Charlottesville Green Home for Sale

Charlottesville Green home for Sale Green Homes for sale within walking distance of the Charlottesville downtown pedestrian mall are rare. This beautiful craftsman home in Carters View is not only green but has all the sophisticated upgrades for living life easy!

The open floor plan invites entertaining especially for those who love to cook! The gourmet kitchen is open to the large family room with only a breakfast bar separating the two. You can just see the guests hanging out at the bar while you finish up those last minute details from the convection ovens. Charlottesville Virginia Green Energy Star Home

Even though this is a green home, it looks as if it just stepped out of the pages of Pottery Barn or Restoration Hardware. There are custom built-in cabinets and "tuck-aways" throughout the home.

Four bedrooms are on the second floor. One includes a nursery with a built-in intercom system.

On the terrace level, you will find a suite….possibly in-laws or others. There is a guest room, full bath and den with office. This level walks out to the back yard and has a small patio.

This home is EarthCraft Certified and has all Energy Star appliances. All walls have been painted with low VOC paint and the carpets are from recycled materials. Hardwood floors are bamboo. Enjoy living large with the peace of mind that you are making a much smaller footprint on Earth.

The location of this home is very convenient to the "hotspots' around Charlottesville. The current owners walk to the downtown mall (1/2 mile) for Fridays after Five as well as occassionally bike to UVA for work (two miles).

Carter's View Home Details

Foundation: Poured concrete walls for basement. Termite treatment provided by a bonded exterminator (using a nontoxic chemical spray)

Exterior Walls: 2 x 6 stud construction with a continuous 7/16” ZIP System Wall Sheathing. The ZIP system is backed by a 30 year limited warranty. Walls are 9’ in the basement and first floor and 8’ on the second floor. Siding: Horizontal siding is painted Hardiplank. Basement walls are painted concrete (with a brick form pattern).

Roof system: Engineered truss construction with ZIP System Roof Sheathing, aluminum flashing with a 30 year manufacturer’s warranty dimensional shingle. Attic space is sealed, insulated, and climate controlled to improve energy performance.

Gutters: Aluminum seamless gutters with downspouts and splash blocks.

Exterior doors: The front door is a solid core stained wood door. The deck door is a solid core wood, half-view, dutch door. All other doors are insulated painted steel doors. All doors have oil rubbed bronze door hardware.

Windows: M&W Twin Seal Double Hung Low-E vinyl windows with screens. Interior doors: Raised two-panel, pre-hung solid core doors with oil rubbed bronze hinges and hardware.

Interior trim: Craftsman style trim includes 1 x 4 trim casing on windows and doors with a backband trim detail. 5 ¼ beaded base board throughout the home. Two-piece crown molding in first floor and master bedroom. Craftsman style beams in the living room.

Extensive custom built-ins: cabinetry in the living room, built-in bookcases in the living room and basement family room, built-in bench in the foyer, and built-in window seats in the living room and second-floor bonus room. Custom wood-panel wainscoting in dining room with a custom chair-rail cap.

Fireplace: 36” direct vent gas fireplace with gas logs. Marble surround and craftsman style painted mantle.

Floor coverings: Coronet Beaulieu World of Color carpet (certified Green Label Plus) made of recycled materials in bedroom, basement family room, office, and bonus room. Bamboo floor by Wood Floor International (Bamtex) throughout first floor, upstairs hallway, basement hallway, and stair treads (both sets). Ceramic tile in four full bathrooms and laundry room.

Kitchen cabinets: Maple kitchen cabinets by Quality Cabinets with 42” wall cabinets. Granite countertops.

Kitchen appliances: Kenmore Pro six-burner gas range with stainless-steel backsplash and externally-vented stainless-steel hood, double wall ovens, 26 cu ft, standard depth, side-by-side Energy-Star refrigerator, and Energy-Star dishwasher.

Bathrooms: Restoration Hardware Hutton vanities and Spritz hardware with Kohler water-conserving plumbing fixtures. Master bath shower is ceramic tile with an acrylic pan. Other baths have fiberglass tub/shower units.

Water heater: Rinnai gas, tankless heater.

HVAC: Energy-star certified two-system heating and cooling with three zones featuring Rheem Classic Series heat pumps and air handlers with Earth-Friendly R-410A Refrigerant.

Insulation: Attic with Icynene Open Cell Polyurethane Spray Foam (R-21) applied between rafters and underside of the roof deck. Exterior walls have Applegate Recycled newspaper spray cellulose (R-21) insulation. A 1” rigid foam drainage board (R-5) is applied to the exterior of the foundation walls. This insulation package exceeds current code requirements.

Shelving: White laminate shelving by Closet Maid in master closet. Dust-free wire shelving in all other closets and pantry.

Structured Wiring: Future-proof structured wiring package, including a 5.1 home theater system in the living room, four multi-ports, two single phone lines, central audio pre-wire in six rooms, and pre-wired wireless access point. Monitored security system, including two keypads, siren, two motion detectors, one smoke detector, all incoming/outgoing doors, and basement windows.

Intercom system with room monitoring installed in kitchen, master bedroom, bedroom/nursery, basement, and front door.

Sidewalk: Concrete with broom finish.

Front porch and rear deck: Fiberon decking material (comprised of recycled material) with painted rail system.

Driveway: Asphalt

Landscaping: Sod

This home is offered for $475,000. Please contact Gayle for more information or to schedule a tour.

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