4622 E PALO VERDE Drive Phoenix, AZ 85018

Live ON Camelback Mountain, the best location in the city! Hike the Echo Canyon trail from your front door and see the mountain glow orange to red to purple for sunsets daily. Stretch out on a 16K SF lot landscaped beautifully for R&R as well as entertaining with the huge pebble sheen pool/spa, a raised al fresco dining patio, a pergola garden with large rainwater cisterns and more. Inside is as charming as it is deceiving, at just under 2600 sf, it lives large in this 4 bedroom/no small room/open concept home. Eclectic and bright, bohemian and super cozy. You just want to stay a while here ... and friends do! Fun stuff aside, this home sets a standard on energy efficiency and is a PEARL PLATINUM Home, only the 3rd in AZ. Approaching net zero, see how this is all possible by reading MORE This home's green, energy-efficient, and healthy home attributes garnered it 1010 out of 1200 points, which is literally unheard of for most homes and even MORE rare in a 45 year-old, vintage model! Virtually every corner of this home has been improved upon. Outside: Organic gardens and raised garden beds, composting, variable speed pool pump, solar lighting, organic mulch, artificial turf, low water-use desert plants and xeriscape, large overhangs to shade glazing, pergola with movable shades to garner the perfect amount of sun and heat through seasons, rain water catch cistern system for garden use, owned solar panel array and new inverter that produces on-peak credits in spring months, solar hot water heater with mixing valve and stainless tank, block construction and OUTSULATION added to entire home exterior creating an igloo cooler like effect, massive roof (R49) built up system with foam, insulation, and silicone sealer. Back inside includes: no VOC products such as paint and sealers, soy based products, wood custom cabinetry with saguaro ribs, Paperstone pressed recycled paper counters, American Clay Plaster walls that not only breathe but actually remove toxins from the air, a NEW 22 Seer HVAC variable speed heat pump system with UV air scrubber and an ERV fresh air exchange system, high efficiency doors and windows by Milguard that are fiberglass outside, wood clad inside with dual pane and double and triple low-e coating, compressed recycled wood flooring from EcoTimber, natural light throughout home from replacing 5 small windows with large French doors and a solar tube. Low flow water fixtures and dual flush Caroma toilets. Blanco sink, induction cooktop, convection microwave, all Energy Star appliances including front loading, low water-use washer and steam dryer. This home is more than you can imagine inside and out and has been on the Solar Home tour many times, been published in magazines and newspaper articles, and was the subject of a tv series about the green remodeling. Living healthy inside and out can be more than just a dream!