Apollo 9 astronaut’s Bay Area dwelling hits the marketplace for the primary time in 25 years

SONOMS, Calif. – A Bay Area dwelling owned by an Apollo 9 astronaut and his spouse, a former Capitol Hill legislative director, is available on the market for the primary time in 25 years. It’s being bought at an asking value of $2.5 million.

The practically 3,100-acre Sonoma property is positioned at 760 5th Street East, not removed from the historic Sonoma Plaza.

The backstory:

The home was final bought in May 2000 for $680,000 by NASA astronaut Russell (Rusty) Schweickart and his spouse Nancy Ramsey, who served as a legislative director for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry.

Light-filled dwelling

Their three-bedroom, three-bathroom house is described as having plentiful pure mild with elegant, excessive ceilings and an open and comfy really feel.

“The dramatic entry with a soaring ceiling and split staircase draws your eyes upward,” the itemizing states, including, “The floor plan flows effortlessly, offering a formal dining room and spacious kitchen with breakfast area.”

The many home windows invite daylight to pour into the house.

The property additionally boasts a manicured and personal yard and backyard. 

‘Fickle’ market

The home went available on the market on July 1.

Listing agent Kathleen Leonard with Compass Real Estate stated that the property has acquired curiosity however has not been bought but. “The real estate market has been quite fickle recently,” Leonard stated, including, “Homes on the market are taking longer to sell.”

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She stated figures confirmed that properties in the $2 to $3 million value vary had been seeing a three-and-a-half to four-month absorption fee. “The absorption rate is the amount of time it will take to sell all the available homes if no new properties come on the market,” Leonard defined.

The realtor additionally projected that the area was approaching a purchaser’s market.

“We are seeing offers and sold prices below asking,” she stated, including, “Compass economists are predicting a 41% increase in the number of listings coming on the market in September, nationwide. It’s to be seen how long those homes will take to sell and at what price.”

Dig deeper:

Schweickart is now 89 years previous. 

He joined NASA in 1963. Back then, he was certainly one of 14 astronauts within the five-year-old house company.

“He served as lunar module pilot for Apollo 9, March 3-13, 1969, logging 241 hours in space. This was the third manned flight of the Apollo series and the first manned flight of the lunar module,” in keeping with NASA.

Schweickart additionally served as a backup commander for the primary Skylab mission. Skylab was the nation’s first house station and the primary crewed analysis laboratory in house.

The astronaut’s work on the Skylab mission earned him NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal in 1973.

Among his different work, Schweickart co-founded the Mill Valley-based non-profit B612 Foundation, which the group stated seeks to “develop tools and technologies to understand, map, and navigate our solar system and protect our planet from asteroid impacts.”

His spouse can be part of the B612 Foundation donor assist workforce. Ramsey’s different work consists of being an writer, entrepreneur, and futurist. Before becoming a member of Sen. Kerry’s workers, she led a Washington, D.C.-based consulting agency specializing in arms management, worldwide affairs, and nationwide safety, in keeping with her profile on the inspiration’s web site.

What’s subsequent:

After the sale of their dwelling, the couple plans to stay within the Bay Area, their realtor stated. 

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