2864 SW CHAMPLAIN DR Portland, OR 97205

Why live in a boring house when you could own an icon? Champlain Drive's first house is an urban sanctuary designed by architects, Ertz & Dole, who chose this double lot in Arlington Heights on a rise overlooking the city with frontage on Fairview and Champlain. They constructed a significant, instantly recognizable Dutch Colonial home with multiple balconies and porches, well-proportioned large rooms lined with so many windows, you live inside/outside every day. Such an perfect flow, amazing for entertaining, starting in the wide foyer, to a spectacular living room with sun room and covered rear patio, to formal dining, which opens to the front porch, to the remodeled, eat-in kitchen, there are just the right number of rooms. Two porches, a sun room and two balconies invite stepping out while every window is a front-row seat to private gardens and nature. Upstairs you'll find four bedrooms with gorgeous built-in wardrobes, three with a view balcony and attached bath! The attic could be used as an office & exercise room or as storage, and the basement has play & work spaces plus an attached garage with mud room. This bright, happy home is surrounded by abundant edible gardens, including multiple raised beds overflowing with fruit flowers, and vegetables. Seven garden beds, and three secret gardens surrounded by hedges offer private moments of beauty.Wander through vibrant flower gardens featuring two dedicated dahlia beds that thrive under full sun, delivering a spectacular display of color for the house and garden. A charming beehive sits atop the yard, promoting a thriving ecosystem and enhancing pollination throughout the landscape. This home is art, architecture, and nature wrapped in one smokin' hot package.New gas boiler, 50-yr. roof, gutters & downspouts, kitchen renovation, earthquake retrofit, whole garden drip irrigation system, organic soil, copper piping, insulation and more.Close to NW 23rd, Rose Garden, Hoyt Arboretum and hiking trails & OHSU. [Home Energy Score = 1. HES Report at https://rpt.greenbuildingregistry.com/hes/OR10236340]