$478,000

Along a bend of the Russian River, where redwoods rise like columns in an open-air cathedral, this townhouse unfolds with quiet confidence. Set within a resort--like enclave, the residence was conceived to dissolve the boundary between architecture and landscape--every sightline curated, every material chosen to echo the forest beyond. Within its approximately 1,236 square feet, the plan reads as both generous and intimate. In the living and dining room, vaulted ceilings lift the eye upward while a wall of floor-to-ceiling glass frames the redwoods in cinematic scale, the canopy shifting with the day's light. Two en suite bedrooms offer private, self-contained retreats, while a loft off the primary suite lends itself effortlessly to a den, study, or quiet reading room. Outside, a personal patio garden and deck extend the living space into the trees, a private clearing within the larger wild. Beyond the residence, the community continues the conversation with nature: a clubhouse and kitchen for entertaining, a fitness room, kayak and canoe storage for river days, meadows and trails that wind through the grounds, and a summer dock that opens onto the water itself. Here, the redwoods are not a backdrop but a collaborator--and the river, ever present, writes the rest of the story.