Overview
Historic Allen House Multifamily Property
The historic Allen House, built in the early 1900s in the "railroad-vernacular" architectural style, is located in the Historic Downtown District of San Luis Obispo. This R3 zoned property, significantly renovated in 2023, features a 4,688 square foot structure containing two units. The property includes a total of 17 bedrooms, 2 kitchens, and 4.5 bathrooms. The smaller ADU unit has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a private entrance and kitchen. The primary home contains 14 bedrooms, two full bathrooms (the 2nd floor bathroom has two toilets and two showers), one half bathroom, living room, dining room, commercial kitchen, and a covered patio. A detached garage provides storage space. Renovations, fully permitted with the City of SLO, include new carpet and luxury vinyl plank flooring, new doors, interior and exterior painting, new aluminum clad wood frame windows, new drywall, new kitchen cabinets & countertops, new appliances, new lighting, remodeled bathrooms, new electrical wiring with a 400 amp panel & new plumbing lines, pre-wiring for an EV charger in the garage, a new sewer lateral connection to the street, a new roof, new fire escape stairs, a whole house fan on the third floor, new skylights, Navien tankless water heaters, a one inch water meter upsize from a previous 5/8 inch, new gutters and downspouts, new concrete and new decking in the backyard, front and backyard artificial turf, reinforced foundation supports with new beams/posts/footings, and a commercial grade 4 inch fire sprinkler line from the water main to the house with a Wilkins double check valve backflow preventer. The Downtown SLO location and R3 zoning allows for flexible alternative uses (with a permit) such as: Bed & breakfast, hostel, religious assembly, school, continuing care, elderly care, day care, fraternities or sororities, and hospice. It is suitable for rental income, a large residence for a family, or multiple families.