Beautiful 2+ bedroom, 2 bath unit one block from Bidwell Park and a bike ride to downtown.

This beautiful 2+ bedroom, 2 bath unit in Valley Oaks Village in Chico California will be available for lease starting February 1, 2010.

The community is wonderfully located only one block from Bidwell Park. Bidwell Park is the 9th largest park in the United States and the 3rd largest in California at 3670 acres. It has a total of 86 miles of trails for walking, hiking, running and biking as well as a large pool and several swimming holes. See the Bidwell Park website for more details (http://www.friendsofbidwellpark.org/faq.html).

Valley Oaks Village is multigenerational 12 year old co-housing community of 32 homes, a common house, and a swimming pool. Residents include a variety of professionals including professors, nurses, psychologists, and teachers. It is a laid back friendly community with great people.

Chico is a college town with a thriving art and theatre scene, good music and restaurants, and Chico Performances, which sponsors exciting live performances at Laxson Auditorium on the campus (http://www.chicoperformances.com/).

This wonderful home has the following exceptional amenities:

• It is located next to the village green
• It has wonderful views from all windows
• It was built 12 years ago and has many energy efficiency features including:
· dual-paned windows
· whole house fan
· central heating & air
• The ceilings are vaulted w/ beautiful ceiling fans in the primary living areas
• There are custom plantation shutters, wood and custom tile floors throughout
• The kitchen is customized with a cooktop with high BTU burners a dishwasher, microwave, conventional and convection oven and tile countertops
• The great room opens into a library (the + room) with beautiful built-ins & custom lighting
• The master bedroom is large with has mexican tile floors throughout and a large shower and custom cabinetry
• The second bathroom has jacuzzi tub, built-ins & custom tile
• There are outdoor living and dining areas extended on three beautiful patios enhanced with gorgeous gardens
• Washer and dryer are included

The rent will be $1250 per month. First and last months rent plus a security deposit of $1000 with a one-year lease will be requred. Pets are negotiable.