possibilities are nearly endless with what creative developers can do with shipping containers.


L.N.P. Design & Architecture
575 West 19th Street, Suite 228
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
www.LNPDesigns.net
714.713.0981
Written by, Evan T. Little

Realtor®, EcoBroker®
Volkl Investments Inc.
949.939.9687 phone
evan@volklinvestmentsinc.com

My other blogs:
Going "Green" in Orange County
Orange County, CA Community
Real Estate in Orange County, CA

2008 EcoBroker Convention

July 16th and 17th, EcoBroker held their 5th annual Green Real Estate Convention in Denver, CO. The convention included presentations from motivational speaker Terry Watson and "green" living advocate and television personality Sara Snow. Panel discussions ranged from "greening" local MLS systems to "green" financing. The conference also included a reasonably sized group of venders for the expo and plenty of opportunities for agents to mingle with one another.

The two days were packed! Attendants were kept very busy with all of the presentations and I could have gone for more time to network and exchange ideas with other "green" real estate agents from all around North America.

The expo was comprised of almost entirely comprised of companies local to Denver and coming from Southern California, it's easy to take something like a "green" expo for granted. The majority of agents I spoke with had never had the opportunity to experience a "green" expo of any sort in their region.

Overall, I was impressed with the quality of speakers, panel discussions and how much I was able to get out of meeting with so many other agents. I was most pleased by, surprisingly, the representative of Countrywide, Dave Porter. During the "green" financing panel discussion Mr. Porter became overwhelmed with his frustration in his struggles to deliver a good "green" financing program. It was refreshing to see a representative of a large financial institution like Countrywide who really gets what "green" is all about.


Written by, Evan T. Little

Realtor®, EcoBroker®
Volkl Investments Inc.
949.939.9687 phone
evan@volklinvestmentsinc.com

My other blogs:
Going "Green" in Orange County
Orange County, CA Community
Real Estate in Orange County, CA