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Old Towne Orange!
238 E Palmyra Ave.
Circa 1900
Sold: $1,275,000

238 E Palmyra Ave - Main House

238 E Palmyra Ave - Outdoor Living Spaces

238 E Palmyra Ave - 1BR/1BA Apartment Over Garage

238 E Palmyra Ave - Guest Suite

238 E Palmyra Ave - Back House
Note: items below in Orange are links to respective manufacturers

238 E Palmyra - Guest Suite

Front House Features:

  • 2-3 Bedrooms / 1.75 Baths in Main House
  • Approximately 1,446 Sq. Ft. / 6,840 Sq. Ft. Lot!
  • 2-car garage with laundry and utility sink
  • 2-car driveway in front of garage 
  • Mills Act Home! Taxes to New Owners Approximately $4,155/Year - Save Approx $9,429/Year in Property Taxes!  $164,849 in Value (approx. mortgage-equivalent)
  • Lovingly maintained landmark 1,450 square-foot hip roof cottage built in 1900 with three bedrooms and 1 and 3/4 baths in the main house
  • Located in the desirable South East quadrant of Old Towne Orange
  • Hand brushed Benjamin Moore Aura exterior paint on main house and rear building
  • Featured in (click below for add'l info):
    • Romantic Homes Kitchen & Bath specialty magazine (2010)
    • November/December 2011 Old Towne Plaza Review ("A Colorful Couple")
    • Old Towne Preservation Association's 2011 Home Tour
  • High ceilings with crown mouldings, picture rails, and 9.5 inch detailed original baseboards
  • 116-year old Douglas Fir wide-planked hardwood floors throughout first floor
  • Upper floor converted attic entirely devoted to master suite, with hand-painted trompe l'oeil solid hickory floors, hand-painted art on walls, large window seat, and a wood-burning fireplace 
  • Newly remodeled upstairs 3/4 bathroom with Carrera marble hex tiled floors, Carrera subway wall tiles, stunning crystal sconces, and Carrera marble shower with Carrera river rock shower floor      
  • Custom wood wainscoting, vintage hex tiles and claw foot tub in full downstairs bathroom
  • High-end fixtures, lighting, and appliances including Perrin & Rowe, Bertazzoni gas range, Murano and Schonbeck chandeliers and sconces, and jeweled Susan Goldstick knobs, pulls, switch plates and outlet covers throughout home
  • Jaw-dropping kitchen, hand-painted kitchen cabinets with vintage mirror panels, under counter lighting, Uba Tuba granite slab counters and full granite/Carrera marble subway tile backsplash
  • Stunning, ornate candy-apple red tin ceiling in kitchen with dual chandeliers 
  • Custom built closets with four antiqued mirrored doors in dressing room
  • Hand-painted black and white checkerboard front and back porches 
  • Central fire and security alarm system with glass break, window, and door sensors
  • Exterior camera security system
  • Central heating and A/C
  • 2006 earthquake retrofitted 

Guest Suite Features:

  • ​Stunning separate guest suite located behind the garage with both accessible as pedestrian entrances from the back yard
  • French doors, detailed crown mouldings, solid hickory floors, wet bar with granite counters and wine refrigerator, vintage light fixtures, built-in floor to ceiling bookshelf, 3/4 bath, and front and side entrance​

Back House Features:

​Beautiful 1-Bedroom / 1-Bath Apartment over garage has separate entrance from Grand Street and separate address
  • Approximately 600 sq. ft.
  • new wood/laminate floors throughout,
  • living room window seat
  • Schonbeck light fixtures throughout
  • ceiling fan in bedroom,
  • enclosed washer and dryer inside unit
  • full bath
  • granite slab kitchen counters with full tile backsplash
  • built in microwave, dishwasher
  • walk-in closet
  • efficient wall heating and wall air conditioning 

Yard and Grounds Features:

  • Landscaped front yard with grass, roses, Palo Verde tree, plumeria, producing peach tree, landscape lighting, and fountain on a corner lot
  • Full sprinkler system
  • Custom, one-of-a-kind picket fence with solid metal finials and pedestrian gate entrance lighting
  • Remote-operated power gate for vehicle entrance 
  • Driveway leading to covered carport with pendant lighting
  • Brick backyard with fire pit with fire glass matching the vibrant house colors
  • Mature, massive avocado tree producing large amounts of fruit, hybrid producing citrus tree, roses and year-round plumeria in backyard
  • Landscape lighting
  • Exterior sound system in back yard
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Tony Trabucco
Orange Realty, Inc.
1537 East Chapman Ave
Orange, CA 92866
714.288.9369
[email protected]
​CA DRE Lic #: 00982321