ABOUT THE PROPERTY:

• Welcome to this private single level compound surrounded by luscious landscaped greenery and trees on a coveted street in the Muirlands neighborhood! There’s great opportunity and countless potential for this almost half acre lot oasis to build your dream home. There’s great potential and possibilities for expansion, remodeling or to build up for potential ocean views (buyer to verify). You have a fantastic outdoor ambiance with an expansive backyard, pool, jacuzzi, lounge area, built in barbecue, gardens, and fruit trees. This home has not been on the market since the 60s and has been lived in by the same lovely family for over 50 years. Come and schedule a private tour! This home won’t last! Call 858-459-4300 (Landline, do not text).

ABOUT THE MUIRLANDS NEIGHBORHOOD:

• In the 1920s, developer Harold James Muir purchased two hundred and fifty seven acres of Soledad Mountain looking seaward and he started making plans to create a prestigious subdivision. Building began in 1926 and Muir hired architect, Edgar V. Ullrich to design his own home as well as lay out the exclusive subdivision. Muirlands Drive was established to provide the first automobile access to the steep hillside subdivision and it is where many of the Muirlands first homes were built. In the 1920s, the land was brown and barren or covered with low-lying chaparral, which is a far cry from the forest-like landscape of towering pines and eucalyptus trees that we see in the neighborhood today. 

• As with other subdivisions that began in the later part of the 1920s, development in the Muirlands was seriously curtailed with the Great Depression. Much of the lower portion of the Muirlands was developed later in the 1950s and most of the homes were designed in the California Ranch style. Bearing no relation to the naturalist, John Muir for who Muir Woods in Northern California is named, Harold James Muir was however, something of a Southern California naturalist. He believed landscape shared importance with architecture, something his architect, Edgar Ullrich believed too. Muir kept the size of his lots large, assuring that each home would be surrounded by beautiful gardens. Old-growth landscape and gardens still flourish in the old Muirlands today just as Muir envisioned.

ABOUT THE MUIRLANDS HOMES:

• Located on the western slopes of Mt. Soledad amid winding roads and gorgeous estates, Muirlands is an exclusive community with fantastic views. The homes here in Muirlands are grand and have incredible grounds and sweeping ocean views. A variety of classic ranch and newer residences, the homees in the Muirlands do not fit any mold. They are a collection of luxurious custom homes and prices vary depending on where they are located on the slope. They can range anywhere from two million to twenty million. The original “Muirfield” estate, located on over two acres of prime real estate on the famous Muirlands Drive, has been lovingly restored to its original 1930′s flair and is an example of a wonderful Spanish Colonial revival mansion. If you anticipate having company during the year, the La Jolla area of Muirlands has many properties that have cozy guest quarters. Be ready because if you buy one of these gorgeous homes in Muirlands, you are almost guaranteed to have visitors that want to soak up the sun and relax at the beach!