From the JoeBurnsBlog: February 2009

323 Alexander St, Nevada City     SOLD

Constructed in 2005, this downtown Nevada City home combines Victorian design and modern efficiency.  South facing and well insulated, the utility bills on this home have been fantastically low.  The nearly ½ acre parcel is located on a quiet little street just off the corner of Main and Broad Streets.  With easy access to the highways and a short walk to downtown, this location offers a great mix of ‘in-town rural' living.

3 bedrooms, 3 baths.  1943sf.

• *Fire sprinklers throughout.
• *Central Vacuum including kitchen base board receiver and car hose in garage.
• *All house fan for cooling. 
• *Home is passive solar, with low utility bills.(statement summary on back)
• *Real hardwood floors and stairs.
• *Solid core doors throughout. 
• *Double hung wood windows.
• *Raised ceilings with period wood moldings.
• *Special North Star replica refrigerator.
• *Oversized 1-car garage with dedicated storage, basement area, and under-house overflow.
• *Large covered porch 
• * Fully Landscaped and auto-sprinkled  backyard graded and planted in 2007.
• * Nearly ½ acre includes blackberry patch in front that has been a huge producer
•  * Buckeye Creek borders the western lot line.
• * The Trex decking in front was added in 2007.
• * Back deck was built with permit in 2008, made completely of pressure treated wood and Trex product. 
• *See the Nevada City Classic Bike Race from front and back decks.
• *Secluded setting, with red tip photinia and foliage protection.
• *Car-port expansion area, lots of parking.
• *Under deck storage
• *Side patio area with added drainage.
• *Trampoline area ideal for future hot tub pad or additional patio.
• *Garden boxes, fruit bearing plum trees.

 $569,000  (way, way below what we bought it for just 2 yrs ago...)