Wildwood Retreat Center
20111 Old Cazadero Rd, Guerneville CA 95421
The Wildwood Retreat Center This is a rare & unique opportunity to own what was a Commercial Wilderness Retreat on 210-acres of pristine forest, meadows, streams, redwoods, & wildlife, all manicured with hiking trails throughout. The Wildwood Conservation Foundation operated this Retreat Center, making it available to organizations, groups & families for retreats, seminars, workshops & family reunions. The problem arose when the county PRMD code violations department concluded there were no permits for any of the structures built, or for the use as a retreat, with the exception of the pool and pool house having permits, and arguably the original mid-century modern house ‘now referred to as the Commons building’ being built prior to permits being required. Everything else will need to be demolished or brought to current code to satisfy the code violations of record. Bringing old buildings to current code is cost prohibitive and likely not financially viable. The easiest path is to resolve all the code violations by demo’ing the non-permitted structure, putting a new septic in and turning this beautiful property back into a residential home without pursuing any commercial use going forward. That is what is being offered here now, not a potential commercial retreat. There is still a path to cure this property and continue with its conditionally approved use permit to become a commercial retreat again. That risk will be on a buyer to pursue after close of escrow. All permitting issues will need to be resolved by a new owner after they purchase the property, as well. The list price is substantially below market value for that reason. This is a very good opportunity for the right person, not for the faint of heart to take on.
The compound as currently improved is extensive with the following buildings and their gross square footage.
Square footage of Living Area’s in each building:
In the Attachments section below are downloadable floor plans for each building as well as property Aerial Maps and Trail Maps.
Nearby are the Austin Creek Recreation Area and Armstrong Woods State Natural Preserve. The Russian River is also a nearby icon that everyone in the area enjoys. See the area links below for more information for this property’s beautiful surroundings and neighboring attractions.
This is truly a beautiful area and a very rare opportunity to explore.
For a private tour of the property, please call Doug Swanson, cell 707-291-4400.
Local Areal Links:
Things to do along the Sonoma Coast
Armstrong Woods State Natural Preserve
Austin Creek Recreational Area
Real Estate Related Links:
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