2165 Cottonwood Trail Rarely do you get the opportunity to acquire over 12 acres of prime Medina horse country for such an affordable price. This outstanding property is the estate home of the original owners and is available for the first time. This quiet secluded home site is at the end of a long private road and features Crosby Creek meandering through the back acreage. While the property itself is truly exceptional, the home is in near original condition and offers you the opportunity to create your dream home makeover or start anew by building the new home of your dreams. The value of the property and the perfect location make both options viable alternatives. Do not pass up this rare chance to create your dream west metro estate. Medina is admired for its great location, quiet settings and horse friendly environment. While this property is just minutes from the shops, groceries, restaurants, and conveniences of nearby Plymouth and Wayzata, the feeling you will get is one of peaceful rural solitude. But don’t be fooled, only a short drive away are some of the western metro’s best recreational areas. Do you cross country ski or love to hike? Many parks such as Baker Park Preserve offer year round activities for the entire family. Are you looking to fish and boat? Then you are just minutes away from the shores of excellent west metro waters including Lake Minnetonka. How about golf? Nearly a dozen private and public courses dot this area offering you a wide variety of casual and membership based golf opportunities. All this, and still just a short commute to downtown Minneapolis. This home is in an area of newer large acreage homesteads many of which hold multiple million dollar values. While the home is certainly livable as is, the value is in the land and is only limited by your imagination. Can you remodel and create the home of your dreams or do you prefer to tear down and rebuild from scratch? Either way this property will support your decision by providing years of delight for future owners. Let’s take a quick look at the existing home. The current home sits on a wooded and secluded sight at the end of Cottonwood Trail. If you didn’t know better you might think that you have been transported to northern Minnesota forest. The home was originally built as a fairly typical two story. A nice two story addition was added to the rear of the home markedly increasing its footprint. The main level consists of the formal dining and living room, kitchen, den, family room, bathroom and upper recreation room. The upper level has an Owner’s Suite as well as three other bedrooms sharing the second bath. The basement level has another bedroom as well as a large screened porch, utility room and bathroom. The property itself is private and wooded. A horse barn just to the rear of the home is currently set up with three stalls. With no neighbors in sight, you will truly be amazed at the wonderful privacy and opportunities this spacious estate offers. Let’s take a closer look at the layout of this home. Walking in the original front door you enter a nice central foyer that separates the formal living room, to the left from the dining room on the right. The formal living room is a large carpeted space with a bay window to the front of the home and very large windows that overlook the horse barn and the rest of the property. This room is filled with natural light and warmed by a wood burning fireplace. There is also access to a multi-level deck and the backyard beyond. Across the entry hall is the formal dining room with its parquet wood floors and three wide bay window. The dining room adjoins the kitchen and is nicely finished with crown molding and lighted ceiling fan. The kitchen and den occupy the back portion of the original footprint. The kitchen is nice and spacious with generous amounts of cabinetry including a large built-in pantry area. Some nice updating has been done here with solid surface counters, newer double ovens, cooktop and venthood. The kitchen is open to the family room addition off the back off the original home. This family room is approximately 24’ long with a wall of windows providing unequaled views of the land. There is also easy access to the rear from this room. Adjacent to this family room is a nice and cozy den. Oak floors and wood beamed ceilings highlight this cozy space. The final room on this level is the recreation room. Originally the home’s two car garage, this space had been converted to a large open and carpeted space. It has amazing natural light coming from two large bay windows to the front and two additional windows to the rear. This rec room now separates the main house from the three car garage. Upstairs is the living quarters of the home. As you reach the top of the stairway the Owner’s Suite is to the left. This is a very nice sized room with plush carpet and lighted ceiling fan. The sleeping area opens to a nice bathroom area. His and Her closets as well as a cultured marble double vanity with a 5’ wall mirror highlight the dressing portion of the bath area. A separate small room contains the shower and toilet. This area is ceramic tiled and has a built-in linen closet as well. The other half of the upper level contains three additional bedrooms as well as a shared bathroom. The bathroom is a nice mix of old and new with a nice window with views of the property. It has ceramic tiled bath/shower and countertops with a real retro feel to them. A long 5’ vanity provides ample space for all your necessities. The other bedrooms are all nice sized with windows overlooking either the front drive or the rear pasture area. Each room features oak flooring as well. Bedroom #2 is especially nice as it has the feel of a tree house overhanging the rear of the home with views of the horse barn. Bedrooms #3 and #4 look to the front of the property and are nice size rooms for their time. The last part of the house is the basement level. A very large family is off to the left as you come down the stairs. This spacious carpeted room has three enormous windows providing natural light and wonderful views to the rear of the home. This is another warm and inviting space with a wood burning fireplace, beamed ceiling and wood plank wainscot on the walls. This room is adjacent to the three season screened porch and offers exit to the backyard. A large lower level bedroom and nice bathroom complete the finished portion of this level. The bedroom could easily serve as a guest space, hobby room, office or children’s playroom. The screened porch is part of the addition off the back of the home and once again a wall of windows offers great views of the rear property. This level is completed by a large utility and storage room as well as an additional unfinished space adjoining the bedroom.