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Private Estate, West Cotati, Sonoma County, CA
Private Estate, West Cotati, Sonoma County, CA
Nicole Marzo presents:
Introducing the former estate of renowned musician and leader of west coast jazz, Lu Watters. This multi-unit bucolic, private estate is located in West Cotati, CA. The property consists of four separate dwellings. The centerpiece of this 1.5 acre (approx) parcel is the Dutch Barn home, as well as an attached remodeled apartment that has a separate entrance. Flagged on both sides of the property entrance are two separate homes. On the left-hand side is Lu Watters' original home - a beautiful 3 bedroom and 1.5 bathroom, ranch style single level dwelling. To the right side is "The Cabin", a darling well-appointed studio apartment. In addition to all of the living spaces there is an office with a cellar underneath, communal laundry room, half bathroom and maintenance room, pizza oven and a play house. This incredible and unique property in the "Wilds Of Cotati" is secluded, yet close to all of the amenities of the City of Cotati and the greater Sonoma County.
Four separate dwellings on 1.5 acres approximately, with numerous other structures on the luscious parcel.
This private compound consists of four dwellings:
The Dutch Barn House, which includes a separate attached apartment, Lu Watters' original home, and The Cabin studio apartment. These fantastic dwellings sit on a beautiful 1.5 acre parcel in the "Wilds of West Cotati" on lush, manicured grounds.
Lu Watters' original home is a ranch style single level, 1,300 square feet (approximately), 3 bedroom and 1.5 bathrooms. This home has Italian tiled floors, a covered porch and private gardens.
Next to Lu's original house is a 3,300 square foot (approximately and non-conforming) 2-story custom home styled after a Dutch barn. This unique home has three spacious bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The first floor is centered around an inviting demonstration kitchen that opens into the dining area. Additionally, there is a living area which looks out to the lush property meadow, a powder room and office area. The primary suite, two more bedrooms and a bathroom are upstairs.
The first floor of the Dutch Barn home includes an attached, updated apartment with a separate entrance. Remodeled in 2020, this modern space has stained concrete floor, and French doors leading to a private garden.
At the base of the property entrance on the right side is The Cabin, a studio apartment with a sleeping loft, murphy bed, private patio and a washer and drying in the unit.
The property also includes a maintenance shed, communal laundry facility with a half bathroom, and an office with a storage cellar underneath.
This special and rare property full of rustic elegance is secluded yet very close to all of the best that the City of Cotati and Sonoma County offer.
Hills, vineyards, towering redwood groves, and majestic oaks surround the city of Cotati's unique, downtown hexagonal square. La Plaza Park and its bandstand hosts a Kids' Day Annual Parade and Festival, a summertime farmers' market, and the Cotati Jazz Festival. Cotati's local flavor can perhaps best be experienced at the quirky Cotati Accordion Festival, which attracts thousands of aficionados of the instrument to La Plaza Park for a weekend of all things accordion.
To maintain its small-town feel, Cotati residents voted in the 1990s to curtail growth by forbidding any annexation of land beyond a fixed urban boundary line. That ensures Cotati will remain a quiet residential community. True to its progressive Northern California roots, Cotati is home to FrogSong, one of the country’s first co-housing communities.
Small, vest-pocket parks abound, providing more than 45 acres of green space in the city of less than 10,000 residents. Students attend schools operated by the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District.
