Summer season places the highlight on what’s nice about out of doors residing areas: cooling breezes, a scenic view of the backyard and straightforward grilling on the barbecue. Simply clearing away yard muddle and discovering a tiny nook of the garden for a chair can convey a way of nature’s serenity.
Indoor-outdoor residing not solely will increase a house’s sanctuary and leisure elements however may convey worth to a residential property if the proprietor doesn’t overspend.
Demand for out of doors options has risen because the begin of the pandemic and 92% of actual property brokers advocate sellers enhance their curb attraction previous to itemizing, in response to the 2023 Reworking Affect Report: Out of doors Options from the Nationwide Affiliation of Realtors.
Common landscaping upkeep, commonplace garden care service and tree trimming are the beginning factors. An outside kitchen and patio can recoup their price with a bump in dwelling worth, says the report.
Right here’s a pattern of Portland space properties on the market which have eating underneath the celebrities and a lot extra:

4401 S.W. Greenleaf Drive in Southwest Portland’s Inexperienced Hills neighborhood is on the market by Annika Laing of Harnish Firm Realtors.Harnish Firm Realtors
A up to date home at 4401 S.W. Greenleaf Drive in Southwest Portland’s Inexperienced Hills neighborhood has glass doorways within the nice room that fold away to an open-to-the-sky patio.
There’s additionally a small courtyard, protected on either side by exterior partitions however with no roof, for seating in entrance of a two-story hearth. A lined out of doors eating space has a built-in grill. All overlook greater than an acre of mature landscaped grounds.
“Bask in unparalleled luxurious with this meticulously crafted five-bedroom, 5.5-bath property … on personal grounds (that) supply a mix of privateness and exclusivity,” says Annika Laing of Harnish Firm Realtors, who has listed the property on the market at $7,295,000.

9838 N.W. Wind Ridge Drive in Northwest Portland’s Forest Park neighborhood is on the market by Yonette Effective of Residing Room Realty.Residing Room Realty
The retreat-style property at 9838 N.W. Wind Ridge Drive in Northwest Portland’s West Hills’ Lakota Division has a large stone-tiled patio that expands the 12,669 sq. ft of indoor residing house.
The 15-acre property borders Forest Park and has views of Mounts Rainier, St. Helens, Adams, Hood and Jefferson.
The customized home is “the epitome of chic approachability with indoor-outdoor residing that marries a conventional aesthetic with pure supplies all through the house and panorama,” says Yonette Effective of Residing Room Realty, who has listed the property at $4,980,000.

12955 N.W. Skyline Blvd. in Northwest Portland is listed on the market by Shannon Janssen of Coldwell Banker Bain.Coldwell Banker Bain
The 20-acre luxurious property at 12955 N.W. Skyline Blvd. in Northwest Portland has an 8,000-square-foot, Nation French-style home with a large wrap-around veranda that overlooks a meadow and woods.
An outside kitchen and numerous eating and seating areas are vantage factors to see the sundown and panoramic views.
“An entertainer’s dream … or for the aspiring DIY vintner, equestrian or interest farmer,” says Shannon Janssen of Coldwell Banker Bain, who has listed the property at $4,195,000.

2208 N.E. twenty eighth Ave. in Northeast Portland’s Grant Park neighborhood is on the market by Maria Fitzgerald with Stephen Backer of Windermere Realty Belief.Windermere Realty Belief
The C. H. Farrington Property at 2208 N.E. twenty eighth Ave. in Northeast Portland’s Grant Park neighborhood has an up to date 1925 storybook cottage initially designed by architect Carl L. Linde.
Glass doorways open to a patio with seating and eating, and the property continues on to a hearth pit enviornment surrounded by Douglas fir timber.
“Spectacular yard with immaculate landscaping and mature timber permits for a peaceable retreat on practically a half acre of privateness, good for each intimate and bigger gatherings,” says Maria Fitzgerald with Stephen Backer of Windermere Realty Belief, who has listed the property at $4 million.

5570 S.W. Menefee Drive in Southwest Portland’s Hillsdale is listed on the market by Drew Coleman of Decide.Decide
A Tudor Revival-style property at 5570 S.W. Menefee Drive in Southwest Portland’s Hillsdale has views of Mount Hood and the Willamette River.
Lounge by the “must-see-to-believe infinity pool… soak within the sizzling tub … or good your brief sport on the personal placing inexperienced,” says Drew Coleman of Decide, who has listed the property at $2,849,000.

420 S.E. sixty fifth Ave. in Southeast Portland’s Mount Tabor neighborhood is on the market by James DeMarco with LuAnne Dindia DeMarco of Traders Belief Realty.Traders Belief Realty
Others properties on the market with enviable out of doors areas embrace:
- A midcentury fashionable home at 420 S.E. sixty fifth Ave. in Southeast Portland’s Mount Tabor neighborhood has a wall of glass that opens to a backyard patio with a gasoline fireplace pit, says James DeMarco with LuAnne Dindia DeMarco of Traders Belief Realty, who listed the 0.3-acre property at $2.8 million.
- A gated property at 1415 S. Army Street in Dunthorpe has an outsized lined out of doors patio with a hearth, built-in grill and house for lounging and eating, say brokers Christy MacColl and Carrie Gross of Windermere Realty Belief, who listed the 0.72-acre property at $3,750,000.
- A gated property at 4240 S.W. Fairview Blvd. above Washington Park has a lined out of doors residing house with a hearth and kitchen. Past that could be a sports activities courtroom, sizzling tub, massive yard, fenced canine run and play construction, says itemizing agent Craig Reger of Reger Properties, who set the asking worth for the 0.6-acre property at $2,650,000.
— Janet Eastman | 503-294-4072
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