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111 Palm Ave, Corte Madera ~ a Special Opportunity

In the flatland of Corte Madera near the historic downtown area, you will find 111 Palm Avenue, a trophy 1915 property restored with no expense spared. This beautifully refurbished home is now offered for sale.

Every room and the amazing grounds blend old-world charm with today’s modern aesthetic. The expansive fenced in 8,000 sq ft lot includes a level, landscaped front yard with established hedges and a gated entrance.  The private backyard features a level lawn, manicured gardens, mature fruit trees, Ipe wood deck, side deck, bluestone patio, walkways with brick, and space for your veggie garden.  All the landscaping and hardscaping has been meticulously improved and maintained. A private gate at the rear fence provides easy access to the Hart Street path.

Enjoy your morning coffee on the broad, enclosed front porch which is reminiscent of days gone by when life was slower. Enter the front door to a classic living room with the original wainscotting and trim, gas fireplace, and natural light streaming into the front and side windows. Down the hall from the living room are three bedrooms, including the newly expanded primary bedroom suite with an updated full hall bathroom. The primary bedroom has a door to the garden deck and grounds. All bedrooms feature recessed lighting, and new light fixtures.

Proceed from the living room into the newly created Great Room featuring the open kitchen, dining room, and family room. An all-new gourmet kitchen has top of the line appliances and a central island for easy entertaining. The entire back wall has ceiling-to-floor Marvin sliding glass doors for a easy flow to the outdoors. The family room features a custom, a built-in entertainment center. The improved space under the stairs is ideal for storage, an exercise area, or a child’s play area.

Climb the stairs to the second floor where you will find two bedrooms and a full bathroom – all recently upgraded. The bathroom has custom tile, a walk-in shower, and an extra storage closet.

The foundation has been engineered and retrofitted for structural stability. The property has new drainage, windows, roof, doors, lighting, electrical, plumbing. There are separate HVAC (including AC) systems for both floors.

The spacious 800 sq. ft. walk-in basement on street level has 6 ft ceilings and windows allowing for storage, a wine cellar, crafts and hobbies, woodworking area, or a home gym. There are two additional storage sheds (one insulated) on the property.  A gated entrance provides a two-car covered carport plus parking for guests – all close to the front door. 

This special home, situated in the heart of Marin County, provides an ideal California lifestyle just minutes from the Old Town Square in Corte Madera, downtown Larkspur, local schools, shopping, biking, hiking trails, and first-class restaurants. An easy commute to SF, East Bay, or the wine country with Highway 101 just blocks away.

Features of 111 Palm Ave

This fine home has been meticulously and lovingly upgraded and modernized over the last seven years. It now offers features found in only the finest Marin homes.

Kitchen

• Calcutta Halo quartz countertops.
• Custom cabinets with dovetail drawers, soft close hinges, and full extension glides.
• Upper cabinets with distressed finish. New hardware.
• Waterglass cabinet doors. Novato Glass.
• Blue Star 48’ Platinum range.
• Modern-Aire’s Professional Range Hood.
• Sub-Zero built in refrigerator.
• Miele dishwasher.
• Reverse Osmosis System, US Pure Water.
• New GE microwave.
• New light fixture.
• Custom stainless-steel sink. Berlin USA.
• Dornbracht pullout faucet.
• LG washer and dryer.

Living Room

• New Mendota luxury gas fireplace insert.
• Luce Bamboo Garden colored garden silk finish glass mosaic tile surround to F/P.
• Honeycomb duet shades and Classic Roman Shades.
• Original wainscoting panels and plate rails on walls.
• New double hung Anderson windows.

New Primary Bedroom

• Expanded approx. 110 feet with a new foundation, roof.
• Red oak flooring: 5” x 5/16”.
• New closet, windows, and lighting.
• Custom extra-tall closet doors with Elfa shelving systems.
• Blackout honeycomb duet shades + Classic Roman valence.

All New Primary Bathroom

• 54” claw foot, free-standing, cast iron tub.
•  Walk in shower with hand shower head.
• Frameless Sonoma Shower Door with rain texture and Diamon Fusion glass sealant. 
• Custom hexagonal floor tiles. CTW Kitchen and Bath.
• Recessed Kohler medicine cabinet with mirror.
• Toto toilet, vanity with Terrazzo quartz, sink, lighting.
• Brushed nickel hardware.
• New side window.

Hall Bathroom

• New cabinets and Terrazzo quartz countertop
• Deco Clementine tile: CTW Kitchen and tile trim
• New Kohler Verdera medicine cabinet.
• Toto Toilet with overhead cabinet.
• Frameless Sonoma Shower Door with Diamon Fusion glass sealant.

Guest Bedroom

• New double-hung windows.
• Duet black-out shades and Classic Roman shades.
• New light fixture.

First Bedroom

• New double hung windows.
• Duet shades and Classic Roman shades.
• Built-in IKEA closets.
• New light fixture.

Upstairs Bedrooms

• New HVAC system for A/C and heat.
• New windows, doors, paint, flooring, baseboards.
• New carpeting.
• Skylight above stairs

Upstairs Bathroom

• 3D Wall Plaster Barcode wall tiles
• Azure hexagon floor tiles
• Clementine Deco tile.
• Frameless Shower Door.
• Altair bathroom vanity.
• Grohe fixtures. Kohler medicine cabinet.
• Hardware with satin nickel finish.

Front Yard

• Vintage brick walls and pillars with metal gates.
• Brick steps lead to large, covered front porch.
• Professionally landscaped with irrigation.
• Grass lawn.
• All fenced.
• Gated entrance.

Backyard

• Professionally designed hardscape and landscaping.
• New artificial lawn.
• New Ipe hardwood deck with stainless steel cable railing.
• New Connecticut bluestone and red brick walkways and patio.
• New redwood retaining walls.
• New Foxglove blue ledgestone retaining wall.
• Mature trees and hedges.
• All new plantings in the rear and side yard.
• Extensive low voltage exterior lighting.
• Two new redwood gates.
• Full drip irrigation.
• Fenced in for maximum privacy.
• Circular brick cistern for collecting surface ground water.

General Interior

• New Anderson double hung windows. (14) 
• Two new sliding glass doors and sliders and new primary BR garden door. (Marvin)
• New HVAC system on both floors.
• Exterior painted 2025.
• Conveys with house: TV with bar speaker, subwoofer.
• Roman shades and honeycomb duets.
• Custom drapes.
• Picture rails throughout.

Extra First Floor Storage

Coat closet, drawers.

Linen closet in hallway.

Foundation, Drainage, Crawlspace

• Extensive seismic and drainage upgrades.

Basement

• Approximately 800 sq ft of full height basement, ideal for storage,
• wine cellar, home gym, arts and crafts, workshop.

Floor Plan

Site Plan

Convenient Location

Corte Madera Town Square

The town square, surrounded by restaurants, a wine bar, shops, and services is a 4-minute walk.

Downtown Larkspur

Downtown Larkspur with charming shops and restaurants is a 15-minute walk from along the bucolic walking path created from the the former rail tracks that connected all of Marin the towns. The drive takes 3 minutes.

Highway 101 to San Francisco

Highway 101, the primary route to San Francisco or north is a 3-minute drive. At this junction with 101, are the Town Center and Village shopping centers. The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco are a 19-minute drive.

Larkspur Ferry Terminal

The Golden Gate Bridge District provides regular commute ferry service to San Francisco. The Larkspur terminal is a 7-minute drive from 111 Palm Ave.

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