665 E Rudasill Rd, Tucson, AZ 85704

Superb mtn and city views, a large lot in a prized foothills location, and the freedom of no HOA! Built around a large, welcoming living room, with a soaring wood ceiling, and filled with light in all seasons, this multi-level 3BR home offers fantastic views from elevated decks, a practical design that maximizes winter sun and warmth, and a versatile downstairs family room with a walk-out patio of its own. Whether hosting friends and family, or enjoying privacy and quiet, more spaces to love--and more views--than one might expect in a home of this size. ...and with its location being such an easy commute to downtown, UArizona, conveniences in Foothills and Oro Valley, without the encumbrances of an HOA, this property stands out. See Full Video tour & expanded comments for features. The main floor enjoys a huge living room with a specially restored vintage fireplace surround.... light streaming in through double sliding glass doors on one side, and down from upper clerestory windows on the other. The kitchen is as practical as it is smartly outfitted, with natural wood slab-front cabinets, built-in wine fridge and counter-depth fridge/freezer, granite countertops, and granite tile backsplash. The dining area offers outstanding morning light for breakfast, and stellar mountain views at dusk. Stepping out from the kitchen and dining area, one enters the sun room, specially designed not only for the home to benefit from passive solar gain, but sure to become one of your favorite places to be from October through March. On the other side of the main floor, two well-sized secondary bedrooms and a hall bath. The south-facing bedroom enjoys all the warmth and light from winter sun, and a wide closet with extra hanging space. In the recently re-finished north bedroom, one finds sliding barn-style closet doors and built-in closet storage. Either of these would be a joy for hosting guests, family members, or as home offices or a den. The Upper floor is set up as a super retreat, with a primary bedroom suite, tons of closet and storage space, and a loft-style landing overlooking the living room, perfect as a reading nook or a home office. From the primary bedroom suite, one really feels on top of the world, with uninterrupted 270-degree views encompassing the dramatic Santa Catalinas to the northeast, Rincons and Santa Ritas in the distant east and south, and twinkling city lights at night. One really needs to see the evening light, color, and city views in person to appreciate what a special perch this is, whether outside on the deck, in the upper sun room, or in the bedroom as the day comes to a close. Unique to this home is that two-story sun room, designed and built specifically to maximize passive solar gain. The Santa Catalinas loom large, through tall east-facing picture windows, offering versatile living space on upper and main levels...and by opening and closing outer and inner doors, one can passively heat and cool the home to take advantage of the warmth of the desert winters. A rarity too, in Tucson, is the lower level family room space, with its own walk-out to a covered patio space. A versatile space, it's perfectly set up as it is to remain a fantastic office/study/lounge space, with a full size pool table that conveys, and a wall of custom built-in cabinets and double-workstations. That said, it could be a perfect set up for a hobby room, a home theater or, sheltered as it is from the sun, a home library. In any case, it's a welcome refuge from the summer heat, with concrete block masonry walls, and buffered on both east and west sides by cool crawlspace storage spaces (accessible by exterior doors on either side of the home). For all of the interior features that set this home apart, the outdoor living spaces arrayed around it are the thing that's sure to make living here a joy. At the entrance, one finds a large flagstone-paved front patio, with a small path leading around to the rear, and stepping down to a series of flagstone patios encircling the home, most shaded from the heat of the summer sun by the main level porch or shade trees. Under strings of edison-bulb-style lights, and shaded from the setting sun, it's easy to imagine hosting joyous summer evenings on the lower east side patio or, in the fall and winter, gathered around a fire bucket, with the orange and pink glow of the mountains in the background. Not to be overlooked, too, is the way the exterior walkway wraps back around via winding steps to the back door of the garage, which feels much larger in its own right than one would expect from a two car garage. In all, a home that stands out in so many ways, from its practically-minded design to incorporate solar gain, to the aesthetics, and how the spaces flow into one another, incorporating light and distant mountain or city views into almost every moment.