Shopping Malls in Marin County by Renee Adelmann

With the holiday season upon us, we have many clients and friends (especially those that  recently relocated to Marin County) that are interested in finding out where the major shopping malls are located in Marin County, California.

Truth be told, some of the best shopping in Marin can be found at boutique retail stores located in downtown Mill Valley, Larkspur, Fairfax, San Anselmo, and San Rafael, however there are a handful of large shopping centers in Marin which are worth a visit:

Located in Corte Madera on the east side of Highway 101, the Village at Corte Madera is an upscale outdoor mall.    The anchor stores at The Village at Corte Madera include Nordstroms and Macys however there are many other...

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Go Green in Mill Valley by Renee Adelmann

Marin County homeowners can get ideas on making their home more green and environmentally friendly at a community workshop being held this Thursday at 9pm.

This free workshop is being sponsored by the Eucalyptus Knoll Homeowners Association (HOA) and will feature discussions on how to make your Marin home more energy efficient and eco-friendly.     Keynote speakers at this Mill Valley event will include:

Mark Guthrie, Marin Municipal Water District

Carol Misseldine, Mill Valley's Sustainability Coordinator

The event will be hosted at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse which is located at 2304 shelter Bay Avenue, Mill Valley, California (see map below).   You can also obtain more information about this workshop by calling...

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Marin Green Building Event by Renee Adelmann

We wanted to thank everyone who attended and participated in our event last night entitled "Building an Eco-Friendly and Modern Home in Marin County" which featured keynote speakers from some of the most respected and authoritative names in the green building, design, real estate, and finance industry.    

We were overwhelmed with consumer response to this event which included speakers from Oakland-based Michelle Kaufmann Designs and Marin County based Marin Modern Real Estate and JCF Advisors.   

The total number of registrants for this Marin Modern Real Estate sponsored event exceeded our available seating space by almost double.  While we were unable to accommodate all parties interested in attending the event due to space...

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Dixie School District - Open Hou... by Renee Adelmann

We wanted to let parents know that San Rafael's Dixie School District will be hosting an open house on Thursday, November 13, 2008.       This special event will enable parents contemplating enrollment during the 2009 and 2010 school year to learn more about Dixie Schools, including Dixie Elementary School, Mary E. Silveira Elementary School, Vallecito Elementary School, and Miller Creek Middle School.

Tours of the elementary schools in the Dixie School District will begin at 8:30am on November 13.    Interested parents should call the schools directly to arrange a visitation:

Parents and potential students can tour Middle Creek Middle School in San Rafael beginning at...

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Michelle Kaufmann Event in Marin... by Renee Adelmann

We are less than one week away from our seminar entitled "Building a Modernist and Eco-Friendly Prefab Home in Marin County" featuring keynote speakers from Michelle Kaufmann Designs, JCF Advisors, and Marin Modern Real Estate.    

Since intially advertising this event to our modern-minded and green-minded client and friends, we've been overwhelmed with positive response and feedback.    Registration for this Marin Modern sponsored event was brisk and we 'sold out' quickly, filling up every availabe seat at our venue.

While there are no seats available for our November workshop with Michelle Kaufmann Designs / MKD Architecture, we would welcome the opportunity to assist you one-on-one with your San Francisco real estate or Marin...

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Modern Prefab Home in Marin - Ho... by Renee Adelmann

Ever wonder what it would take to build a Sunset® Breezehome™, Glidehouse™, eco-friendly mkLotus™ home, or other fabulous prefab home by Michelle Kaufmann Designs in the San Francisco Bay Area?  If so, you won't want to miss our upcoming workshop entitled "Building a Modern & Eco-Friendly Prefab Home in Marin County"!

Many of our clients have an affinity for modern / contemporary design and rely on our extensive knowledge of modern and mid-century modern residential architecture in the San Francisco Bay Area when buying or selling a home.  Additionally, we receive many inquiries from clients about the possiblity of building either a custom home or modern prefab home in Marin County.    

To...

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Yasmin Furniture offers special ... by marinmodern

We wanted to let our visitors know that Yasmin Furniture, a boutique furniture and design store in San Rafael that specializes in modern and contemporary furnishings, has gracious extended special pricing to Marin Modern Real Estate clients and friends. Yasmin Furniture Sale - 30% off Sale Prices! Yasmin carries a variety of modernist furniture including sofas, chairs, rugs, lighting and more.    Yasmin Furniture is closing their San Rafael store within the next several weeks and all items in stock are currently on sale.     Marin Modern clients and visitors can receive an additional 30% discount off of current sale prices by simply mentioning to a store sales associate that you are a client or friend of Marin Modern Real Estate...

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Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park P... by Renee Adelmann

Families and visitors to Marin County just got another reason to visit the The Marin Civic Center in San Rafael which was designed by noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright.    Built in 1957, the Marin Civic Center has always been a popular destination for architectural enthusiasts interested in seeing Frank Lloyd Wright's 770th commission, which would be his last.    Fortunately, the spirit and vision of Frank Loyd Wright still lives on with a number of recent upgrades to the grounds surrounding the civic center. Kids Playground at the Marin Civic Center Surrounding the famous Marin Civic Center is a 20 acre informal park known as the Civic Center Lagoon Park.    The park features an 11 acre lagoon, fishing, picnic areas, as well as...

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