Renee Adelmann

City planners took another step forward in making Marin green when they unanimously approved a local man’s plan to open a new electric car dealership in Mill Valley. The dealership, located at 433 Miller Avenue, will be the county’s only electric car dealership. Marin county hasn’t had an electric car dealership since 2001, when a dealership in San Rafael closed not long after its opening.

The dealership will carry a line of green vehicles, including a three-wheel freeway commuter Triac, which range in price from $11,000 to $20,000. The Triac has a 20-kilowatt electric motor and can reach up to 70 mph. The other vehicles are neighborhood vehicles, designed for people who do most of their driving around town.

The sustainability coordinator for Marin County has expressed enthusiasm for the project and talks with P.G.&E. are in progress with plans to provide charging stations in several Marin locations. Public charging stations already can be found near the Fairfax Town Hall, at the Larkspur Ferry Terminal, and at Costco in Novato.

The new dealership is scheduled to open in March.

Marin Modern Real Estate, an independent residential real estate brokerage and leading authority on modern and mid-century modern homes in Marin and San Francisco County, announced the opening of a new office in San Rafael, California.

Founded by a top-producing REALTOR® formerly with Keller Williams Realty, Marin Modern Real Estate assists buyers and sellers of residential properties in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since the company's inception, Marin Modern Real Estate has garnered both local and national recognition for their in-depth knowledge and experience marketing and selling modern and mid-century modern residential architecture throughout the Bay Area. While the company has established itself as a definitive leader for buying and selling modernist real estate throughout San Francisco and the North Bay, their clients have expanded to include buyers and sellers of more traditional single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes, lofts and buildable land in both San Francisco and Marin County.

"We are delighted to call San Rafael home for Marin Modern Real Estate," commented Renee Adelman, REALTOR, Certified EcoBroker®, and Co-Founder of Marin Modern. "San Rafael California has a rich and diverse heritage of both people and architecture. Some of the most progressive mid-century architects are represented here including Frank Lloyd Wright, Francis Joseph McCarthy, Aaron Green, David Beverly Thorne, Claude Oakland and Robert Anshen. Our centrally located office in San Rafael will enable us to better service the largest (local) pool of modernist homes in Marin County, while at the same time providing us with close proximity and convenient access for other clients throughout Marin and San Francisco."

Peter Keresztury, founder of the San Francisco Art Deco and Modernism Show and a recent Mill Valley client of Renee Adelmann, stated "I tip my hat to Marin Modern for their ability to expand their business and deepen their roots in our community during a time when the local housing market is headed in the opposite direction. Their knowledge of the local real estate market and today's home buyers is second-to-none and I would strongly recommend Marin Modern Real Estate to anyone looking for top-notch, hands-on representation."

To learn more about Marin Modern Real Estate, visit http://www.MarinModern.com or visit their website dedicated specifically to mid-century modern Eichler real estate.