By Dance Aoki
September 11, 2015
If you’re looking for a place to call home, look no further than the blue and white split-level ranch-style house on Chalan Canada in the residential village of Barrigada.
This four bedroom, five bathroom home, with an asking price of $539,000, resides on a lovely street in central Guam where the friendly neighbors share a pod of secure post office boxes where everyone receives convenient home delivery of their mail.
While a welcoming, warm community of neighbors offers a sense of comfort, the gated driveway leading to a two-car carport and accordion typhoon shutters provide security for the homeowner’s piece of mind.
The wide stretch of lawn includes space for playing volleyball with friends. An eco-friendly, monitored sprinkler system has been installed throughout the yard to maintain the lush, green space year-round without using an excessive amount of water.
A large upstairs patio provides plenty of space for family and guests to enjoy a gorgeous partial mountain view, or to enjoy a meal prepared in the custom-built barbecue space.
Originally built in 2012, the split-level home offers 2,650 square feet of living space, including a recently renovated open area kitchen, flanked by large windows that let in plenty of natural light. A beautiful copper ranch style sink is one of the highlights of the kitchen. As the years pass, the color of the copper will evolve as the natural, bluish patina strengthens, maintaining the ranch-house feel of the property.
Along with the stainless steel appliances, including a refrigerator and a gas stove, the kitchen has everything a home chef will need to feed a happy, healthy family. This house is a place where everyone in the family, young and old, can come together — the kitchen is emblematic of that homey atmosphere.
Throughout the home, there are many interesting and unique features to delight the senses. The unique design of the downstairs media room provides the perfect place to play pool, watch some television and to enjoy an 8-foot tall by 18-foot wide wall painting of an octopus whose tentacles wind around a bottle of shoyu and wasabi. The personality of the home shines in the custom details and features that can’t be found in any other home on the island.
With ceiling fans in every room, windows fitted with UV-protection, custom window treatments, and split-unit air conditioning units, a homeowner can be comfortable and relaxed in any room of the home. The roof is also sealed with ceramic tile, absorbing much of the heat from the sun overhead.
Settle in and enjoy the view from this very special home available from Today’s Realty (MLS# 15-2767).
