This Steve Boliantz Builders, Inc. custom home was built 2008. The house was designed for energy efficiency, full accessibility, and privacy by architect Jeff Normand of Perrysburg, Ohio. It is situated in Mansfield city limits and Lexington Local Schools district. It is conveniently located in Richland County for shopping, restaurants and professional offices. The location provides quick access to I-71 with a 1hr 15 min easy drive to either Columbus, Cleveland or Akron airports. The house is actually built on three city lots (approx. 1.4 acres) in the Valley View subdivision developed by Al Hess Builders, Inc. It is located on a very low volume street with 7 homes of comparable design, all built within the last 15 years. It takes advantage of the large wooded ravine that runs between the Lexview, the Royal Oak and Valley View subdivisions. There is a country feel created by the natural surroundings and privacy of the neighborhood. All of these considerations were made at the time the house was built, but health issues for the retired owners have caused their circumstances to change, so they are relocating to Arizona. The house has been gently used over the last 9 years. The house was designed and built with a walk-out basement to become a fully functioning living space with a large family room, kitchen, full bath, large bedroom and patio, often referred to as a mother in-law suite. The lower level has large casement windows that are the same size as the upstairs windows to provide natural light. It includes its own garage space with built-in cupboards/workbench and its own driveway. Even with the living space fully built, there would still be ample storage since the basement is also over 2400 square feet. The house was also built with many maintenance-free features including shake cedar look siding made from heavy vinyl, easy-care landscaping with primarily annuals and slow growing shrubs and trees, and all concrete driveways and sidewalks. The energy efficiency features include: Solar electrical generating panels on the south roof connected to the electrical grid (engineering details and electrical generating records available) Geo-thermal heating and cooling system with in-floor heating in both the first floor and basement Tankless hot water heaters (2, one at each end of the house) Tulikevi fireplace, model KTU 1337/91 (radiant soapstone with closed firebox) (More details on For Sale By Owner website