265 31st St Rental

Boulder couple seeks ultra-conscientious, careful tenants who will take care of this stunning, custom-built, award-winning home designed and built by a solar energy expert. Save as much as $350 a month in utility bills compared to other rentals, since solar panels produce your electricity and hot water for free, at this house. One-year lease starting Sept. 1, 2025. Perfect for quiet, care-taking professionals. No pets, please. Non smoking. This 2296 square foot home features 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The 5th bedroom is a totally soundproof room that doubles as a home theater entertainment room, or a music rehearsal room. Full kitchen upstairs and a wet bar / kitchenette on the first floor. Enjoy dramatic Flatirons views from the giant 2nd floor walk-out deck. Huge, private, fenced, beautiful back yard features 3 planter boxes for gardeners, and no less than 3 backyard storage sheds and workshops! Attached two-car carport protects your vehicle(s) from snow, sun, and rain. Note, the photos you see were taken when the house was occupied. But please note, all furniture has been removed and the house is unfurnished. Strategically situated close to multiple amenities: *One and a half blocks from several mass transit lines, *A couple blocks from Open Space and bike / walk paths *Six blocks from beautiful Martin Park *Six blocks from Boulder's highly sought-after Creekside Elementary School *Very close to the Table Mesa shopping center, groceries, etc. Green Energy Features: Rooftop solar photovoltaic panels provide home's (free) electricity & rooftop solar thermal panels produce 150-degree (free) hot water! Plus, passive solar design captures free, zero-carbon heat from the winter sun & stores it in thermal mass. (Toasty radiant floor heat serves as a backup in winter.) Precisely-designed roof overhangs provide shade & natural cooling all summer (backed up by super-chilled energy-efficient evaporative cooling). Brilliant natural daylighting permeates the home. Design / Aesthetic Features: Enchanting, Santa Fe Style interior features curves, arches, built-in's, custom tile, and Knotty Pine doors, cabinets & beautiful, hand-made wood baseboards, door & window trim. Custom accent lighting throughout, for showcasing artwork. The home features above-code insulation, high-efficiency double pane windows & premium, insulating cellular shades. (Plus dozens more energy features.) *Awards from City of Boulder, Boulder County, & Colorado Renewable Energy Society. Renters pay their own utilities, but these will be extraordinarily low, because you're getting free electricity from the solar electric panels and free hot water and space heating from the solar hot water panels. Hide