About Sonoma's East Side

The Ghouls Are Out on Sonoma's East Side - Speechless Sunday

Sometimes we stop to smell the roses...at other times we marvel at the Marigolds.

Sonoma Neighborhoods - Las Casitas on Sonoma's East Side.

Homes on Sonoma's coveted East Side come in a wide variety of architectural styles from traditional craftsman to the most contempoary and avant-garde.  Prices on these Sonoma homes vary widely, too, from hundreds of thousands into  the multi-millions.  In my opinion one of the nicest and more moderately priced areas is Las Casitas, which lies just two blocks from Sonoma's historic plaza.  It's actually a little neighborhood of its own of condos and townhouses with Spanish style adobe courtyards and terracotta tile roofs.     

The most recent listing in Las Casitas, as of May 1, 2010, is one of the townhouses.  It came on the market at $599,000 after being updated by the seller.  While the little garden in the backyard needs some TLC, the interior has been nicely re-done.

The most recent sale of a townhouse in this little Sonoma East Side neighborhood closed at $511,000.  If you're interested in more information on Sonoma's Las Casitas, call, text or email me.  These homes are just two blocks from my office at 109 East Napa Street and we can stop for a nice cup of coffee on the way over at the Basque Boulangerie.

Sonoma's Neighborhoods - The Rural Side of East Side Sonoma.

Because I sell real estate in Sonoma Valley, people often ask what I love most about where I live. That's a tough call for me but at the top of my list are our east side Sonoma neighborhoods. In Sonoma, where living is "laid back" and easy-going, there are some lovely residential developments where homes share similar characteristics. And we do have a fair number of gated communities with architectural standards and CC&R's intended to instill residential development uniformity. But I think a big part of Sonoma's charm and it's broad appeal is the ecclectic nature of the homes we have here. We have grand mansions and stunning architectural masterpieces and elegant wine country estates. And we have plenty of ...more modest homes here, too....reflecting the diversity of our community.

These two east side Sonoma properties are directly across the street from one another on Castle Road.

And these two properties are minutes apart if you drive down 7th Street on Sonoma's east side.

And not far from them you'll find this old east side Sonoma farm on MacArthur Street.

Sonoma's east side has homes to suit just about anyone's personal taste. It can take time to find just the right property for sale on the east side of Sonoma. I worked for four years with one family before they found "it." So if you are interested in living on Sonoma's east side, my advice is to start looking right now. Of course you can contact me for help...anytime.

Sonoma's Neighborhoods - Eye-Popping East Side Armstrong Estates

The majority of homes that are found on the east side of Sonoma are relatively modest if you compare them to the grand mansions in Armstrong Estates. Armstrong Estates is an east side Sonoma development just blocks from Sonoma's historic 8-acre central plaza. Developer Steve Ledson teamed up with HGTV in 2009 to promote his construction work in a televised and much advertised "Dream Home Give-Away."

There are about two dozen homes in Sonoma's east side Armstrong Estates and the architectural styles are predominantly Craftsman and Victorian. When you drive through this Sonoma east side neighborhood you'll see that each home has a unique appearance. Each has been custom built to the specifications of the individual homeowner. The original Armstrong home (below) was built in 1870 and Steve Ledson lives there today.

Ledson moved in 1986 and it took ten years for him to get through city planning before he began building the first home of the 26 properties he has built so far in this Sonoma east side development. There are just as many vacant parcels to be built out in the years to come. These pictures represent just a sample of the homes in Armstrong Estates.

If you want information on homes in Armstrong Estates on Sonoma's east side you can check out the Ledson Development website by clicking on this link. And if you are like most folks (including me) who are simply interested in seeing extraordinary homes in Sonoma...give me a shout and I'll drive you by.