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The median home value in Amherst, NY is $202,000 This is higher than the county median home value of $138,400. The national median home value is $185,800. The average price of homes sold in , is $. Approximately 75.89% of Amherst homes are owned, compared to 20.78% rented, while 3.34% are vacant. Amherst real estate listings include condos, townhomes, and single family homes for sale. . Commercial properties are also available. If you see a property Amherst real estate agent to arrange a tour today !
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$139,900

188 Getzville Road Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.10

Sq.Ft.: 1,172

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079548

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.4591 Acres

Year built: 1951

Courtesy: MJ Peterson Real Estate

$469,900

65 Joliet Lane Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 5

Baths: 2.20

Sq.Ft.: 3,259

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079372

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.2154 Acres

Year built: 1992

Courtesy: Gurney Becker & Bourne

$599,900

77 Aspenwood Drive Amherst, NY 14051

Beds: 4

Baths: 3.10

Sq.Ft.: 3,301

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079485

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.49 Acres

Year built: 2006

Courtesy: Hunt Real Estate ERA

$199,900

408 Frankhauser Road Amherst, NY 14221

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.10

Sq.Ft.: 1,783

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079465

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.9358 Acres

Year built: 1964

Courtesy: MJ Peterson Real Estate

$156,000

61 University Court Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.00

Sq.Ft.: 1,224

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1078330

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.1297 Acres

Year built: 1937

Courtesy: Hunt Real Estate ERA

$899,900

118 Harbridge Mnr Amherst, NY 14221

Beds: 4

Baths: 2.10

Sq.Ft.: 3,800

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079461

Type: Condo/Townhouse

Lot size: 0.26 Acres

Year built: 2008

Courtesy: Hunt Real Estate ERA

$189,900

38 Rockdale Drive Amherst, NY 14228

Beds: 4

Baths: 2.10

Sq.Ft.: 2,076

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079314

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.31 Acres

Year built: 1968

Courtesy: MJ Peterson Real Estate

$209,900

95 Ayrault Drive Amherst, NY 14228

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.10

Sq.Ft.: 1,630

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079041

Type: Single Family

Year built: 1971

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$94,999

120 Foxberry Drive UNIT B Amherst, NY 14068

Beds: 2

Baths: 1.00

Sq.Ft.: 810

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079274

Type: Condo/Townhouse

Lot size: 9.19 Acres

Year built: 1978

Courtesy: Coldwell Banker Chubb Real Estate

$229,000

119 Donna Lea Boulevard Amherst, NY 14221

Beds: 4

Baths: 2.10

Sq.Ft.: 2,376

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079320

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.2583 Acres

Year built: 1964

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$249,900

413 Mount Vernon Road Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 4

Baths: 2.10

Sq.Ft.: 2,122

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079294

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.1672 Acres

Year built: 1910

Courtesy: MJ Peterson Real Estate

$239,900

172 Halwill Drive Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.20

Sq.Ft.: 1,765

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079256

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.2583 Acres

Year built: 1961

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$319,900

71 Hidden Ridge Common Amherst, NY 14221

Beds: 2

Baths: 2.00

Sq.Ft.: 1,997

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079249

Type: Condo/Townhouse

Lot size: 0.0817 Acres

Year built: 1986

Courtesy: Hunt Real Estate ERA

$165,000

70 Hamlin Sq UNIT 6 Amherst, NY 14221

Beds: 3

Baths: 2.00

Sq.Ft.: 1,538

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079176

Type: Condo/Townhouse

Year built: 1968

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$129,900

230 Windermere Boulevard Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.10

Sq.Ft.: 1,386

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079126

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.1148 Acres

Year built: 1953

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$239,900

155 Wedgewood Drive Amherst, NY 14221

Open House:

Sunday, 10/8 1:00-3:00PM

Beds: 3

Baths: 2.00

Sq.Ft.: 1,994

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1078750

Type: Condo/Townhouse

Lot size: 13.8 Acres

Year built: 1987

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$79,000

4547 Chestnut Ridge Road UNIT 115B Amherst, NY 14228

Beds: 2

Baths: 1.00

Sq.Ft.: 1,044

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079102

Type: Condo/Townhouse

Lot size: 7.69 Acres

Year built: 1969

Courtesy: Litwin Realty

$159,900

348 Allenhurst Road Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.00

Sq.Ft.: 1,832

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079029

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.2725 Acres

Year built: 1954

Courtesy: MJ Peterson Real Estate

$274,900

255 Patton Place Amherst, NY 14221

Beds: 3

Baths: 2.10

Sq.Ft.: 1,998

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1079046

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.2009 Acres

Year built: 1988

Courtesy: MJ Peterson Real Estate

$109,900

728 Robin Road Amherst, NY 14228

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.10

Sq.Ft.: 1,288

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1078834

Type: Condo/Townhouse

Lot size: 0.0494 Acres

Year built: 1975

Courtesy: RE/MAX North

$315,000

105 Woodshire Amherst, NY 14068

Open House:

Sunday, 10/8 1:00-3:00PM

Beds: 5

Baths: 3.10

Sq.Ft.: 2,980

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1078855

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.2668 Acres

Year built: 1972

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$229,900

113 Sargent Drive Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 3

Baths: 1.10

Sq.Ft.: 1,459

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1078903

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.3214 Acres

Year built: 1939

Courtesy: Hunt Real Estate ERA

$264,900

94 Countryside Lane Amherst, NY 14221

Open House:

Sunday, 10/8 1:00-3:00PM

Beds: 4

Baths: 2.10

Sq.Ft.: 2,169

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1078838

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.2491 Acres

Year built: 1969

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$169,900

30 Chateau Terrace Amherst, NY 14226

Beds: 4

Baths: 1.00

Sq.Ft.: 1,901

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1078727

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.1347 Acres

Year built: 1930

Courtesy: Howard Hanna

$274,900

136 Northington Amherst, NY 14051

Beds: 4

Baths: 2.10

Sq.Ft.: 2,923

Status: NEW LISTING

MLS#: B1078560

Type: Single Family

Lot size: 0.31 Acres

Year built: 1975

Courtesy: MJ Peterson Real Estate

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The Story Of One Family Who Ditched The City For The Country

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Sara Wood and her daughter sit at the desk in their 200-year-old Dundas, Ont. home. “It’s that screen-door-slammming lifestyle where she just runs out and I’m like, ‘Be back fro dinner!'” says Wood of the freedom of country living. (Photo, Sian Rirchards)A few summers ago, Sara wood and her husband, Dan, woke up in their Toronto home — a downtown semi with a backyard the size of a postage stamp — and wondered how exactly they got there. “We were like, ‘Wait a second, when did we decide that this was where we were going to be?’ ” says Sara, who is a freelance stylist and former owner of an art café in Toronto; Dan is a film editor. Like plenty of city dwellers, they craved a change: more green space, a slower pace and a freer childhood for their nine-year-old daughter. Unlike most of those city dwellers, though, the couple actually took the leap and left Toronto for the small-town charms of Dundas, Ont., an hour outside of the city. Wood first spotted the stone house several years ago and instantly fell in love with its two-and-a-half-foot-thick stone walls and15-foot-high ceilings. (Photo, Sian Richards)
Sign up for Chatelaine's newsletters for our latest home stories But making the move didn’t happen as suddenly as the realization that they needed to. In fact, they first laid eyes on their current country abode — a breathtaking, nearly 200-year-old stone house — more than a decade ago on a weekend getaway. After noticing the house nestled in a thicket of trees, the pair pulled over to the side of the road and sat in their car, mesmerized and craning their heads; they’d never seen anything like it. The house, which sits regally on a corner lot, is entirely clad in two-and-a-half-foot-thick stone walls and adorned with massive windows fit for its 15-foot-high ceilings. They drove on, but then, in 2011, Sara was casually browsing through MLS one evening and stumbled across a familiar listing. “I was like, ‘Dan! Dan! Dan! It’s that house!’ ” she says. The inside was everything they’d imagined it would be, but the house was far out of their price range. The house required a lot of love and elbow grease, including fresh paint in neutrals and dark blues. (Photo, Sian Richards) When the couple officially began their search for a country home in 2013, the stone house hovered in the back of their minds. After viewing nearly 40 properties within commuting range of Toronto, they went for an in-person look at the stone house, which was still on the market. “I remember thinking, ‘This is my house. I can’t imagine being anywhere else,’ ” she says. They put in an offer; it was refused. Six months later, they tried again, approaching the owner privately. “It’s real estate: We had to be patient and determined,” she says. That determination paid off, and in 2015, the house was theirs. The bathroom is the only room that needed a complete gutting and do-over. (Photo, Sian Richards) Out of respect for the house’s 200-year history, they haven’t done any major renovations — except to the bathroom, which needed a complete gutting. They have done a lot of mending, though, putting in new electricals, reviving the original heart-pine floors, replacing the windows (with wooden frames built to match the originals) and ripping down the floral wallpaper to make room for fresh paint in neutrals and dark blues. There’s space in the basement now for a pottery studio for Sara, and the sprawling yard engulfed in trees is the perfect spot for their daughter to play. Wood is ecstatic that her daughter has space to learn and explore, inside and out. “Every time I set foot outside, I see the two Beatrix Potter–looking bunnies that live on our property.” (Photo, Sian Richards) Dan commutes into the city for work on the train every workday, and Sara goes into the city too when her work requires it. She admits the coming and going can be tricky to coordinate, especially when their daughter is in school. But the life they’ve built in the country helps them keep sight of why they left the city in the first place. “I love waking up to the cardinals on the tree outside my giant window,” she says. “I love that every time I set foot outside, I see the two Beatrix Potter–looking bunnies that live on our property. I love that my daughter’s best friend lives across the road. It’s that screen-door-slamming lifestyle where she just runs out and I’m like, ‘Be back for dinner!’ I almost pinch myself — it’s just like I had hoped it would be.” Wood has maintained the history of the stone house while giving it some major updates: new electrical, reviving original heart-pine floors, replacing windows, and repainting walls in neutrals and dark blues. (Photo, Sian Richards) Prop styling by Sara Wood. Flowers, laprimaverafarms.com. Select furniture, grahamandbrooks.com.More:
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Hemp brings high technology to homes

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Architects speak a lot about form, often unintelligibly. But architecture is not just about design, nor “vertical and oblique circulation elements”, in the words of the late Zaha Hadid. We still want those, whatever they are. We want buildings that make statements and turn heads. Yet materials matter as much as draughtsmanship. They affect the look of a building as well as comfort and carbon footprint. One skill of the architect — and the client — is to choose the best materials with which to build: glass, steel, brick or concrete? Or something else? Something that can breathe and regulate humidity, something non-toxic — something that is truly green.

The most sustainable building materials tend to be derived from plants. Timber is an obvious example, as is bamboo. But there is another fast-growing crop that makes an excellent building material. This plant’s woody fibres can be mixed with a lime binder to make a natural concrete that is lightweight yet has good thermal mass; it is highly insulating, resistant to pests and mould, has good acoustics and moderates humidity. The plant thrives in temperate climates. It can grow from seed to harvest in just four months. Its cultivation needs little or no herbicide or pesticide.

The drawback is that cultivating this greenest of building materials could land you in jail. The plant is hemp; scientific name Cannabis sativa. Varieties with extremely low levels (about 0.3 per cent) of the narcotic compound THC are known as industrial hemp. Although it is nigh impossible to get stoned on a joint made of industrial hemp — unless it were unfeasibly huge — the plant’s cultivation is highly controlled in most countries and requires a licence.

In the US, the first hemp house was built in 2010 in North Carolina using crop imported from the UK. Its architect, Anthony Brenner, estimates “about 50” hemp homes have been built in the US since. Today, hemp homes can be homegrown in the US. Legislation passed in 2014 makes the farming of industrial hemp possible. About 30 US states have legalised the crop, which has other uses in cosmetics, fabrics and food. Cultivation of industrial hemp in the US is still in its infancy. In 2016, just 4,000 hectares were planted. Still, if the entire crop were used for construction, that could build 5,000 small family homes.

Meanwhile, Canada grows 10 times as much hemp as the US, while in Yunnan, south-west China, 10,000 farmers grow industrial hemp. Much of the global hemp production is to make biocomposites for car interiors. In Europe, 33,000 hectares of industrial hemp were grown in 2016, mostly in France. (One of the earliest known examples of hemp architecture is a bridge in France built circa 500AD.)

The Acre on Cumnor Hill, Oxford © John Pardey Architects

Architects are experimenting. Some 1,000 hemp bales (30 tonnes) were exported from France to build Israel’s first hemp house, completed last year. Tav Group Architects, the Israeli firm, designed a 250 sq metre home in the artists’ colony of Ein Hod. About half the home is made of hempcrete, a lightweight alternative to concrete made from woody hemp fibres. The rest is local stone, rammed earth and wood. The house is “like nature herself”, says architect Maoz Alon. “It gives you the rejuvenating feeling of the forest, or a vast fresh meadow.”

Almost any house that can be built with brick and block could equally be built with hempcrete (and a structural frame). Last year, one of the first hemp homes in New Zealand was featured on the New Zealand version of TV programme Grand Designs. The 320 sq metre house, costing NZ$1m (£500,000) to build, used 500 bales of hemp imported from the Netherlands. Despite media dubbing it “the ultimate stoner pad”, this house in Taranaki feels more like a French farmhouse.

Hempcrete — which is weaker than concrete and non-structural — is made by mixing the woody hemp fibres, called shiv, with lime binder and water to form a porridge-like consistency. This is poured into wooden shuttering over a timber frame and tamped down by hand. Yet this method can be problematic. Hempcrete takes several weeks to cure and wet weather hampers construction. Greencore Construction, in association with the University of Bath, has developed a more efficient way to build with hemp. A faster-drying formulation of hemp/lime is combined with wood fibre in prefabricated panels, 300mm thick, with an airtight but vapour-permeable membrane. Unlike hempcrete, these panels are structural (up to three storeys) and easy to assemble.

It is nigh impossible to get stoned on a joint made of industrial hemp — unless it were unfeasibly huge

Last year, HAB Housing, the firm founded by Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs, completed five homes in Oxford, all built of these panels. John Pardey Architects designed the houses. Nothing about them shouts worthy eco-house. Full-height picture windows set within deep reveals look on to trees. “Laugier’s Primitive Hut for the 21st century?” suggests Carl Gulland, a director of John Pardey Architects.

Greencore Construction is now franchising its technology to small housing developers. The first franchisee is a Spanish company, Ekoetxe, which has used the system to build a striking hemp house in the Basque region.

Other plants are also being tested. Researchers at the University of Bath have discovered that rape straw has similar properties to hemp in terms of thermal mass, insulation and buffering humidity. “This is exciting. It’s only something we’ve understood in the last few months,” says Dr Mike Lawrence of the Building Research Establishment’s Centre for Innovative Construction Materials. Presently, most rape straw is either ploughed back into the land or burnt for biomass. Supported by a €5.5m EU grant, Lawrence has developed a “100 per cent bio-based” panellised construction system that uses plant aggregate, including hemp, rape and corn cob. The plant material is coated with nano-particles of silica to make it resistant to decay and fire. These are held together with a plant-based binder, avoiding the need for a lime binder (and the energy-intensive process of heating limestone.) These panels will be on the market in 2019.

The field of green construction is growing ever greener.

Photographs: Tav Group; John Pardey Architects

FT Weekend Festival 2017

Returning for the second year, the FT Weekend’s annual festival celebrates arts and ideas with speakers including Simon Schama, Gillian Tett and Lucy Kellaway.

Saturday September 2
Kenwood House Gardens, London
10am-8pm

Go to ftweekendfestival.com for tickets. Cost is £85. FT subscribers save £10

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House of the Week: Secluded home in Tully features modern updates

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TULLY, N.Y. - When Jonathan Colino, and his wife, Rachel, were in the market to buy a house, they were intrigued by the home at 925 Route 11 North in Tully.

"I loved the land and the architecture with its cathedral ceiling and the house's peaks and valleys," Colino said.

The house was built on more than seven acres of land, and the property is very secluded. The couple has only one neighbor. More than five acres of the area is heavily wooded.

But while they found the exterior of the home beautiful, the Colinos thought "the style" inside the house needed a bit of an update.

"We wanted a more modern style and less of a country-feel," Colino said.

Within a year or two, the couple were hard at work accomplishing that goal.

They upgraded the home's lighting and flooring, added a whole-house generator, and radiant heating and air conditioning throughout the house.

The front foyer is beautiful with an unique and elegant stairway and is decorated with an ornate chandelier.

The home's dining room is to the left where an office once was. The owners knocked down some walls and built archways to create a better flow from the kitchen.

The kitchen itself was expanded. The amount of cabinets available was nearly doubled, modern kitchen appliances were installed and a large island and coffee bar were added.

The coffee bar area, with its views of the back yard and comfy chairs, is Colino's favorite area of the house.

The great room is large and has a fireplace. A built-in bar has a truly unique back splash made from wine corks.

Another dramatic update was the finished basement. Over 750 square feet of living space were added. Half of the space is made up of office and movie room, with surround sound and a projection screen. The other half is a workout room and space for storage.

"Wow! We did a lot of changing," Colino joked after finishing the list.

Outdoors the prominent feature is the covered patio off the kitchen which is connected by a stone walkway to an uncovered patio, which is large enough for outdoor dining.

The couple is moving for work reasons and admit it they will miss the updates they have done.

"And the tranquility of the place," Colino added.

An open house is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

THE DETAILS

Address: 925 Route 11 North, Tully, N.Y. 13159

Price: $469,900

Size: 3,312 square feet

Acreage: 7.4 acres

Monthly Mortgage: $1,764 (based on this week's national average rate of 3.86 percent, according to Freddie Mac, for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage with a 20 percent down payment. Fees and points not included.)

Total taxes: $13,966 (Based on assessed value of $400,000)

Built: 2003

School District: Tully

Kitchen: The cherry kitchen has been expanded recently, with the number of cabinetry nearly doubled. A coffee bar, island and second sink are some of the new upgrades. Modern appliances have been added including a six-burner gas stove with a double oven.

Master Bedroom: One of four bedrooms in the home. Very spacious with hardwood floors. The master suite is on the first floor and has a walk-in closet and a sitting room which could be used as a nursery or reading/meditation room.

Master Bathroom: The master bathroom has a soaking tub, a rainfall step-in shower and two sinks. It was one of four bathrooms in the house.

Living spaces: The home has been completely upgraded with a "better flow" and more modern feel. The front foyer, with its unique and elegant stairway and chandelier, has the home's dining room and a sitting room off it. The large living room has updated electric lighting, a fireplace and tall windows. There is a wet bar. Home also includes a first-floor laundry. The home is energy efficient with radiant heating, air conditioning and Anderson windows with custom shades throughout.

Finished basement: The finished basement adds 750 square feet of living space. A movie room with a projection screen is located there. There is also an office, workout space and plenty of storage areas.

Outdoors: There is an attached three-car garage. Built on over seven acres of land, two of which need to be mowed. The rest of the lot is wooded. A covered patio keeps you out of the rain, and is connected to an uncovered patio by a stone walkway. The yard has an invisible fence and is very secluded. Just 15 minutes from Syracuse.

Agent: Eric Maley

Realty USA

Address: 102 West Seneca Street, Manlius, N.Y. 13104

Phone: (315) 391-3454

Website: www.upstatenyagents.com (Site contains a 3-D virtual tour of the home.)

To nominate a listing for House of the Week, send an email to home@syracuse.com.

$1.3 Million Homes in Oregon, Michigan and California

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TAXES$10,412 a year, plus a homeowners’ association fee of $154 every six months

CONTACTSean Z Becker, Sean Z Becker Real Estate, 503-444-7400; seanzbecker.com

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Birmingham, Mich.

WHATA 1929 house with four bedrooms and three full and two half bathrooms

HOW MUCH$1.295 million

SIZE3,191 square feet

PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT$406

SETTINGThis two-story house is on a winding road lined with large, well-maintained homes, in a small, affluent city. Linden Park, which has a play structure and trail along the Rouge River, is steps away. The city center, with its cluster of restaurants, stores and movie theaters, is about a mile and a half away. The center of Detroit is about 20 miles southeast.

INDOORSA stone walkway leads to the main entrance, which has an arched wood door with a stained-glass panel. Inside, there are arched doorways, built-in shutters for most windows and hardwood floors. To one side of the foyer is a living room with a fireplace that connects to a study with built-in bookshelves. Straight ahead is the kitchen, updated several years ago with white cabinets and granite counters. Two steps down from the dining room is a sunroom that is a more recent addition, equipped with a dedicated furnace and French doors that open to the backyard patio.

A spiral staircase in a turret leads to the second floor, where the master bedroom has built-in cabinetry with granite counters along two walls, carpeting, a safe and an en-suite bathroom. Three other bedrooms and two full bathrooms are also on this level. Downstairs, the finished lower level has a family room with a fireplace, an office and a wet bar.

OUTDOOR SPACEThe driveway leads to a courtyard at the back of the house, which connects to an attached two-car garage. The 0.49-acre lot has many landscape features, including snaking hedges, numerous gardens, a patio with two seating areas and a koi pond with a stone retaining wall and fountain. There is also a brick garden shed in one corner of the backyard.

TAXES$14,791 a year

CONTACTAnne Hammond, Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel, 248-225-8214; cbwm.com

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Inglewood, Calif.

WHATA fully renovated 1948 live-work building with two bedrooms and one bathroom

HOW MUCH$1.325 million

SIZE1,599 square feet

PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT$829

SETTINGThis house is in an urban area with a mix of residential and commercial buildings, about 11 miles from downtown Los Angeles and four from Los Angeles International Airport. A few steps away is the 55-acre Edward Vincent Jr. Park, with playgrounds, sports fields and a pool complex. A new Metro station is scheduled to open nearby in 2019, and a football stadium (for the N.F.L.’s Los Angeles Rams and Chargers) with a related entertainment complex is under construction about three miles away and is expected to open in 2020.

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INDOORSThe current owner, the founder of the landscape firm Jack Price Design, completed renovations this year, including new electrical, plumbing, roof, windows and doors. Dutch doors at the front of the house open to a studio and office with concrete floors. A doorway leads to a large living room with a high ceiling, skylights and a built-in platform along one wall that serves as both casual seating and a surface for displaying art and objects. Beyond is a kitchen with Ikea cabinets, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Thermador range and an Asko dishwasher, and two Dutch doors leading to the backyard.

A hallway with large sliding wood doors leads to the two bedrooms; they share a bathroom with a tiled wet room that has an open rain shower, hand shower and toilet.

OUTDOOR SPACE The 0.26-acre lot has been professionally landscaped, with pavers, citrus trees in planters, tables and a firepit made from weathered diamond-plate steel. There is a pebbled patio with built-in bench seating and a dining area, as well as steps leading down through a terraced garden to a potting area under shade cloth.

TAXESAbout $16,500 a year, depending on purchase price

CONTACTAnastasia Bowen, Benjamin Leeds, 310-994-3003; 404warren.com

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For sale: Mahtomedi cottage where architect Edwin Lundie lived and worked

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Lamese McDowell sighs as she looks around her vintage Mahtomedi cottage. With its walnut-stained hardwood floors, its Versailles-reproduction wallpaper and its antique glass windows, it almost feels as if McDowell is seated inside an exquisite jewelry box that an artisan crafted more than a century ago.

In a way, she is: This cottage, built in 1910, was the longtime residence of Edwin Lundie, the late architect whose body of work includes the lodge at Lutsen, various buildings and structures at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and many private homes — including 17 Scandinavian-designed timber cabins at the North Shore. Although he didn’t build this home in Mahtomedi, he modified it with his traditional finishes, flourishes and trims.

McDowell sees herself as caretaker for the place that a Minnesota great called home. So, even though there is a “for sale” sign in the front yard, the idea of actually letting go is difficult for this widow.

“I really don’t want to sell it,” said McDowell, “but I feel like it’s time.”

But time is passing as she waits for a buyer. The two-bedroom, two-bath house, currently priced at $399,000, has been on the market for more than two months.

“I want to find someone who is going to love it,” McDowell says. “To me, it’s a very special and unique and unusual home. I picture someone buying it who appreciates architecture and history, who appreciates something unique that is handmade.”

EDWIN LUNDIE’S LIFE

Peter O’Toole is someone who “appreciates something unique and handmade” — he lives in a Lundie house in St. Paul and is the author of the sumptuous art and history book “Edwin H. Lundie — Five Decades — A Journey of Art & Architecture” (Artist Book Press, 2016).

“It’s a gem,” O’Toole says of the Mahtomedi cottage, which is featured in his book.

While researching Lundie, O’Toole spent many hours at the Northwest Architectural Archives at the University of Minnesota, the keeper of Lundie’s papers, including his drawings and blueprints and other materials from his life’s work. It was there that O’Toole began mapping out the story of Lundie’s life.

Lundie was born in 1886: It was the year that Cocoa Cola was introduced to the world. It was the year that the Statue of Liberty, finally assembled, was dedicated. Grover Cleveland was president; Emily Dickinson died; it was the debut of the St. Paul Winter Carnival.

Edwin Lundie, architect who worked under Cass Gilbert, circa 1931.

Although Lundie was a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his family later moved to Salem, S.D., where he attended high school. He didn’t stay.

“He was a teenager when he left Salem, setting out to St. Paul to be an architect,” O’Toole says.

Back then — believed to be 1904 — there was not yet a formal school of architecture in Minnesota for this artistic young man to attend, but it didn’t matter. Lundie received a superior education in the Endicott building in downtown St. Paul, where he settled in as a student draftsman in the St. Paul office of Cass Gilbert. Gilbert was America’s first “celebrity” architect, designer of buildings like the Minnesota state Capitol in St. Paul, the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., and the Woolworth Building in New York (the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1912).

Several years later, after Gilbert closed his St. Paul office to focus exclusively on his New York base, Lundie began working for Gilbert’s colleague, architect Thomas Holyoke: “I was there for eight years,” Lundie told the Pioneer Press in a 1969 interview, “but I would not yet have called myself an architect.”

Lundie’s extensive study and training continued when he was invited to work for yet another celebrity architect in the Endicott building: Emmanuel L. Masqueray, the French architect behind both the St. Paul Cathedral and the Basilica of St. Mary — as well as many other places.

“Emmanuel Masqueray ran a very busy office with a very heavy workload,” O’Toole says.

It was good fit for Lundie, who was a bit of a workaholic.

“He kept a drafting table in his bedroom,” O’Toole says.

The studio at architect Ewin Lundie’s former home at 1823 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi, which is for sale. (Courtesy of Planomatic)

Eventually, Lundie “graduated” into his own practice, which included many well-to-do clients in and around St. Paul. This was after the Summit Avenue housing boom, however, and it might be one reason why Lundie’s name is not as familiar.

“Lundie came along the generation after the lumber barons’ homes were built,” O’Toole says. “It was post-World War I; people were more interested in smaller homes — it was the birth of the Arts and Crafts era. People were interested in homes with an intimate scale and craftmanship.”

Perhaps this is why Lundie’s work speaks to today’s generation: One could see Lundie feeling at home with the tiny house movement, with his attention to every detail; his use of natural and locally sourced materials; his collaboration with local artisans and designers.

“Because of his efficient floor plans, he was a precursor to Sarah Susanka’s idea of the ‘Not-So-Big House,’ ” O’Toole says.

In 1969, while Modernist architect Ralph Rapson was heading up the University of Minnesota School of Architecture, Lundie talked to the Pioneer Press about his quieter, more traditional style, a style reminiscent of European cottages and country houses, as well as strong Scandinavian influences.

The living room at architect Ewin Lundie’s former home at 1823 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi, which is for sale. (Courtesy of Planomatic)

“In his office today,” the Pioneer Press wrote, “he has a huge carved wooden chest which was given him by Masqueray. His office, hung with the renderings of his houses, is pure Lundie. There are samples of Dutch blue tile on his table-desk and a mantel piece carved in wood on the wall behind his chair.

“The workroom is the second one of the suite,” the story continues. “There, Lundie takes off his coat, rolls up his sleeves and goes to work with a pencil he sharpens with sandpaper rather than a mechanical sharpener. The pencil drawings in such fine detail that they might have been done under a magnifying glass. But that is not the case. It is the way Lundie works. The beautiful drawings of his houses — complete with stables, guest houses and gate houses — are a record of the joys of his life.”

EDWIN LUNDIE’S HOME

“The joys of his life” included his own home and hearth in Mahtomedi.

“The house was apparently purchased as a wedding gift for Lundie and his wife by his in-laws,” says Gayle Meador, a Keller Williams agent who is co-listing the property with her colleague, Sally Bradford, who has a personal connection with the Lundies.

“I was a neighbor of theirs,” Bradford says. “I lived there when they did. It was so cute, when Mr. Lundie was on his way home from work, Mrs. Lundie would come down to the garage ahead of time and open the door and wait for him, so he could just pull in with his Ford Thunderbird.”

Although the house is not a Lundie original, the garage is.

The garage at architect Ewin Lundie’s former home at 1823 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi, which is for sale. (Courtesy of Planomatic)

“He designed and built the garage,” O’Toole says.

The single-stall garage, covered in wood siding painted red and white to match the house, is accessed via a set of elegant carriage doors. It looks more like an upscale shed or perhaps an artist’s studio — it is only missing the cupola that Lundie originally designed to adorn its roof. For Lundie, this garage was an important form of shelter.

“Some people say his only luxury was his 1958 Ford Thunderbird,” O’Toole says.

It’s unclear how many luxuries Lundie could afford. He was a working architect who coveted the respect of his peers, but he was not a celebrity like Cass Gilbert or Frank Lloyd Wright. His star has been rising posthumously, though, especially after another Minnesota architect — “cabinologist” Dale Mulfinger of SALA Architects —  wrote a book, “The Architecture of Edwin Lundie” (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1995), that explored and celebrated Lundie’s legacy, something that Lundie never really did for himself.

“He didn’t seem to seek fame,” Mulfinger says.

Instead, Lundie’s world seemed to revolve around work and his family (especially work). The Lundies, who were married in 1917, had one child, Ellen, born in 1920.

When Lundie wasn’t meeting with clients at his house — he had more than 30 commissions in the area for remodels as well as new builds — the family’s home life was full of simple pleasures: a porch, two wood-burning fireplaces, a charming garden, a swim at the lake across the way. When they wanted to get away, the Lundies headed to their cabin on the North Shore of Lake Superior — the only place that Lundie ever designed and built for himself and his own family (and not his Thunderbird).

EDWIN LUNDIE’S LEGACY 

Grace Lundie died in 1968 at the age of 76. After her death, Lundie sold their home and moved back to the city, to the St. Paul Athletic Club. He passed away a few years later, in 1972. He was 85.

The couple who bought the home from Lundie didn’t live there long: Instead, they sold it in 1971 to Fred McDowell, an artist.

“He loved it from the minute he saw it,” Lamese says. “Both of us did; neither of us would have lived anywhere else.”

Lamese, who is also an artist, moved into the home after she and Fred were married in 1977.

Together, the couple spent a lifetime asking themselves: “What would Lundie do?” before embarking on any changes or updates to the house (as well as consulting with the Lundies’ daughter, who passed away in 2000 at 79).

Mulfinger applauds the McDowells.

The fireplace in the master bedroom of architect Ewin Lundie’s former home at 1823 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi, which is for sale. (Courtesy of Planomatic)

“Some of the items which Lundie designed — such as the fireplace in the bedroom and some of the trim characteristics — are significant,” he says, “but equally significant is how the McDowells, upon buying the house, have improved or altered it to make it feel more Lundie than when Lundie himself lived there. And I think that’s very significant — it says something about the influence of someone’s work going beyond that person’s own life. And the McDowells are extremely proud of their place — they have treasured it.

“Is it a significant house in his body of work? No, but at times there is a distinction between where someone lived and what someone did.”

Lundie lived simply, Mulfinger points out.

“I think it’s equally significant that it’s a very modest house,” Mulfinger says. “His work spans some beautiful mansions and country houses down to some intimate cabins and very small houses — and even his big houses seem like assemblages of small spaces. I think this house shows where his heart was; this was where his heart was. He was not a man who needed luxury in his life.”

Lundie might have agreed. In his research, O’Toole unearthed this quote:

“I have had a wonderful life,” Lundie said. “I have done just what I wanted to do.”

EDWIN LUNDIE’S STEWARDS 

Lamese McDowell sighs again as she sits in the parlor of the little jewel box of a house on Mahtomedi Avenue.

“If I could move this house to where I want to be, I would,” she says.

McDowell’s husband, Fred, passed away in 2014; just like Lundie, the widow wants to move closer into the city now — closer to her relatives and her church.

The shutters at architect Ewin Lundie’s former home, 1823 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi, contain the finial Lundie designed. The house is for sale.<br />(Courtesy of Planomatic)

On a tour of the home, she points out its details — the first-floor den with its wall of built-in cabinetry (and its exquisite hinges); the free-standing mirror that Lundie left behind; a custom door. She sounds like a docent at a museum. She kind of is, says her real-estate agent.

“Lamese and Fred have been wonderful stewards of this house — they only brought in the best people to do any type of work, and even some people who worked with Lundie,” Meador says. “What we are looking for is really another steward for this house.”

1823 Mahtomedi Ave., Mahtomedi

This Mahtomedi cottage was the personal residence of Edwin Lundie (1886-1972), a St. Paul architect who got his start as a student draftsman in architect Cass Gilbert’s St. Paul office and whose own notable work includes the main lodge at Lusten, 17 cabins on the North Shore of Lake Superior and many remodels and construction of private residences of the well-to-do, with last names like Dayton, MacMillan, Weyerhaeuser and Griggs. Although Lundie did not design this house, he did work on it through the years — including adding a fireplace in his bedroom and (probably) the exterior shutters and garden gate, as well as building a garage in the back (his blueprints have survived). The home is on a terraced and wooded lot that shares access to White Bear Lake across the street.

• Price: $399,000
• Year built: 1910
• Square feet: 1,392
• Bedrooms: Two (plus den)
• Bathrooms: Full (main floor); three-quarters (second floor)
• Basement: Walkout
• Heating: Forced air
• Cooling: Central air
• Garage: Detached, single stall
• Lot size: 0.28 acres
• Waterfront: Property includes access to White Bear Lake.

HOME PROFILE: Well-planned home ready to go - News - North Andover Citizen

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Everything about this 22-year-old Colonial rates rave views. From the sweet arbor over the paver front walk that ends at a classic stoop — the house has black shutters, too — curb appeal, for example, is a "10." Colorful flowering perennials accent the neatly manicured lawn. Oh, the house is on a tree-lined street.

By Barbara Forster / GateHouse Media

 　

OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, July 30, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: 8 Morgan Drive, Danvers

BEDROOMS: 4

BATHROOMS: 3 full; 1 half

LIVING SPACE: 2,670 sq. ft.

PRICE: $699,900

 

Everything about this 22-year-old Colonial rates rave views.

From the sweet arbor over the paver front walk that ends at a classic stoop — the house has black shutters, too — curb appeal, for example, is a "10." Colorful flowering perennials accent the neatly manicured lawn. Oh, the house is on a tree-lined street.

That same rating continues inside starting immediately at the foyer, which is large enough for a chest/table. Hardwood flooring that begins here is also throughout the first floor. Then it gets better.

What you get

Multi-glass paned French doors open to a spacious dining room with double crown molding and detailed bump boards. Two-built-in, lighted corner cabinets as well as shadowbox wainscoting are classy traditional touches. Seating eight to 10-plus for dinner is very easy in this elegant room. Recessed ceiling lights are another plus.

Another dining area — albeit more casual but almost just as large as its formal counterpart — is open to a wonderfully spacious kitchen and has access to an exceptionally wide deck that overlooks the grounds. Full glass pane sliders also allow in natural light.

A sizable mudroom area with access to both the deck and the two-car garage is nearby. So is the laundry room that has full size machines and, for added convenience, a sink.

The U-shaped kitchen is a showcase of good (and thoughtful) planning. In addition to an excellent work triangle, this large room has more than an ample amount of cabinet and granite countertop space. The pantry is a bonus.

The step-down "L" not only seats three but also doubles the amount of available work/prep space. Built-in desk space adjacent to the kitchen’s eat-in space also works as a server.

The family room, however, is a wonderful treat. Big and bright, this room is an inviting retreat with a soaring cathedral ceiling and a floor-to-ceiling brick-front fireplace. Accommodating conversation and play areas simultaneously is easily doable in this large room that overlooks the grounds.

A half bathroom is also on the first floor.

More upstairs

Like the rest of the house, the master suite exemplifies good planning. Yes, the sleeping chamber is big enough for a king-sized bed and even though the entire house has central air conditioning, an attractive ceiling fan provides an excuse to open the windows and enjoy soft summer night breezes.

A big walk-in closet (lighted, of course) is a great perk.

Recently remodeled/renovated, the en suite bathroom is a head-turner — especially the large walk-in shower with a rain shower head that has modified barn sliding doors (in glass). These are simply stunning.

Two sinks, a tile floor and an in-bath linen closet demonstrate that "practical" was not overlooked.

Of the three remaining bedrooms on this level, one is big with a double closet and the other is really big. This huge space has an extra wide double closet and is very bright. A slightly smaller bedroom — think office/nursery — has an oversized double closet but its view of the back yard makes this a most desirable spot.

The shared full bathroom with a tub/shower combination is another nicely sized space. Two sinks make this user friendly too. A large linen/medicine closet is an added convenience.

A pull-down, stand up attic great for storage is accessible from this level.

Let us not forget …

The fully finished lower level has several surprises. One is a huge office with a wrap-around desk and custom built-in cabinetry. Another finished room works as a play room or exercise space. However, inasmuch as this level has a large closet and a full bathroom with a stand-up shower, creating an in-law or au pair suite are certainly other options.

Hardly average, the oversized two-car garage comes with extras, too. Built-in storage cabinets — and plenty of them — are useful for sports and garden equipment. They help keep the garage neat-looking, too.

Contact Craig Sager of Harborside Sotheby’s International Realty at 617-901-8707 or by email: craigsager@aol.com.

 

　

　

Work has ground to halt on Beckhams' £6m country mansion

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With seven different mechanical diggers standing abandoned and builders downing tools on an estate churned into a mud bath, this is the David and Victoria Beckham's new £6 million country pile, months behind schedule after ongoing rows with council planning bosses.

Work has moved at a snail's pace on Cotswolds triple-barn conversion all year after elaborate plans were blocked by planning officers and new ones were drawn up only to be bound up in bureaucratic red tape.

The couple and their four children had hoped to move into the nine-bedroom home this summer but have instead spent recent weeks at their home in Los Angeles and now may not move in for the remainder of the year.

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Work has moved at a snail's pace on Cotswolds triple-barn conversion all year after elaborate plans were blocked by planning officers and new ones were drawn up only to be bound up in beaurocratic red tape

The couple and their four children had hoped to move into the nine-bedroom home, this summer but have instead spent recent weeks at their home in Los Angeles and now may not move in for the remainder of the year

David and Victoria Beckham bought the home in the Cotswolds from landowner Nicholas Johnston, who is an old Etonian friend of David Cameron

These are first aerial shots of the house, which was bought in the new year from landowner Nicholas Johnston, an Old Etonian friend of David Cameron.

The triple-barn is joined at its north end by two glass-walled walkways - called 'Link Pavilions' in plans - to make the shape of a capital letter 'E'.

The shape of the triple barn allows for two eighty-feet-wide square courtyards within - one to the east and the ther to the west.

Architects seem to have gone to extraordinary lengths to persuade council planners that their plans do not adversely affect the environment.

The triple-barn is joined at its north end by two glass-walled walkways - called 'Link Pavilions' in plans - to make the shape of a capital letter 'E'

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The Beckhams have employed top-end gardeners to design an English country garden surrounding the house - at vast expense - with a mixture of bought-in mature trees, plants and shrubs fitting in character with the local environment

The Beckhams had been desperate for a huge swimming pool but have had to settle for proposing a 'natural swimming pond' within one of the courtyards so that it is not visible from the public road running nearby.

Similarly they wanted an elaborate outside seating and partying area in the other courtyard but have had to instead propose a 'temporary' 10-feet-wide wooden pergola which can be removed when necessary.

The Beckhams have also employed top-end gardeners to design an English country garden surrounding the house - at vast expense - with a mixture of bought-in mature trees, plants and shrubs fitting in character with the local environment.

The list of shipped in mature trees has is costing thousands of pounds and includes 23 evergreen oaks, seven white oaks, eight cherry trees, a plum tree, nine apple trees, three holly trees, nine witch hazels and a maple.

Within the eastern courtyard, a trendy 'natural swimming pond' is awaiting council approval to be sunk into the ground.

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The couple have paid a fortune to design an English country garden with a mixture of bought-in mature trees, plants and shrubs fitting in character with the local environment

Until the council gives final approval for the lavish plans on the site, the numerous diggers remain at a virtual standstill

It is also not a very long drive from Soho Farmhouse, the exclusive members' country club where Prince Harry took Meghan Markle for a romantic break

At the moment and for the past few months, this area has just been a vast expanse of mud, as pictures show.

The proposed pool measures 41 feet by 24 feet and is just 4'7' inches deep meaning David himself, who measures 5'11' will only be able to be covered in water up to his chest when standing on the bottom. It certainly will not be deep enough to dive into.

The natural pool is chemical free, using a natural bio-filtration system consisting of mains water phosphorous pre-treatment. All equipment is contained in an equipment room under the tallet steps on the gable end of the east wing.

Architects have apparently been bending over backwards to win approval from council planners as the construction of the pergola in the west courtyard seems to show.

In the East Courtyard, it is proposed that the timber pergola will be constructed within the west courtyard formed between the newly reconstructed north wing and link pavilion, and the grade II listed central wing.

This simple timber structure measuring approximately 43 feet by 10 feet will provide support for climbing plants and provide shade for an outdoor seating area.

Architects seem at pains to clarify that: 'The structure is lightweight and can easily be removed in the future and as such could be considered to be reversible. The proposed pergola is freestanding is not connected to the listed buildings or rely on support from them in any way.'

Until the council gives final approval, the diggers remain at a virtual standstill.

The architect's proposal seems almost desperate in its efforts to persuade council planners to agree.

The architect's summary to planners reads: 'The proposed development does not alter the historic fabric of the listed building in any way. The proposed landscape scheme is less formal than the current approved and part implemented scheme, and more sympathetic to the heritage of (the original house), and as such provides a modest enhancement of the setting of the listed building.

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In June of this year, the Beckhams applied to West Oxfordshire District Council for permission to make more changes to their original scheme, including changing the tiles on the roof and details of windows

David and Victoria Beckham are currently living in Los Angeles while they wait for their lavish new Cotswolds home to be completed

In conclusion, the architect states: 'The proposed development is of high quality design, materials and layout appropriate to the location and setting adjacent to the grade II listed Park Farm Barn. Both the proposed new outbuilding and driveway are well screened by the proposed site-wide landscaping scheme, mitigating any harmful visual impact on the wider landscape and setting. 

'As the landscaping matures the visual impact will be significantly reduced. It is hoped that West Oxfordshire District Council Officers will be able to support the proposed development. I look forward to receiving the application acknowledgement shortly and trust the allocated case officer will not hesitate to contact me should there be any queries regarding the proposal.'

In addition, in June of this year, the Beckhams applied to West Oxfordshire District Council for permission to make more changes to their original scheme, including changing the tiles on the roof and details of windows.

The application stated: 'It is proposed that the blue slates to the roofs of the newly rebuilt linking ranges are replaced with … stone slates to match those now in place on the listed barn and the east and west ranges.

'It is proposed that two metal flues be added to the west range to serve a new fireplace and kitchen extract and it is proposed that the approved metal windows and glazed doors be replaced by metal 'Critall' style windows and solid timber plank doors. These changes are considered to be sympathetic to the character of former utilitarian agricultural buildings.'

The couple, pictured with children Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper, are unlikely to be able to move into the home for the rest of the year due to the planning delays

David Beckham, pictured with son Romeo at Queen's Club last year, purchased the swanky conversion from Nicholas Johnston, and work on the home began in February

The application says that the windows and doors are the same as those used in a very nearby restoration of a Grade II listed building, as is the Beckhams' new house, which was approved by the council's planners.

Land Registry documents also disclose Posh and Becks paid £6.15 million for the swanky barn conversion.

Renovations started on the estate in February. They enlisted the help of top architect and 'development designer' Michael Ergatoudis, who works for Soho House. Publicly available plans show that Soho House get the veto over all fixtures and fittings. However soon afterwards work began, it appeared to come to a halt.

In April, David and Victoria applied to the local council for permission to reslate one of the roofs to create the 'unified' look they desire as the tile colours didn't match.

In July, a new application to the council asked for permission to change the roofs on outbuildings to thatched rather than tiled covering.

The nine-bedroom pile — joining up three separate buildings with two new glass extensions — sits in acres of rolling countryside near Chipping Norton.

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The bill for the construction is estimated at £1.8 million but is set to be double that with a state-of-the art security system being fitted

It is also not a very long drive from Soho Farmhouse, the exclusive members' country club where Prince Harry took Meghan Markle for a romantic break.

Landowner Nicholas Johnston, who sold the barn to the Beckhams, owns the Great Tew estate in Oxfordshire, where he hosts the Chipping Norton set's annual Cornbury 'Poshstock' music festival.

Johnston already had permission to renovate the Cotswolds property and it seems the Beckhams are happy to go along with his plans.

These include the construction of two mezzanine galleries, which could be used to house their collection of Banksy and Damien Hirst creations. They have also applied to build a swimming pool, a pergola, a 20-metre croquet lawn, a fruit orchard comprising apple, pear and plum trees and two vegetable patches.

Soho House, owned by Nick Jones, is said to be overseeing the renovations for the couple.

The bill for the construction is estimated at £1.8 million but is set to be double that with a state-of-the art security system being fitted.

Beckham, 42, and Victoria, 43, who already own a £31 million West London home, have been very strict with the builders, banning mobile phones on site.

There have been rumours for some time of David and Victoria's plans to move to the country with their family. Shortly after their wedding in 1991, the couple bought a sprawling house in Hertfordshire – dubbed Beckingham Palace by some – but sold it in 2014.

David, in particular, always looks at home in the country. He is a keen angler and there are plenty of fishing lakes in the Cotswolds area. There are also ample opportunities for David to sample a pint or two. 'I love going to pubs in the countryside, or to my local pub, where everyone knows me and I don't get bothered,' he has said.

The Beckhams will likely keep their four-storey Holland Park mansion in London, as the children's school and Victoria's fashion empire are based in the city.

Soho Farmhouse is a popular with the Beckhams. It is a popular spot celebrities and branded 'Hotel Smug' and 'Butlin's for Toffs' by critics.

On the 100-acre site of a former farm it comprises 40 purpose-built cabins, refurbished cottages and honeystone barns stuffed with every modern convenience, including bars, spas and even a cheese room.

The back-to-nature retreat is where guests can have their mojitos and custom-cured charcuterie delivered to their door in retro milk floats, and join early morning yoga sessions on surfboards.

Guests at this rural idyll are issued on arrival with wellington boots and Foffa bicycles, the two-wheeled steed of choice of fashionable Londoners, while their 4x4s are whisked carefully out of sight.

David and Samantha Cameron were said to be the last ones on the dancefloor during the opening bash last year.

This former working farm, complete with 40 log cabins with rustic metal bathtubs, Le Creuset cookware and larders stocked with artisan food, is an offshoot of Soho House, the exclusive London private members' club for media types.

It may have only opened last year, but it has already amassed an impressive guest list.

Supermodels have been hitting the dance floor with Oscar-winning actors. And sealing its reputation as the place to be seen, DJ Mark Ronson hired the entire estate for his 40th birthday celebrations on Thursday, with parties continuing through the weekend.

Guests are ferried to their luxury cabin on a reconditioned milk float while sipping on a refreshing beverage.

Or they can choose to ride one of the estate's 11 ponies, or hop on a retro Foffa bike, painted in Soho Farmhouse's signature teal blue, complete with wicker basket.

Others who have partied there include Princess Eugenie, Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend Cressida Bonas, Eddie Redmayne, Poppy Delevingne, actress Liv Tyler, Pixie Geldof, Jemima Khan, Mary Charteris and rapper Professor Green.

However Cotswolds locals have become increasingly annoyed in recent months with the constant stream of 4X4s hurtling long the single-track country roads leading to the trendy members club.

Residents took to the internet to complain to planning officials after the upmarket getaway applied for permission to build 10 new 'pods' in the style of pig sties to house an extra 40 bedrooms.

A decision is still pending but one irate horse rider wrote: 'They come out of Soho Farmhouse, in their shiny, fast cars and drive like maniacs.

'I have had cars behind rev their engines, beep, pass so close to my horse that I could have touched the car if I had reached out, but it's mainly the speed they fly around these little lanes.

'It's going to kill someone, be it a horse rider, walker, or cyclist.'

Another neighbour complained to the local council: 'The guests overtake, rev up and speed like boy racers. This is totally unacceptable behaviour.'

The rider added that the area was now 'not safe' for people on horses as they were being 'forced to mount verges', while traffic-calming measures were not working.

She added: 'The new people using Soho are enjoying their playground and totally ruining our peaceful countryside, not to mention the rudeness we are subjected to.