13590 Mount Whitney St

Corner lot w/multiple mature gardens integrating native flora with perennials, shrubs and trees. Home has a sense of spaciousness - exposed beam ceiling and large windows with natural light. Combination of passive solar, forced air high efficiency furnace, and Hy-Tech paint insulation keeps house toasty warm during the winter w/o being suffocatingly hot. In summer, house is cooled by moving air through open windows and ceiling fans; great circulation throughout the house. Property is 'green' through use of new and recycled material and delivery systems. Neighborhood Description Stead/North Valleys 12 miles North of Reno. Elevation - 5,010'. HOA w/ private streets, park with playground and picnic areas, new water and power lines. HOUSING: single family, duplexes, apartment complexes, new and old inventory. GOVERNMENT: 2 fire stations, library, and post office. EMPLOYMENT: Industrial/warehouse parks, schools, commercial, and government; local, national and international companies. RECREATION: county golf course, regional sports complex with several baseball and soccer fields, a meeting complex, playgrounds, skateboard park, walking/biking trails, and picnic areas; some protected wild life areas. Lemmon Valley (2 minutes down the road) is zoned horse property so there are a few riding rings and equestrian events. Stead Airport motocross, drag races, and Reno Air Races. City Park with playground and covered picnic area across the street from main entrance into our immediate neighborhood. MERCHANTS: Smith's, Scolari's, Raley's, CVS and Walgreen's drugs, True Value, AutoZone, Quik Lube, UPS store, Starbucks, Qdoba, banks - WFB, BofA & USBank, gym, hair salons, dry cleaners, video store. Medical/dental/physical therapy complex and urgent care center in Stead, dental office, chiropractor, urgent care center, and veternarian in Golden Valley. COMMUTE: warehouse/industrial parks, schools - 2-5 min; Truckee Meadows Community College, Desert Research Institute - 7-10 min; UNR, downtown, Renown and St. Mary's hospitals - 12-15 min. It is a relatively easy commute to and from town on Hwy 395, a divided 4 lane freeway; North Virginia Street, a 2 and 4 lane surface street that goes directly into the UNR campus, downtown, and Northwest Reno; Interstate 80 is 11 miles south, door to interchange.