Home | Santa Cruz County | Aptos | 95003 | 2320 Newell Dr
MLS: ML82052671 | Status: Active | Price: $2,450,000
Beds/Baths: – / –
Property Type: Land
| Beds | Baths | Sq Ft | Sq Ft Lot | Yr Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | 2,544,296 | – |
At the crest of the building pad, nearly sixty acres of Santa Cruz Mountains redwood forest fall away in every direction, framed by ridgelines that fade from green to blue with distance. The land is already prepared: a level, cleared pad, a privately owned pump house and water storage tanks fed by a shared well, a weather station, and an electrical transformer, all in place before a single permit is pulled. The approach climbs a private driveway from pavement to packed gravel, lined with retaining walls and canopied by redwood and Douglas fir draped in lace lichen. The shops and restaurants of Aptos Village are under ten minutes away. The quiet, once the gate closes behind it, is complete. This is not a finished home. It is the rarer commodity in the Santa Cruz Mountains: usable scale, commanding views, and prepared infrastructure on the same parcel, where most comparable land offers only one of the three. Anchored by mountain views and a short run to Aptos Village, the lot represents a rare foundation for a forest retreat within reach of the Bay.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| MLS # | ML82052671 |
| MLS Source | MLSListings, Inc. |
| Days on Site | 1 |
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Elementary District | Pajaro Valley Unified |
| High School District | Pajaro Valley Unified |
| Sewer | Other |
| Water | Well |
| Zoning | TP |
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Development Status | Building Site Cleared, Have Building Plans, Improvements - Other, Improvements Plans Avail |
| Existing Structures | Outbuilding |
| Fencing | PartialFencing |
| Lot Description | Grade - Hilly |
| Utilities | Generator |
Chris Iverson
Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty
License #: 01708130
Phone: (650) 450-0450
School data provided by GreatSchools.org
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia Elementary School | public | K-6 | 2.27 mi | 8 |
| Aptos Junior High School | public | 7-8 | 2.27 mi | 5 |
| Mar Vista Elementary School | public | K-6 | 2.28 mi | 6 |
| Aptos High School | public | 9-12 | 2.80 mi | 8 |
| Mountain Elementary School | public | K-6 | 3.37 mi | 9 |
| Rio Del Mar Elementary School | public | K-6 | 3.56 mi | 9 |
| Main Street Elementary School | public | K-5 | 3.57 mi | 7 |
| New Brighton Middle School | public | 6-8 | 3.77 mi | 7 |
| Soquel High School | public | 9-12 | 3.95 mi | 9 |
| Soquel Elementary School | public | K-5 | 3.96 mi | 6 |
| Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School | public | K-5 | 4.75 mi | 7 |
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