1850 Manzanita Street, McKinleyville, CA 95519
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Listed by: mark bickmore
Office: new wave realty & financial services
MLS#:273121
Source:CA_HAR
Price summary
- Price:$459,000
- Price per sq. ft.:$346.68
About this home
Welcome to 1850 Manzanita Street, a comfortable 3-bedroom, 2-bath single-level home with an attached two-car garage in an established McKinleyville neighborhood. The functional floor plan offers a spacious living room, dedicated dining area, kitchen, primary suite, and two additional bedrooms. Outside, enjoy a large front yard, mature landscaping, brick accents, a welcoming covered entry, fenced yard areas, and patio space for relaxing or entertaining. A wide driveway provides convenient off-street parking and easy garage access. With its practical layout, attractive curb appeal, usable outdoor space, and convenient location, this home offers an excellent opportunity to make it your own. 1850 Manzanita Street is the kind of home that makes everyday living feel straightforward. Set in an established McKinleyville neighborhood, the property combines a single-level floor plan with comfortable room sizes, defined living spaces, an attached garage, and outdoor areas that can be used and enjoyed rather than simply maintained.
The approach to the home immediately gives it a welcoming residential feel. A broad front yard creates separation from the street, while established landscaping softens the exterior and adds maturity to the setting. Brick accents provide contrast and character along the front elevation, complementing the home's traditional design. The covered entry creates a sheltered transition from outside to inside and is especially useful during Humboldt's wetter months.
The driveway provides direct access to the attached two-car garage, making arrival and departure simple while also providing additional off-street parking. The garage gives the next owner options beyond vehicle storage, with potential room for tools, bicycles, outdoor equipment, seasonal belongings, recreational gear, or a work area depending on individual needs.
Once inside, the single-level design allows the home to flow naturally from one space to the next without stairs interrupting the layout. The living areas are distinct enough to give each room a clear purpose while remaining connected enough for comfortable daily use.
The living room serves as the main gathering area and provides enough space to create a variety of seating arrangements. Whether used for conversation, television, reading, entertaining, or simply relaxing at the end of the day, it offers a central place for the household to come together. Its proportions allow buyers to furnish the room according to their own style instead of being limited to one particular arrangement.
The dining area occupies its own defined space near the kitchen. This separation gives buyers the ability to enjoy a traditional dining setup while keeping the room connected to the rest of the home's daily activity. It can accommodate everyday meals, holiday gatherings, homework at the table, game nights, or dinner with friends without competing with the main living room for space.
The kitchen is positioned to function as the working center of the home. Its relationship to the dining and living areas keeps meal preparation connected to household activity while still allowing the kitchen to remain its own dedicated workspace. The layout provides a practical setting for cooking, serving, storage, and the normal rhythm of daily life.
Rather than relying on one oversized open room to perform every function, the floor plan gives the home distinct areas for cooking, dining, relaxing, sleeping, working, and storage. That separation can be particularly useful for buyers who work from home, have different schedules within the household, entertain guests, or simply prefer rooms that have clearly defined purposes.
The primary bedroom provides a private space separate from the home's common areas and includes its own bathroom. Having an en-suite bath creates convenience at the beginning and end of the day and gives the primary bedroom a sense of separation from the rest of the sleeping areas.
Two additional bedrooms expand the home's flexibility. They can remain traditional bedrooms, but they also give future owners options as their needs change over time. One could function as a guest room while the other becomes an office, creative space, exercise room, nursery, study, gaming room, or hobby area. Buyers who no longer need three sleeping rooms are not left with wasted space; the configuration can adapt easily to different lifestyles.
The second bathroom serves the additional bedrooms and is also conveniently available to guests without requiring access through the primary suite. This arrangement helps maintain privacy while keeping the home's essential spaces readily accessible.
Because all of the primary living areas are located on one floor, movement throughout the home is simple. Groceries can come directly from the garage into the house, bedrooms remain connected to the main living areas, and outdoor spaces can be reached without navigating multiple levels. For buyers who simply prefer the ease of single-story living, this layout provides an appealing alternative to homes with stairs and split-level configurations.
The attached garage is an important extension of the property's usable space. In addition to covered parking, it provides valuable capacity for the belongings that can otherwise overwhelm interior closets and living areas. Camping equipment, sporting goods, holiday decorations, gardening supplies, tools, bicycles, storage bins, and household projects can remain accessible without taking over the interior of the home.
Outside, the yard provides opportunities for buyers to shape the property around the way they actually live. Fenced areas create defined outdoor space that can work well for pets, play, gardening, or simply enjoying greater separation from surrounding properties. The existing landscaping gives the yard an established feel rather than the unfinished appearance often found with newer construction.
The patio area offers another usable extension of the home. It can become a place for morning coffee, outdoor meals, barbecues, patio furniture, container gardening, or an evening gathering spot. Buyers who enjoy spending time outside can create a comfortable outdoor room without needing to begin with a completely blank yard.
The lawn areas offer additional flexibility. They can remain open for recreation and play, be enhanced with gardens or planting beds, or simply provide a traditional green backdrop around the home. The combination of landscaping, lawn, fencing, and hardscape allows different parts of the yard to serve different purposes instead of forcing every outdoor activity into one area.
Mature plantings also help give the property a settled appearance. Rather than waiting years for landscaping to develop, the home already has the visual benefit of established vegetation around it. Buyers can maintain what is there, simplify it, or gradually personalize the yard over time.
The exterior architecture has a familiar residential character that should appeal to buyers who prefer a home that feels established rather than overly stylized. The brick detailing adds texture without dominating the design, and the covered approach to the front door creates a defined sense of arrival.
One of the advantages of this property is that the spaces are useful without being overly complicated. There are no unnecessary levels to navigate, no oversized rooms that consume square footage without purpose, and no unusual circulation patterns that make furniture placement difficult. Instead, the home provides a series of recognizable, functional spaces that can be adapted to the buyer's own routines.
For a household that needs three bedrooms, the layout works naturally. For someone needing only two bedrooms, the third room creates dedicated work-from-home space. For buyers who frequently host family or friends, there is room to maintain a guest bedroom without sacrificing the primary living areas. For hobbyists, collectors, outdoor enthusiasts, or anyone who simply values storage, the garage adds an important layer of functionality.
The home's relationship between indoor and outdoor space also allows owners to spread out. Daily life does not have to remain confined to the interior. The patio, fenced yard, lawn, and landscaped areas create separate places for recreation, pets, gardening, entertaining, or quiet time outside.
McKinleyville continues to appeal to buyers looking for a residential North Coast setting with access to community services, shopping, schools, recreation, and the surrounding Humboldt County lifestyle. From 1850 Manzanita Street, owners can enjoy the comfort of an established neighborhood while remaining connected to the broader community.
For buyers comparing homes, this property offers several characteristics that are increasingly valuable together: single-level living, three usable bedrooms, two bathrooms, an attached two-car garage, defined interior spaces, off-street parking, established landscaping, and outdoor areas with enough flexibility to be personalized over time.
The home does not depend on one dramatic feature to create its appeal. Its strength is the way the entire property works together. The interior provides comfortable spaces for everyday routines. The bedroom arrangement accommodates different household needs. The garage handles vehicles and storage. The yard creates options outside. The neighborhood provides a residential setting. Together, those elements create a property that can work for a wide variety of buyers and continue adapting as their needs change.
1850 Manzanita Street is ready for its next chapter and offers a solid opportunity for someone looking for a home with a practical design, usable space, and the ability to personalize it into something distinctly their own....
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Home facts
- Year built:1990
- Listing ID #:273121
- Added:1 day(s) ago
- Updated:August 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Rooms and interior
- Bedrooms:3
- Total bathrooms:2
- Full bathrooms:2
- Rooms Total:5
- Flooring:Carpeted, Laminate
- Living area:1,324 sq. ft.
Heating and cooling
- Heating:Forced Air, Natural Gas
Structure and exterior
- Year built:1990
- Building area:1,324 sq. ft.
- Lot area:0.12 Acres
- Construction Materials:Shingle
- Foundation Description:Concrete Perimeter
Schools
- High school:McKinleyville
- Middle school:McKinleyville
- Elementary school:Dow's Prairie
Utilities
- Water:Public
Finances and disclosures
- Price:$459,000
- Price per sq. ft.:$346.68
Features and amenities
- Laundry features:Dryer Hookup, Washer Hookup
Parking
- Parking description:Attached
- Garage:Yes
- Garage spaces:2
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