Enjoy this tree lined walking neighborhood where everybody knows your name! This cozy 2 BR/2 Ba 1936 gem features a traditional bungalow layout with many original details. Original hardwood floors, entry vestibule with ample coat closet, vaulted living room with exposed beams and wood burning fireplace, formal dining room with porch access and bay windows, cozy breakfast nook overlooking veggie garden, generous pantry storage and hall linen closet, bay window with window seat in master bedroom, plantation shutters and glass doorknobs throughout, wraparound porch, shaded and hedged front yard, rear brick patio for entertaining and breathtaking flower beds wrap around this corner lot. The vintage kitchen features a double sink with garden-style window overlooking the patio, vegetable garden, mature Japanese magnolia tree (a gorgeous springtime bloomer) and prolific fruit-producing guava tree. Kitchen comes fully equipped with gas stovetop, gas oven, dishwasher, microwave, garbage disposal, and fabulous oversized french-door style refrigerator with freezer-on-bottom. Central heat and air + whole house fan for energy efficient cooling. Alarm system. New double-pane wooden windows installed in 2009. Office features custom built in desk and floor-to-ceiling cabinetry and bookshelves, LED lighting, thru-wall air conditioner and skylight. Detached Garage offers generous parking for 1 car, plus laundry machines (washer + dryer included), and extensive built-in storage system along 3 walls. Ample street parking without restrictions. The garden and outdoor spaces of this home go beyond any rental property on the market. Wraparound front porch overlooks the expansive front lawn, with shade trees, which is partially hedged and perfect for garden parties! Our 1600 square feet of parkway turf was replaced last year with drip irrigation and a cottage flower garden: climbing roses, bearded iris, yarrow, California and oriental poppies, calendula, nasturtiums, lambs ears, and mammoth sunflowers are the talk of the neighborhood! Ladybugs, birds, bees, and butterflies cannot stay away! Property offers an ancient pineapple-guava tree and productive Meyer Lemon tree. Rear patio overlooks the productive organic vegetable garden, bordered with old roses, snowball viburnum shrubs, and bougainvillea. This is a home that has brought us and our family great pleasure, and has been home to so many milestones and celebrations. You will enjoy the incredible Fourth of July parade that has gone on for decades, annual neighborhood yard sales, Halloween Boney Island spectacle, and the amazing community feeling that this Studio City/Sherman Oaks pocket has to offer. Walk to M Street Coffee, Beeman Park, Studio City Library, Ralph's and Whole Foods, Casa Vega, Menchie's, Le Pain Quotidien, Hugo's Tacos, M&M Market. Easy access to the 101 Freeway and Coldwater Canyon. Riverside Drive Elementary. No smoking and no pets please, with the exception of chickens, who may live in the Walk-In Chicken coop, suitable for up to 5 hens. Credit check required ($40 application fee). Home will be available for move in July 1, possibly sooner. Available to show anytime. Pets considered, with additional deposit. Owner pays gardener.
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