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You Need to Peek Inside This Adorable Mission-Style Cottage for Sale in San Diego

Madeline Bilis
Madeline BilisDeputy Lifestyle Director
Madeline Bilis edits the Real Estate section as Apartment Therapy's Deputy Lifestyle Director. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Boston magazine, the Boston Globe, and other outlets. She has a degree in journalism from Emerson College and a soft spot for brutalist buildings.
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published Jan 14, 2021
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The details

  • Address: 4532 Shirley Ann Pl., San Diego, Calif.
  • Price: $729,000
  • Size: 720 square feet
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 1
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Why we have a crush on this property

I don’t know about you, but owning a home with palm trees in the front yard sounds pretty nice right about now. This Mission Revival-style cottage for sale in San Diego caught my eye with its cheery curb appeal — aside from those trees, there’s a terracotta walkway and some tiled steps that lead to a bright, warm interior. 

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The 1928 adobe dwelling in University Heights offers two bedrooms, a fireplaced living room, a charming dining nook, a breakfast bar, a one-car garage, and lots of built-in storage. The place is a cozy 720 square feet, and yet makes room for an enclosed sun porch with a washer, dryer, and a dry bar. 

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The porch overlooks the property’s small, landscaped backyard, where there’s a stone patio with room for a dining set, as well as fruit trees and space for a garden.

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The home’s new owners can expect relatively low maintenance: it had a new roof installed and its floors refinished in 2020, while a new HVAC system was installed in 2018.

The sunny little abode is listed for $729,000 by Alexander Good with Freealty.

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