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Calistoga Vineyard Estate Details on page 3

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Embrace the Lifestyle Exceptional and Classic Napa Valley Wine Country farmhouse. Tucked away on over an acre and surrounded by your own vineyard of 1000 Merlot vines. The home features vaulted ceilings, 3 fireplaces, generous rooms, inviting outdoor spaces for entertaining poolside while you enjoy the views and mountain vistas. Separate guest quarters complete with French doors and balcony overlooking the vineyard. A spacious wine cellar for sharing and enjoying the fruits of your labor. All this and minutes from the best food and wine in the world.

Offered at $3,495,000

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www.CalistogaValleyFloor.com A 4.25 Acre property with a rustic California hacienda-style home, a “lived in� home that just feels good. A second home - separate and detached, 2 Bed/2 Bath with a sparkling pool AND a 3 Acre Premium Cabernet Vineyard makes this a special property in a very special place. The Cab received a 91 rating from Robert Parker! Something wonderful to brag about.

Please call for vineyard & property information booklet.

3216 State Hwy 128, Calistoga Offered at $3,295,000

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ISTORIC RUTHERFORD VINEYARD

A golden opportunity to acquire Napa Valley’s historic Bommarito Ranch in the Rutherford AVA. A prime Rutherford Bench winery site, easy on/off access to Galleron Road and Mee Lane, and neighboring Alpha Omega Winery, Franciscan Winery, Sullivan Vineyards & Fleury Estate Winery. Sited on 23+ acres, approx. 21 acres of “Rutherford Dust” vineyard and six existing homes are under a grandfathered use clause. The Bommarito Ranch with prime Rutherford AVA vineyard, historic Bommarito’s residence & five vintage homes offer endless possibilities. A magical setting to create a magnificent winery compound in one of the most sought-after appellations in the world. The vineyard was replanted in 2000 to four different grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon, and 7.57 acres of Merlot & Cabernet budded to Sauvignon Blanc in 2012. The rootstocks in this vineyard were matched to various soil types, two different trellis systems were implemented, and grape clones were selected to yield ultimate fruit flavors.

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Sited on 2+ acres, this exquisite French country home is masterfully created with thoughtful architectural planning and striking European appointments. This European-inspired home is beautifully designed with the extraordinary imported materials, irreplaceable hand carved antique door & gorgeous lighting fixtures, A dramatic great room with a magnificent limestone wood burning fireplace, French doors with transom windows throughout, formal dining room, intimate master suite, European country kitchen with a sizeable walk-in pantry and a wine cave that a true oenophile will appreciate. French doors open to a beautiful stone walled courtyard & multiple outdoor entertaining areas offering a feeling of symmetry as the interior melds with the outdoors. Enjoy the privacy & serenity of country living surrounded by majestic trees and beautiful gardens. Having three separate structures - the main house, guest cottage, and garden studio - offer flexibility & convenience.

Impeccable, Gracious… La Belle Maison! $1,900,000

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(707)968-9888 1338 Main Street, St. Helena, California

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OWELL MOUNTAIN AVA WINERY ESTATE

Seize the opportunity to acquire a highly-rated & established Howell Mountain AVA winery with a 20,000 gallon winery use permit. Sited on 41+ acres with approx. 6.7 acres of Bordeaux varietal vineyard, a complete wine production facility including 5,000+/- sq. ft. of caves, a 6,600 sq. ft. crush/fermentation pad, and… high on a hilltop, above the fog, a beautiful Provencal estate with breathtaking panoramic views of Napa Valley.

Undoubtedly the most scenic winery estate to come on the market in recent years. This winery estate appeals to every sense & satisfies every desire of an oenophile’s dream. The owner has developed a reputation and built a brand receiving accolades of 93 to 95 point wines. A chance to jump into the Napa Valley wine industry at its top tier and produce world-class cult wines. The residence is designed by acclaimed local architect, Ray Rector, and this artfully created Provencal estate speaks fluently of charm and beauty with elegant European touches in every room.

$12,500,000

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(707)968-9888 1338 Main Street, St. Helena, California

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This truly spectacular 55+ acre land above Oakville is surrounded by lush natural landscaping with plenty of sun and enjoys unusual solitude.

Paved road to the property, developed well and situated in an exclusive area of fine Oakville Estates. Approx. 2 acres may be suitable for vineyard in Mount Veeder Appellation and AW zoning may allow guest house plus caretaker house. This is the Perfect chance for the sophisticated buyer desiring idyllic surroundings for a private lifestyle. Truly a distinctive place to consider building a home. $695,000

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ALISTOGA ESTATE BUILDING SITES

Premium one level acre estate site with amazing views of the Palisades & Mt. St. Helena. Beautiful country setting, paved road access, underground utilities and city water & sewer. A blank canvas to build a private oasis or family compound with room for a hobby vineyard, organic orchards, and gardening beds for farm to table living. Enjoy the peace and serene environment and easy access to Solage, downtown Calistoga, and some of Napa Valley’s finest destinations.An idyllic location with a unique blend of country and city. A chance to create Napa Valley country estate with city conveniences.

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This amazing log home evokes a combination of modern mountain living & old world graciousness. Beautifully crafted classic chalet style home nestled in park-like setting backing to wooded acres. Two-story great room with dramatic ceilings & stone hearth fireplace, gorgeous hardwood floors, well-appointed kitchen, a large loft for family room/game room or office, spacious covered porch for outdoor entertaining & a separate guest/income unit. $ 695,000

Yvonne Rich DRE01045780

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An extraordinary opportunity to own 152+ acres near Oakville, located only minutes from Yountville & St. Helena. Just far enough from Hwy 29 for a destination getaway – only 3.6 miles/7 minutes to Oakville Grocery, this peaceful and serene 152+ acre ranch offers beautiful mountain views, open meadows, a seasonal creeks, and natural springs. This compound consists of three vintage homes (Main residence: 3 br & 2ba, Second residence: 3 br & 1 ba and Guest house: 2 br & 1 ba). $1,100,000

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Magnificent French Country estate nestled on 1+ acres offers classic European charm w/all the modern amenities & is only minutes to downtown St. Helena. Dramatic architecture, cathedral/beamed ceilings & banks of beautiful arched windows reveal the beautiful outdoor surroundings. The grounds create a resort-like atmosphere, while adding to the sense of privacy and quiet country ambience. This impeccable home reflects grace & style at every turn. $1,250,000

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Extremely charming Rutherford cottage on 1/2 acre surrounded by gorgeous gardens & fruit trees. Located in Napa Valley’s prime Rutherford appellation, the cottage is biking distance to some of the finest wineries, vineyard & restaurants. This 2 bd, 2 ba cottage has been artfully designed with an eye for sophistication and beauty. Majestic redwood trees surround this property creating a sense of privacy and bountiful fruit trees & gardening beds allow for farm to table living. $ 1,695,000

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Downtown grocery store site in limbo JENNIFER HUFFMAN j huf f man@nap ane w s . com

Safeway holds veto on any new market tenant More than a year after it closed due to quake damage, downtown Napa’s only grocery store remains an empty shell, leaving downtown workers, residents and visitors looking for lunch, a soda or a gallon of milk out of luck.

The downtown Napa parcel seems to be ripe for a new tenant, but there’s just one problem.

Safeway’s lease at the building, located at Clay and Jefferson streets, doesn’t expire for more than 10 years. According to city representatives, Safeway is requiring a non-compete clause to prevent another grocery store from opening at the space before releasing the building for a new tenant.

The building owner, Corinne Hagstrom Vasquez, had told city representatives she wouldn’t agree to such a clause.

“There appears to be a conflict between the previous tenant that doesn’t want competition” at the site, and the property owner, who has received unsolicited proposals to re-lease the space, said Napa city Community Development Director Rick Tooker.

Hagstrom Vasquez couldn’t be reached for a comment. Safeway representatives wouldn’t elaborate on plans for the shuttered store.

“We are evaluating our options, and no decision has been made at this time,” said Safeway spokeswoman Wendy Gutshall.

The city knows what it wants.

“What we’re looking for is a downtown grocery store,” said Mayor Jill Techel. “If it reappears on that site, that would be great,” but if another opportunity or site was identified, “that would also meet the need.”

The property — a large parcel, with Jefferson Street frontage and lots of room for parking — “is pretty valuable,” she said. “I imagine (Hagstrom Vasquez) is looking at other ways to redevelop that property rather than just 10 — Distinctive Properties

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Metal drums, some containing water samples, are seen near the former Safeway store on Jefferson Street near downtown. Tests are being run to learn the extent of chemical contamination of the soil from a former dry cleaner at the Polk Street edge of the property.

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This is a label on one of the metal drums at the site of a former dry cleaners at Jefferson and Polk streets. A study is underway to determine the extent of chemical contamination of the soil.

re-tenant it.”

The mayor said the the space Techel said she could imagine should be put to use. “Just having some kind of mixed-use project at a vacant building downtown is not the corner, including retail, housing good for any of us.” or commercial spaces.

However, the city has little leverage

to force a solution with a tenant holding a valid lease, Tooker said.

“We have the ability to identify how that can transition into something else, but someone has a lease,” said Tooker. “The city can’t step in and say, ‘Do something.’”

The city does keep an eye on property maintenance conditions.

For example, the owner can’t let the site deteriorate or become a nuisance. “And they haven’t,” said Tooker. “There aren’t people squatting in the parking lot.”

Meanwhile, chemical contamination from the old dry cleaner on the corner of the Safeway site seems to have leeched off property and under Polk Street, city officials said at a recent Register editorial board meeting.

In the wake of the earthquake, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has ordered yet another study—the third in a decade or so—that is underway now.

Small space, grand ideas St. Helena designer creates a design for the Napa Valley lifestyle

S A S H A PAU L S E N s p a ulse n @ n ap an ews.c om “At its root, Napa wine country lifestyle is a celebration of life well lived,” observes St. Helena resident Anthony Filipps.

“Our moderate, year-round climate beckons us to sit outdoors in the morning and marvel as nature awakens or to set an impromptu table for six in the garden to watch the sun set while sharing food and wine with good friends.”

This is the feeling Filipps set out to capture in the house he recently built in St. Helena, while taking on the challenge of expressing it in a deep, narrow lot, that is walking distance to Main Street. Despite its ideal location, the size of the lot — 3,750 square feet — might have discouraged a designer, but Filipps decided he could find a way to elegantly incorporate “this celebration in form and function in ... a transition of shapes and spaces that delight and invite and express a graciousness and gratitude to all who enter.”

He was going to build a little house that made a major impression.

“I returned to our valley history for my original inspiration,” Filipps said. “My vision was that of a Tuscan village with its interplay of rooftops in rusted metal and wood.”

Breaking up the roof line effectively creates visual layers and results in a richness of texture and line,

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Owner, Anthony Filipps, arranges garden furniture in front of the Italian farmhouse styled home he built in St. Helena.

The Italian farmhouse-styled home is seen from the backyard in St Helena on Thursday.

A half-covhe explained.

“Because the lost is narrow and ered patio area is deep, I intentionally complicated attached roof lines by limiting roof coverage to the to a single room. This effectively kitchen in lowers roof heights and allows for the Italian modern plate line and interior ceilfarming heights.” house His guiding principal was “With styled a small house, every inch counts,” home.

Filipps said as he led a tour through the completed house.

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HOME PLUs MORTGAGE HELPERs This is the perfect family compound or enjoy one house and rent the other two homes. Lovely creekside setting creates this lovely summer hideaway for these 3 uniquely different homes on 2.2 acres with views looking out across vineyards to the Palisades. Private patios, picnic areas, water features, creek, vineyard and garden areas combine to make this a potential Napa Valley haven. $1,395,000

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1473 C Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, CA 94515 707-942-9422

INVITING FRONT PORCH is the perfect spot for your morning coffee. Spacious, well appointed 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with slate floors, carpeted bedrooms, gourmet kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances, mature landscaping front and back with lovely views of the Palisades. $920,000

ADORABLE 1950’s ERA HOME With beautiful hardwood floors, fireplace, newer appliances, freshly painted, overhead fans, Pella doors with security locks, landscaped front and back with sprinkler system and just a few blocks from downtown.

Perfect weekend home. $565,000

Great 2+ acre building site on the western side of Calistoga with some partial views of Mt. St. Helena and the Palisades. Paved road is in.

Shared water for landscaping is also in. Need to develop septic and hook to City water. Owner has soils and engineering plans.

Great building site located on Diamond Mountain Road in an area of exclusive properties. Located close to the bottom of Diamond Mountain, yet great views of Mt. St. Helena and the Valley floor. This is an estate but not subject to court confirmation or over bids.

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With this in mind, his design begins at the street and continues to the back fence incorporating indoor-outdoor spaces that to extend not just a feel of space but practical living areas.

The front yard, for example, can be used as an extension of the living room, or it can be closed off for privacy with a pair of hand-crafted rolling barn doors, constructed using a traditional French blacksmith technique.

The downstairs living area is composed of a spacious living, dining and kitchen area that opens, mid-house, to a covered patio with a gas fireplace with space for table and chairs, as well as lounging chairs. “I predict it will be one of the best used spaces in the house,” Filipps said.

The hallway that leads to the master suite in back “is not just a transition space,” he noted, but contains the laundry and built-in storage.

The master suite also opens to an outdoor space, in this case, the backyard where, again, careful consideration of the available allowed Filipps to include a private dining area (linked by a side path to the rest of the house) a space for lounging chairs in front of an outdoor gas fireplace, a fountain and extensive plantings that include espaliered trees, all without seeming crowded.

“There was actually space to put in a pool,” Filipps said. “I considered doing that but decided that not every homeowner wants a pool.”

He gave considerable space to the master bath, as well as the upstairs guest room bath. Upstairs, as well the French doors on the guest bedroom open to a private patio shaded by trees, but looking at a view of the eastern hills.

In all, his design has four outdoor sitting areas with two outdoor fireplaces (and a third fireplace indoors in the living room). “There are three separate dining areas, one indoors and two outdoors,” he said.

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This is the master bathroom in the Italian farmhouse-styled home in St. Helena.

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This is a painted bathroom door in the Italian farmhouse styled home in St Helena.

of the arched windows.

He also made abundant use of “old materials both doors and in,” Filipps said. “Look at the six-byeight rafter tails and the eight inch soffit boards or the 12 by 12 post at the dining pavilion. All reclaimed and all even more beautiful...with spike holes and saw marks that give evidence of their past.”

With all that is essential (garage and wine cellar, too) and all that is luxurious combined, Filipps concluded, “I believe 1720 Vineyard successfully blends the vitality of modern life with the timeless beauty and strength of centuries-old architecture in a dwelling place rich with potential.”

Does it work? With the intention of putting the completed house on the market, Filipps enlisted the aide of the well-known interior designer Thomas Bartlett and his daughter, Melina Bartlett, to stage the house for showing to potential buyers.

Thomas Bartlett noted he has only once before agreed to a stage project; this was a demonstration of what could be accomplished with a studio apartment at the then-new Riverfront condos in Napa, but he was taken with 1720 Vineyard.

“It’s an absolute jewel box,” Bartlett said. “The people whom I’ve shown it to are absolutely blown away by what he accomplished.

They all say it feels much much bigger than it actually is.”

Register photographer Raphael

Kluzniok made two trips to the St. Helena house, first to photograph the house as when it was just completed; then to show how the dynamic Bartlett duo decided to decorate it. This week we’ll show the first set of “before” photos to give a sense of the design and bones of the grand little house, and next week, Nov. 28, we’ll show the “after” photos when the Bartletts had added their touches.

“With small homes it’s important to stick to a balanced design and approach,” said St. Helena designer and builder Anthony Filipps in discussing his recently completed project in St. Helena: a house with a sense of grace, style and history that he designed to fit on a long, narrow, 3,750-square-foot lot in prime location, walking distance to downtown, with views of the western mountains.

Filipps took inspiration from an Italian village, with varied roof lines, and within a narrow footprint, built a two-bedroom, 2½-bath farmhouse, utilizing indoor-outdoor areas to dramatically increase its living areas.

Since Filipps built the home with the intention of selling it, as he neared completion he turned to Napa Valley’s internationally known interior designer Thomas Bartlett to furnish the completed house. Bartlett, while qualifying that he does not do staging as a general rule, was nonetheless enough intrigued with the design to take on the project, working with his daughter, Melina Bartlett.

“It’s certainly very livable,” Bartlett commented on the house. The central downstairs area is a continuous space that includes the living, dining and kitchen areas, and opens to two of the outdoor areas. “When it’s opened up and light is coming

through, it appears to be three times the actual space,” he noted.

To furnish it, Bartlett included many items from his own collection, including pieces he’s found on his travels and others from his downtown Napa shop. The tables in two outdoor dining areas are his own design, as is some of the outdoor furniture, a powder-coated stainless steel, which comes from Melina Bartlett’s company, The Bartlett Collection (TheBartlettCollection.com).

“I kept it minimal color-wise,” he said. “People can interpret anything they want with these color combinations. Otherwise,” he added with a smile, “it’s my usual tricks, making it eclectic, the home of someone who has traveled the world and brought home treasures.”

Among the showstopper pieces are a star-shaped table he found in Morocco and a linen-covered chest of drawers with a design made of polished nail heads. For information about Thomas Bartlett Interiors, call 259-1234.

The finishing component is “fabulous art,” said Bartlett, an artist himself, who supports the work of local talent.

“I like staging because it is different,” said Melina Bartlett. “It allows you to do different things to show the potential of the house. I think it works for buyers to see how the space can be filled proportionately.

If the space is bare they don’t really know if it would work.”

“I’m really pleased with the way it turned out,” she added, “because I’ve heard nothing but positive comments from people who have seen it. The house really does have a great overall feeling. With all of the indoor-outdoor space, it really shows and feels larger than it is.”

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VINEYARD VIEW ESTATE Dramatic St. Helena vineyard view estate. 5 acres, 3 Bed / 3 Bath main residence, pool, expansive lawn, & room for guest house.

Offered at $3,750,000 Gail Morgan Lane (707) 291-0156

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• 153 acre knoll top vineyard estate • Modern Tuscan villa home • Pool, spa, tennis court

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• Country French 5BD/5.5BA home on private, gated drive • Knoll top setting with views to San Francisco • Guest house, granny unit, apartment

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• Privately gated Silverado Resort neighborhood • Expansive living areas and open view decks • Master suite + two guest suites on the main floor

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• Artfully appointed home blocks from Yountville’s shopping/restaurants • Featuring 3 bedrooms, open floor plan and creatively designed backyard • Offered furnished - turnkey and ready for you!

Offered at $1,100,000

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Offered at $769,000

www.2157MadisonSt.com • Absolutely adorable 1BD/2BA cottage • Located in charming Yountville • Open floor plan and big back yard

Offered at $750,000

www.165VineyardCircle.com • Kitchen features SS appliances and Quartzite counter tops • Recently remodeled 2BD/2BA condo • Close to Yountville’s dining and shopping

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Offered at $335,000

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Napa economy shines in 2015 JENNIFER HUFFMAN j huf f man@nap ane w s . com

Key indicators reflect greater prosperity Rising home values, declining unemployment and the strength of the local wine and hospitality industries combined to create a strong Napa County economy this past year, said local experts.

Just like the rest of California, “Napa County had a good 2015,” said Rob Eyler, professor of economics at Sonoma State University.

“The economy is doing very well,” said Larry Florin, the county’s housing and intergovernmental affairs director.

Napa County’s real estate market was “positive and healthy” this past year, said Lee Miller, Napa chapter president of the North Bay Association of Realtors.

The median price for a home sold in Napa County rose 4.7 percent — from $525,000 in 2014 to $550,000 in 2015. That’s the fifth year in a row the median price has risen, according to data from Bay Area Real Estate Information Services Inc. At the same time, the average number of days it took to sell a home dipped slightly year-over-year, from 87 in 2014 to 83 in 2015.

That’s the shortest amount of time it has taken to sell a home since 2005, when the number was 66.

Other economic indicators showed the strength of Napa’s economy.

The unemployment rate in 2015 averaged 4.5 percent, compared with 5.6 percent in 2014, according to the state Employment Development Department. The 2015 rate is the lowest the annual average has been since 2007.

The number of deeds of trust and mortgages recorded jumped 34.5 percent in 2015, according to the Napa County Recorder’s office.

Foreclosures dropped yet again.

In 2015, 55 Napa County homeowners lost property to foreclosure. In 2014, 71 homes were lost, according to the Napa County Recorder’s office.

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New home construction is seen on Browns Valley Road near Scenic Drive. By most indicators, the local economy got stronger in 2015.

Bankruptcy filings also declined, from 203 in 2014 to 141 in 2015, reported the United States Bankruptcy Court in Santa Rosa.

More new businesses were started in 2015. A total of 1,221 business licenses were approved in 2015, compared with 1,123 the year before, reported the city.

It wasn’t all good news. A lack of rental housing caused the average price of a Napa County rental to rise more than 10 percent year-overyear, according to data from the Real Answers Data Service. Napa renters now have to pay an average of $1,778 per month for housing.

Eyler explained that rising rental costs are both good and bad. For renters, “as prices rise, it infringes on your standard of living,” he said.

Those rising rents undermine purchasing power of the renter. On the plus side, rising rents indicate there is more demand to live in Napa.

“Things have been going good in Napa, and rising rental prices are a byproduct of growth,” said Eyler.

“You have to live with that tradeoff.”

“Napa County continues to cook along,” said the economist. “2016 looks pretty good,” although larger forces such as international economics, interest rates and the stock market could possibly combine to slow down tourism.

Tom LeMasters, president and CEO of Bank of Napa, said that in 2015 the bank granted the second largest number of loans in its history. That included loans to all kinds of businesses — small business, contractors, barrel-makers, vineyard managers and commercial real estate investors.

“People want the money to shore up their own balance sheets or take advantage of lower interest rates,” LeMasters said. “Others are

making investments in commercial real estate.”

As for 2016, “so far I see a continuation of 2015’s performance,” although an increase in interest rates and stock market volatility has caused some concern, LeMasters said.

Miller, of the North Bay Association of Realtors, said he’s seeing a mixture of homebuyers and sellers in the valley. Some are downsizing, moving in and out of California, buying second homes, and some are first-time homebuyers.

“As long as there is slow, steady growth, that’s good,” said Miller “We need to start dealing with managing success,” said Florin, the county housing director. “The valley has been very successful as a tourist destination and wine brand. Now we’re struggling with managing that success while minimizing the effect on the community.”

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Embassy Suites plans 54-room addition in Napa JENNIFER HUFFMAN j huf f man@nap ane w s . com

Strong tourism economy prompts expansion As local hotel occupancy rates continue to rise, lodging experts have cited the need for more hotel rooms in Napa. Embassy Suites would like to help meet that demand.

Representatives of the California Boulevard hotel have asked the city to review plans to build a detached 41,402-square-foot, 54-room hotel addition.

The new building would be located south of the main hotel, on a triangle of land currently used as a parking lot, near the intersection of First Street and California Boulevard.

“We’re always evaluating ourselves and making sure we’re meeting the needs of the guest,” said James Whitney, a representative for hotel owner FelCor Lodging Trust.

“The hotel market in Napa is strong and on the rise,” he said.

Adding rooms and meeting space are “a logical progression of the hotel.”

If the Embassy Suites expansion sounds familiar, that’s because it’s been under discussion for more than a decade. Back in 2002, the city gave developers the go-ahead to add additional rooms at the parking lot. In 2006 and 2012, the project seemed to be revived, but did not progress.

While two other hotel projects under construction — the 183room Archer Napa hotel and the 115-room Hampton Inn & Suites at the Century Center — will be adding to room inventory, Napa can accommodate even more lodging, said Clay Gregory, president and CEO of Visit Napa Valley.

“We are at a consistently high rate of occupancy,” said Gregory.

Whitney said that now’s the time to add rooms. “Large hotel ownership companies like (FelCor) have a tendency to do more capital improvements when markets are showing promise and strength, and that’s what the market is showing in Napa,” he said.

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Embassy Suites has announced plans to expand at its First Street and California Boulevard location.

hotel industry in Napa, Whitney added. “There are a lot of hotel companies that want to have a strong offering in the Napa market.

And we want to do the same.”

According to the FelCor website, the Napa Embassy Suites has 205 rooms.

Whitney described the 54 new rooms as “more upscale Napa room products. We’re stepping up one more level than what’s being offered now to expand opportunities at the hotel.”

Rooms would feature a “more contemporary Napa feel,” Whitney said.

“People want more unique experiences” when they come to Napa

Valley, “and it sounds like that’s what they are planning on doing” at the Embassy Suites, said Gregory.

Details on the rooms, as well as rates, have not been announced.

The hotel website listed current room rates from $139 to $319.

Embassy Suites General Manager Reynaldo Zertuche said with today’s healthy economy, “we can absorb more rooms” in Napa.

While he declined to elaborate on the expansion plans, Zertuche pointed out new high-end lodging properties opening in the valley such as the Four Seasons resort in Calistoga, VieVage Napa Valley in Carneros and Las Alcobas in St. Helena.

“These high-quality

accommodations are good for everybody,” said the hotel general manager. “They put us on the map as a high end luxury destination.”

New hotels also mean more marketing dollars spent on promotion and advertising. “Everyone in the travel industry wants to talk about them and the destinations,” Zertuche said.

Other growth plans at the Embassy Suites also include adding 4,045 square feet to an existing ballroom at the north end of the property. Interior renovations would include reconfiguration of the existing lobby, new landscaping and pool within the interior courtyard and removal of the interior atrium roof.

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Brazilian steakhouse planned for key highway location JENNIFER HUFFMAN j huf f man@nap ane w s . com

Former Oventi space will reopen this summer A Brazilian steakhouse called Galpão Gaucho should open this summer at the site of a former Marie Callender’s and Oventi restaurants along Highway 29 in north Napa.

The owners will be modeling the Napa Valley restaurant on one they already operate in San Antonio.

The Marie Callender’s — at the intersection of Highway 29 and Trower Avenue — used to be a popular destination for both locals and visitors.

However, the business closed in 2011 after its parent company filed for bankruptcy. The corner was most recently home to Oventi restaurant, which closed in late 2015.

Enter restaurateur Alberto Wachholz of San Antonio. Wachholz and business partner Jovani Gava opened the first Galpão Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse in the Texas city in 2014.

The business has been a success, said Wachholz, and the two decided to expand operations to a second location — this time in Napa.

“We were looking for a very unique place” that didn’t already have a Brazilian steakhouse nearby.

Wachholz said believes the closest Brazilian steakhouse in the Bay Area is in the San Francisco area.

The former Oventi site, located at 1990 Trower Ave., has “great exposure and the square footage we need,” he said. The restaurant is 8,505 square feet and sits on a 1.7-acre lot.

Because wine country enjoys visitors from around the world and locals appreciate fine food, “We think the concept will be great for Napa Valley,” he said. “There’s tons 34 — Distinctive Properties

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Galpao Gaucho is a new Brazilian steakhouse restaurant scheduled to open in the former Marie Callender’s space at Highway 29 and Trower Avenue.

of potential for a Brazilian steakhouse.”

There was something else he liked about Napa, said Wachholz.

“It reminds me of my hometown” — Sobradinho, a small town in the southern part of Brazil.

There is a long tradition of steakhouses in Brazil, he said.

At such eateries, also called churrascarias, the meat is butchered and prepared on site over grills. A galpão is a shed or a barn where the gaucho, or Brazilian cowboy, keeps horses and supplies, but is also used for celebrations for a large group of guests, Wachholz said.

The Galpão Gaucho menu includes more than a dozen cuts of meat and other foods, slow-cooked rotisserie style over an open flame, and presented to diners’ tables by traditional “gaucho” chefs in uniform. The meat is sliced tableside.

“It’s a very unique style of presentation,” said Wachholz. “It’s not a regular restaurant, where you order a plate and that’s it.” A salad bar, traditional side dishes and desserts are also offered.

Prices are fixed. While the Napa prices have not been set yet, lunch

could cost $30 and dinner, $45.

Rick Swig, who owns the Napa Winery Inn next to the former Oventi, said he was “thrilled” about the new restaurant.

Galpão Gaucho is “a professionally managed business with a strong track record. I think it’s the right product for the right location,” Swig said.

“I think it’s a great way to re-energize that corner, which is an important corner for the community,” Swig said. “Right now, it’s a blighted building. Now, it will have some energy.”

“It will provide good amenity for our hotel guests,” he noted.

Listing agent Matt Connolly of Strong & Hayden commercial real estate said he was happy to find a tenant for the space.

“It was a challenging restaurant to lease because it’s large,” said Connolly. Traditional restaurants are usually in the 3,000- to 4,000-squarefoot range. “But I think we found a great concept that will be successful.”

While Oventi is gone, the property is still owned by the creator of Oventi, Cyrus Mousavi of San Jose. When the restaurant closed,

he declined to say why, only that he wanted to concentrate on other projects.

Even with the closure of two restaurants before him, Wachholz is confident about their plans for the steak house.

“We believe the last restaurant didn’t make it because they didn’t provide the quality and service” expected in Napa Valley, he said.

“We have to be on top of our game to meet the high expectations of the people in Napa,” he said. “We fully understand the expectations of any restaurant in Napa Valley. Either you’re great or nothing, so we need to be great.”

The restaurateur said he and his partner have the experience to back up that confidence. “We’ve helped our former employers open many, many restaurant across the U.S.,” Wachholz said.

The steakhouse should open this summer, right around the same time as the summer Olympics, which happen to be taking place in Brazil.

“That’s a great opportunity for us,” to capture some buzz from the worldwide attention on all things Brazilian, he said.

Wachholz wouldn’t say how much they are spending on the restaurant, only that it’s a “substantial” investment. Those plans include installing equipment such as a new grill from Brazil and new furniture, and changing the layout of the restaurant and fixing up the interior and exterior.

“We are really committed to bring the best we can to Napa,” he said.

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Creating paradise PAUL FRANSON

Kelly Fleming Wines showcases the best of Napa Valley Napa Valley is filled with special places, but possibly none matches the idyllic world Kelly Fleming has created for her winery, vineyards and home.

Nestled in Simmons Canyon, which reaches deep into the Vaca Range, the 300-acre parcel at the end of Pickett Road in Calistoga is so narrow and steep that it was a challenge to find space to plant 12 acres of vines.

Fortunately, in the canyon she found the perfect hilltop site for a home that transports you to Provence or Tuscany, plus a dramatic setting for her stone winery.

From this elegant and restrained winery, she produces a small amount of equally elegant and restrained wine that showcases the best of Napa Valley without going over the top.

A NAPA VALLEY STORY The winery’s genesis recalls many other wineries in Napa Valley. Kelly and her former husband, who lived in Paradise Valley near Phoenix, bought 300 acres in four parcels of mostly undisturbed land for a getaway in 1998, planning to plant some vines. “It was just going to be a second home,” she said.

It was mostly unimproved land backing up to the Land Trust’s Wildlake property with a few plantable acres.

The land had no history of vines, but its neighbors include renowned vineyards for Araujo (now owned

by Chateau Latour), Frediani, Hundred Acre, Kenefick Ranch and Fisher Vineyards.

Vineyard manager Dave Pina planted the first 8 acres of cabernet sauvignon in 1999 and Jim Barbour planted 4 more acres six years later. “It took six years to get a permit on these steep sites,” Fleming recalled.

Mike Wolf has farmed the vineyard since 2012 Because of the diverse soils and exposures, Pina planted five different rootstocks (110-R, St. George, 140R 36 — Distinctive Properties

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Kelly Fleming’s 5,000-square-foot winery building was designed by Taylor Lombardo Architects in 2007.

and 101-14) and six clones of cabernet (4, 7, 8, 191, 337 and 341) in the small area.

Even so, some of the vines are marginal in trying seasons. “One plot on the bottom of the canyon is hard to ripen,” she admitted. “The vines in the canyon don’t see sun until late morning and are shaded early. The area is also cooler than the valley floor and more protected.”

One result — along with her taste — is that the wines are moderate in alcohol compared to many comparable Napa Valley wines.

She built 13 underground water treatment tanks. “The county wouldn’t let me build a reservoir,” she said.

She doesn’t plan to plant more grapevines on this largely wild tract of land.

She has planted an olive grove, and apple, almond, pear, fig and plum trees as well as a vegetable garden.

The property is also home to bees and four rescued donkeys, Clooney, Gus, Coco and Darlin’ plus bears, foxes, and mountain lions.

Hiring famed winemaker Celia Welch, Kelly produced her first vintage in 2002, then released it in the spring of 2005. “Celia was instrumental,” Kelly admitted.

Welch stayed through 2013, and then Rebecca George, who had joined the winery in 2010, became the winemaker. George graduated from UC

detail. She grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon, and studied fine arts in college.

She went on to work as a flight attendant but also became involved in the design of restaurants, including Ruth’s Chris Steak House and her ex-husband’s Fleming Prime Steak and P.F. Chang’s.

The hospitality area adjoining the winery is simple but elegant, with a rustic minimalism. It seems more like a home in southern France or Tuscany, and she does her personal entertaining there, often cooking with produce from her garden.

Davis and worked in Burgundy as well as Australia before becoming assistant THE WINES winemaker at Schramsberg Vineyards.

Kelly Fleming Wines made about 2,700 cases of four wines last year, YEARS OF BUILDING Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Big Pour Her house was finished in 2003 Napa Red, sauvignon blanc and rosé. when she moved to Napa Valley fullMost is sold direct, but it has limtime. Her children were in college by ited distribution and is served in some then and had no interest in returning top Napa Valley restaurants including to Phoenix. the French Laundry, Press, Angele, BisHer daughter, Colleen, formerly tro Don Giovanni, Mustards, JoLe and worked at the winery but is now a Evangeline. partner in Cadet Wine Bar in Napa.

The winery is open by appointRobert is a musician living in Los ment but Fleming isn’t looking for big Angeles — he played at the last two crowds. The tasting fee is $60 per perBottleRock festivals with his Sneakout son, which is waived with the purchase band and has helped with winery mar- of six bottles of Kelly Fleming Reserve keting and sales.

Cabernet Sauvignon or a six-pack of She started digging the caves in Big Pour Red. 2005. That took two years partly She can have events, but didn’t because it involved dynamiting have any in 2015, though she usually into the hill behind it to create two has a cab release party in March and 3,500-square-foot caves. a summer release of sauvignon blanc She started the 5,000-square-foot and rosé. winery building designed by Taylor Lombardo Architects in 2007, and that KELLY FLEMING WINES also took two years. The winery was Kelly Fleming Estate Caberfinished in June 2010. “It was perfect net Sauvignon timing because we were running out The signature wine is 100 percent of space at Laird Winery. It also was a cabernet sauvignon from the estate perfect year for the first vintage in our vineyard in Calistoga. The 2012 was own space.”

14.8 percent alcohol and aged 20 She celebrated the opening of the months in 82 percent new French oak Kelly Fleming winery in June 2010. and 920 cases were made. It’s priced Fleming’s intimate involvement in at $110. every aspect of the property and busiBig Pour Napa Red (separate label, ness reflects her taste and attention to not Kelly Fleming)

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Big Pour is not a second label of inferior wine, just different, as the price of $75 indicates ($450 for the minimum shipment of six bottles).

It’s a blend of extra estate cabernet sauvignon (85 percent) with Napa Valley syrah from Farella Vineyards in Coombsville (5 percent), malbec (5 percent) from the UC Davis Experimental Vineyard in Oakville and petite verdot (5 percent). Alcohol is 14.6 percent.

Kelly Fleming Rosé The 2014 rosé is a blend of 88 percent cabernet sauvignon from the estate vineyard and 6 percent of both malbec and syrah from neighbors.

The saignée (“bled”) juice sat on skins for about three hours before being cold-fermented in stainless steel and once-used French oak barrels. The wine rested in a stainless steel tank for 6 months prior to bottling in April

2015. Price is $36. Production was 191 cases.

Kelly Fleming Sauvignon Blanc The 2013 wine is primarily made up of sauvignon musque with a bit of sauvignon blanc clone 1, which she buys from Turnbull Fortuna and UC Davis in Oakville and Aetna Springs in Pope Valley. The wine was destemmed, lightly pressed, then fermented in a combination of French oak barrels, stainless barrels and small tanks for approximately four weeks. It was then aged on the lees for about four months.

She made 847 cases and the wine has 14.2 percent alcohol. Its price is $36.

Kelly Fleming Wines is at 2339 Pickett Road in Calistoga. It is open by appointment only Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 707-942-6849, email welcome@kellyflemingwines.com or visit KellyFlemingWines.com.

Kelly Fleming Wines opened in 2010.

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Exceptionally private and serene 4.98 acre Napa Valley Estate. Located on the Coveted East Side of Napa just Minutes to Downtown. Flanked by Mature Landscaping Creates a Tranquil Retreat-like Feel. The 5BD/5BA Main House Offers a First Floor Master. French Doors open to Spectacular Oak Studded Grounds and Outdoor Entertaining Areas. Guest House with Views of the Park-like Setting, Pool with Water Feature and a Built-in Spa plus a Wine Cellar! Gated with Excellent Water!

Private Setting with Beautiful Mountain and Valley Views. Located on the Coveted East Side of Napa in a Gated Community Minutes to World Class Restaurants and Wineries. This 4BD/4BA home was built with Entertaining in Mind. Four Sets of French Doors Open to Balconies with Extraordinary Views and Entertaining Areas with Outdoor Kitchen, Water Feature and Plenty of Room for a Pool. Low maintenance property with Stunning Natural Rock Outcroppings and All City Services!

Offered at $3,495,000

Offered at $1,850,000

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When buying, rely on local knowledge CHARLES BOGUE As in playing golf, local knowledge gives one player a definite advantage over the out of town visitor. From past experience, the local knows which way the putt will break, where to play a tee shot and why a certain club selection Realtor Charles gives proven success Bogue on a particular hole.

Likewise, In the world of real estate you will want all the local knowledge and every advantage available in finding and buying the home of your choice.

2016 is forecast and has already begun to see a significant reduction in homes available for sale. In all of Napa County the available homes for sale in January of this year is 247, down from a high of 389 homes in July of 2015. For the City of Napa the number is 140 homes down from 246 at the peak of last summer.

This decrease in inventory is common to many Northern California counties, causing more real estate agents to expand their activity into Napa County and other neighbor markets where they often find themselves beyond their scope of personal knowledge and experience. Here are several reasons you may want to seek out an agent that will give you the advantage of local knowledge: 1. You can’t get the whole story online In this information age of e-commerce, every real estate agent has access to properties available for sale in communities around the state and across the nation. As useful as online information may be, home buyers have found that there is still no substitute to having the personal relationship of a Realtor living in the community where they want to buy. By my children having attended local schools, I can personally attest to their experience and by being up-to-date on local political and social happenings, clients are far better informed.

2. Knowledge of local issues and activities affecting real

estate values Napa is a perfect example of a county with five separate cities, each with its own way of life that is unique. The quality of schools and location of public services such as water and fire protection are very different within the different cities and areas of the county. Water availability and even the ability to build at all become major issues in the valley hillsides and rural areas.

By having the services of a local agent you receive up-to-date information on changes in county ordinances and requirements of the respective building departments.

3. Access to local Service Providers and Trades Meeting local trades people who have a history in Napa can make the process of inspection and repairs easier and more personal. Your local real estate agent can provide painters, contractors, gardeners and others who will be

personally referred to you and used during the purchase process and very often continued during the following years of home ownership.

4. Greater exposure to properties available for sale By living in the community, the local agent hears on a day-today basis what homes will be coming up for sale, homes that might be coming back on the market or those that have not been formally placed on the market for sale. The local agent also knows agents who are the most active in the business and the types of property the agent specializes in.

Just like that golfer, you want to be at your competitive best when marketing your home for sale or purchasing the home of your choice. In a competitive market like today, local knowledge might be the difference.

5. Access to Local Lenders

and Appraisers Local lenders and appraisers may be the difference in your ability to obtain the loan you are looking for and the value you are seeking. In computing the appraised value of the home you want to buy, local appraisers know the values of different areas and the added value to the home that might be unknown to someone from out of the area. Also, local title companies are able to offer critical consulting on the property you are purchasing when there are complex easements or boundary issues.

To assure your success, give yourself the advantage of local representation and local knowledge.

Charles Bogue is a Broker with Coldwell Banker Brokers of the Valley in Napa. He can be reached via phone at 707486-5511 and e-mail cbnapa@ napanet.net.

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Developer pulls out of Napa Creekside H OWA R D Y U N E hyune @nap ane w s . com

Finances for affordabale project no longer worked Stymied by lawsuits and rising costs, the developer behind the Napa Creekside Apartments is walking away from the affordable housing project.

Bridge Housing Corp. of San Francisco will no longer move ahead with the development, spokeswoman Lyn Hikida announced in Februrary. The company, a specialist in developing subsidized housing, had been working with the city to create 57 dwellings on the site of a defunct seniors’ home at 3700 Valle Verde Drive.

The developer decided to abandon its plans after consulting with Napa Valley Community Housing, the city and Napa County, according to Hikida. Napa Creekside had gained support from the city’s Planning Commission and City Council, but a judge voided those approvals two years ago after a neighborhood group sued, arguing it was too dense for the area and its environmental studies were insufficient.

“I felt the neighborhood was taking on more than was reasonable in low-cost housing, because there’s already another one across the street on Villa Lane,” said Roger Lewis, a retired oil well drilling executive and a 15-year resident of the neighborhood. “I didn’t think it was right that one neighborhood should bail out the others, (and) I didn’t feel the city should ignore the requirements that surround building in a sensitive area.”

Despite the courtroom setback, city officials declared as late as last November they would continue trying to see the apartment plan through.

In the meantime, however, changes to a key state financing program for affordable housing began favoring larger complexes in major cities at the expense of Napa Creekside, which Hikida said drove up the cost estimate and made the project unworkable.

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Bridge Housing has pulled out of plans for the Napa Creekside Apartments, a 57-unit affordable complex slated for the site of the former Sunrise Assisted Living facility at 3700 Valle Verde Drive in north Napa. A 2014 lawsuit by neighbors voided city approvals for construction to start.

“We think had we gone down that path (of a study), the environmental finding would have supported the development,” said Hikida. “But the financial feasibility is something we can’t achieve any longer.”

Builders of affordable housing in California compete for tax credits offered by the state’s Tax Credit Allocation Committee, but rule changes last year would put the Napa project at a disadvantage, according to Kathleen Dreessen, executive director of the nonprofit Napa Valley Community Housing.

“If there was one application for 200 units and one for 50, and only so much money in the pot, it’s more likely the 200-unit one will get the tax credit,” she said.

Because Bridge Housing continues to own the Valle Verde Drive property, the future of any housing plans on the site remains uncertain.

“We are still considering our

options for next steps,” Hikida said Tuesday. “…We’re still committed to talking with the city and county to find other sites.”

More than five years in the planning, Napa Creekside was intended as an expansion of the old Sunrise Assisted Living center. Bridge Housing and Napa Valley Community Housing were to co-manage a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, offering them at rates affordable to lower-income families.

But even as the project first gained city approval in 2012, a circle of residents formed the Neighborhood Coalition to Protect Salvador Creek. That June, the group sued in Napa County Superior Court, saying the project could threaten fish in the nearby creek, a branch of the Napa River, while worsening traffic and littering problems in the area.

After a judge sided with the residents in 2013, the City Council approved a largely identical plan

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for Napa Creekside, adding more environmental studies asserting the apartments would not harm Silverado Creek’s salmon or steelhead.

But the court also struck down that plan in March 2014, demanding a full environmental impact report before construction could begin. Napa and Bridge Housing also were required to pay the neighbors’ group $72,000 in attorney fees.

On March 1, the City Council is scheduled to formally retract its approval of the development to comply with the judge’s decision, according to Lark Ferrell, manager of the city Housing Authority.

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NAPA COUNTY’S MOST RECENT HOME SALES * ADDRESS

RECORD DATE

SALE PRICE

BED

BA

SQ.FT. YR BLT

Single Family

American Canyon

ADDRESS

RECORD DATE

1080 SUMMIT AVE

12/23

SALE PRICE

BED

BA

SQ.FT. YR BLT

$780,000

2

1

1,448

1954

234 BUTTERCUP CT

12/23

$825,000

4

4

2,730

2007

1/7

$129,500

3

1

987

1954

42 LIGHTHOUSE CT

1/5

$1,044,000

4

3

2,170

1991

121 CREEKSIDE CIR

12/29

$290,000

3

2

1,344

1987

1019 ROSS CIR

12/22

$1,072,000

3

2

1,547

1959

747 WESTPARK

12/29

$302,500

4

3

1,627

1994

11 DEL REY CT

12/31

$344,500

3

2

1,085

1954

772 SPRING MOUNTAIN LN

12/28

$350,000

3

3

1,224

2000

211 CRAWFORD WAY

12/22

$355,000

3

2

1,716

1979

910 DONALDSON WAY

12/22

$390,000

3

2

1,571

1956

93 CRAWFORD WAY

12/29

$435,000

3

3

1,625

1988

847 SPRING MOUNTAIN LN

12/23

$435,000

4

3

1,989

2001

1/6

$448,000

3

2

1,841

2004

155 LOS ALTOS DR

90 STONECREEK DR

Single Family

Calistoga 1203 LILLIE ST 1302 FOOTHILL BLVD 1201 CYRUS CREEK CT 1300 CEDAR ST

12/29

$325,000

2

2

1,419

1975

7/21

$450,000

3

1

1,816

1910

12/30

$482,000

3

3

1,470

1988

1/6

$1,750,000

5

5

4,005

1950

Single Family

Napa 2194 GRANADA ST

12/31

$334,500

3

2

1,100

1967

401 PICKWICK DR

12/29

$350,000

4

2

1,509

1955

2440 PACIFIC ST

12/30

$370,000

2

1

1,089

1943

1020 EASUM DR

8 HENRY CT

10/23

1100 HUDSON AVE 1709 TAINTER ST

$680,000

2

2

1,695

1967

12/24

$680,000

2

1

1,045

1967

12/22

$1,060,000

2

2

1,324

1962

Condos

Napa 451 FREEWAY DR

12/28

$225,000

2

1

900

1980

1112 MARINA DR

12/29

$245,000

2

2

943

1974

134 VALLEY OAK DR

12/24

$315,000

2

2

1,168

2006

1600 ATLAS PEAK RD #477

12/31

$355,000

1

1

676

1968

1044 SHETLER AVE

12/23

$360,000

2

3

1,390

1990

Rural Residential

American Canyon 160 THERESA AVE

1/5

$255,000

2

211 BERRYESSA DR

12/29

$150,000

2

$400,000

2

2

848

1940

$406,000

3

1

1,121

1917

2469 CLARET ST

12/22

$410,000

4

2

1,774

1975

867 EL CENTRO AVE

1/4

$465,000

4

2

1,563

1974

1151 EL CENTRO AVE 1878 SILVERADO TRL

1383 SPRUCE ST

1/5

$468,000

3

1

1,056

1952

3221 SCOTT WAY

12/31

$500,000

4

2

1,662

1966

116 E FIRST ST

12/23

$500,000

2

1

768

1940

2454 MACLENNAN ST

12/23

$529,000

3

2

1,348

1967

67 ZINNIA LN

2363 YAJOME ST

12/28

$530,000

2

1

972

1950

1580 TALLAC ST

12/30

$535,000

3

2

1,261

1959

2860 LINDA VISTA AVE

12/30

$547,500

3

3

1,963

1959

1810 SILVERADO TRL

12/30

$625,000

3

2

2,081

1926

2478 REDWOOD RD

12/29

$639,000

4

3

1,957

1970

28 BLACKBERRY DR

12/29

$665,000

4

3

2,768

1999

3322 COVEY CT

12/22

$675,000

4

3

2,128

1978

1419 BANKS AVE

12/24

$763,000

4

2

1,808

1951

979

1940

1

902

1964

Rural Residential

Napa

1/4 12/23

1

Rural Residential

Berryessa

101 ADOBE LN

3728 JEFFERSON ST

Single Family

St. Helena

1/6

$368,500

2

1

1,052

1954

1/6

$700,000

2

3

2,234

1992

12/29

$1,035,000

2

2

1,679

1932

Rural Residential

Pope, Chiles, Wooden Valleys 1/5

$298,000

3

2

2,714

1992

7010 STATE HIGHWAY 128

12/22

$570,000

3

2

1,594

2001

3560 MONTICELLO RD #A

12/24

$665,000

3

2

1,120

1963

Rural Residential

Rutherford, Oakville 6265 DRY CREEK RD

1/7

$1,150,000

3

3250 CUTTINGS WHARF RD 12/30

1,536

1984

Rural Residential

Southern County/Carneros

*As recorded at the Napa County Tax Assessors Office / John Tuteur (707) 253-4459 / Property sales reported may include partial interest transfers; sales that are included with other properties; sales that are less any liens on property.

3

$350,000

2

2

1,162

1979

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Understanding the millennial home (BPT)—For years, consumer buying power and purchasing trends have focused around baby boomers. However, within the past several years, the spotlight has shifted to the 80-plus million Americans between the ages of 25 and 34 known as millennials. Now the largest demographic group in history, this generation is undoubtedly the most studied. Significant research findings, speculations and predictions about shopping habits and motivators are driving the world to cater to this influential group.

Home ownership is one example. Many speculate millennials aren’t interested in, or in a position to buy a home because they’re strapped with student loans and a tightened job market. While much of that is true, research paints a different overall picture. In fact, in many U.S. cities, millennials make up half or more of home purchasers (many of them firsttime home buyers), according to a recent study by Realtor.com and reported by Bloomberg.

So what are millennials looking for in their home? According to the recent Responsive Home initiative conducted by Builder Magazine, TRI Pointe Group (Pardee Homes) and partners such as Danze, Inc., several priorities rose to the top of their “must have” list when purchasing or building a home: * Ability to maximize all spaces within the home (efficient, creative storage) * Urban conveniences in suburban settings (able to walk to parks and schools) * Plentiful outdoor space, including an outdoor kitchen when possible * Customizable floor plans (i.e., ability to have a nanny or mother-in-law suite with kitchenette and more) * Elements with high design that offer functionality and value “There’s no doubt this generation is very design savvy and has outstanding taste,” says Sharon Overby, vice president of Danze, Inc. “We were excited to be part of the Responsive Home project. Our kitchen and bath faucets, shower 44 — Distinctive Properties

systems, bath accessories and others play well with the design-functionality-value ratio.”

Among the unique design aspects was the use of satin black as a finish throughout many of the bathrooms. Showerheads,

faucets and accessories were often mounted on white subway tile (grouted in black) for a fun, impactful style.

In one of the kitchens, Responsive Home Creative Director Bobby Berk paired a white farmhouse sink

with a Danze pull-down faucet in a tumbled bronze finish. The juxtaposition of mixing and matching elements such as these are at the heart of millennial style.

Outdoor living has proven to be a hot button for many buyers, including these 25-34-year-olds.

The Responsive Home project featured unique use of outdoor space that showcased sunken sitting areas surrounded by beautiful gardens and water features, various applications of large-screen TVs and, of course, fully functional beautiful outdoor kitchens.

“The Danze line is a great match for this set of home buyers, whether they’re building new or fixing up an existing home,” adds Overby. “We’ve proven that eye-catching design and value-focused pricing can co-exist in kitchen and bath products, which are often a big aspect to the personality and style of a home.”

For more information about the Danze product line, visit www. danze.com.

Steve Gr Gregory

D: 707.252.5528 C: 707.495.1488 sgregory@cbnapavalley.com • BRE#01038915

Vineyard Estate Compound adjacent to Napa Valley Country Club with panoramic full Valley views and a 15 acre high end hillside Cabernet vineyard, 5,500 sq. ft. home plus guest house, caretaker unit; pool with cabana, bocce ball court & incredible grounds. Fabulous opportunity to build an alternative new full Valley view home. Fabulous opportunity to build both an alternative “new” full Valley view home and small winery, subject to County approval.

Ridge-top spectacular 180 degree unobstructed Napa Valley views. 6.9 acre approved new vineyard Erosion Control Plan. Options: Remodel the existing main residence, or, build new view home on spectacular view plus additional 2 bed 2 bath guest house. Mature oaks/and with beautiful old stone, approx. 30’ high dam, well and City water.

Asking $13,500,000

Asking $2,369,000

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For details go to www.Valleyviewranchnapa.com

A Highly Desirable “Mid-Century Modern” Estate Opportunity within an existing 2,891 sq. ft. footprint on Montecito Ridge with panoramic views overlooking both the Napa Valley and Coombsville. Includes a 3 br/2.5 ba single-story home and a detached 1 br guest house with full kitchen!

This estate site is located in a very “exclusive” country environment of existing and future high end homes/ estates. The gently sloped land overlooks neighboring vineyards, pond and surrounding Mayacamas foothills.

This private, quiet end of the road setting is the perfect spot for a new Wine Country home located on an oak covered knoll and bordered by its own walnut tree orchard!!

For details go to www.610montecitoboulevard.com

Asking $1,695,000

Asking $579,500

For additional information see www.SteveGregoryNapa.com

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Beautiful 22.4 Acres Premium Napa Valley vineyard. Currently planted in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Easy access, title 22 water supply, and multiple zoning including industrial commercial use. Dreaming of your own winery? This is the perfect spot at the very gateway to the entire Napa Valley.

Adjacent 27.3 acres is also available and has a good well.

Offered at $3,875,000

Nestled Against the Vineyards With mountains as the back drop. Beautiful finishes and soaring ceilings.Islandkitchenopenstofamilyroomwithstonefireplace.

French doors lead to an inviting outdoor living area with pergola, fire pit, and expansive views over the vines and mountains. You will love the privacy of the location of this amazing property.

Offered at $1,300,000

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Silverado Creek See your future unfold in this beautiful Silverado Creek home.

This can be your forever home. Master suite on the main floor with lovely master bath with jetted tub. Office and guest rooms upstairs. Generous sized great room concept with island kitchen with granite counters and gas cook top range opening to the lovely living space with fireplace which opens to the Offered at $689,000 outdoor entertainment area.

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Darling North Napa This home has been very well maintained. Features a spacious living room and family room with fireplace just off the dining area. Beautiful kitchen cabinets, built in oven and flat cook top stove. Backyard has a shady patio and lots of gardening space.

Even your very own lemon and Satsuma trees. Just a short distance from great shopping and dining. What a wonderful Offered at $519,000 value!

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Classic Country Estate Distinctive Styling defines this Classic Wine Country Estate. A beautiful single level home featuring dramatic vaulted ceilings, warm wood flooring, massive stone fireplace, generous rooms with seamless indoor and outdoor living. Island kitchen open to the family room. Sun drenched pool house, fully equipped outdoor kitchen and bocce ball court make summer entertaining a breeze. 2 Bedroom guest house, caretakers quarters, and an abundance of storage for cars or all the toys you can imagine.

Watch the sun set over your very own pond.

Offered at $3,650,000

Napa Valley Perfection

Casual Sophistication!

Stunning and meticulously maintained home nestled in a much sought after cul de sac location. The ultimate blend and timeless beauty of rich wood and concrete creating distinct personalities for each room. Living room soars to 20 feet with French doors leading to the picturesque gardens.

Island kitchen. Ground floor master suite. Spacious loft area with a balcony.

Amazing views and soaring ceilings. Island kitchen with granite counters and Viking range is open to the family room with fireplace. French doors lead to expansive decking overlooking the amazing backyard waterfall and pond. Outdoor Viking kitchen.

A 52 Vine Gentleman’s Vineyard. 1500 Bottle Wine Cellar and a large media room.

Offered at $1,495,000

Offered at $1,095,000

Carolyn Roberts BROKER/OWNER 707-258-5248 croberts99@aol.com www.carolynroberts.com N A P A • S T . H E L E N A

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Undeniably one of the most spectacular Views and private setting in the Napa Valley on prestigious Auberge Road.

Close to world renowned L’Auberge du Soleil. French inspired estate with views from every room. Steeped in Natural Beauty. Offers 6,000 +/- sq.ft. with 5 ensuite bedrooms, 6.5 baths, 3 fireplaces and walls of glass. Also features an infinity pool/spa, fitness studio/steam room, open gazebo and professional outdoor kitchen. Sited atop a hillside on 40 sprawling acres, Villa Vigne will take your breath away.

Offered at $9,750,000

Silverado Creek

Silverado Resort

Rarely available 3BD/2BA, 1742 SF home within Silverado Creek. Bright, light and open floor plan. Island kitchen opens to an informal eating area and spacious family room. Wood floors, tiled baths, and pantry are several of the numerous features of this immaculate home. Easy maintenance rear yard offers a sunny southern exposure w/ flagstone patio and pergola. 3rd bedroom currently configured as a den.

Single level 3BD/2.5BA home overlooking the 11th fairway of Silverado’s world famous South Course. Recently remodeled. Expansive windows and glass doors provide open views to the golf course, lake and mountains beyond! Vaulted and open beamed ceilings and wood floors create a feeling of openness and warmth. New kitchen features granite counters, cherry cabinets and stainless steel appliances.

Offered at $689,000

Offered at $1,475,000

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