Amazing Modern Victorian! This lovely 1888 house near downtown, the San Rafael Historic District, Five Points, Lodo and RiNo offers a walk-score of 94 and a bike score of 98. This home is an urban dweller’s dream. Blooming trees and a covered front porch with a balcony above welcome you to the home, with a Xeriscape yard surrounded by an iron fence. Inside, discover a cozy living room with a window seat overlooking the porch. Oak hardwood floor is throughout the main level. A short hallway connects to the spacious dining room and a recently updated powder bath with high-end fixtures and designer wallpaper. The dining area offers space for a large dining table with a new chandelier and whitewashed tongue-and-groove paneled ceiling above. An alcove holds a large sideboard with space for staging dinner parties. The open plan kitchen features granite counters, an island with barstool seating and a Silgranite sink, Maple Shaker-style cabinets, stainless appliances including a vent hood, and a wine fridge. Designer subway tile wraps the backsplash and island base. The spacious great room features a gas fireplace in a stone surround, flanked by clerestory windows and alcoves for TV and furniture. A French door opens into the pergola-topped yard with bistro lights and heaters above a freshly done slate patio with a built-in gas grille and stone countertops. The front staircase ascends to a private sanctuary featuring luxury carpet, an office loft, an expansive vaulted primary suite with skylights, new Marvin glass doors onto each balcony, and two addn’l bedrooms – one which opens onto the front balcony. The primary bath has a double vanity, a soaking tub, a marble-paneled shower, private WC with a “washlet” seat, walk-in closet. A full bath with designer finishes serves bedrooms 2 and 3, flanked by a laundry room with sleek graphite LG washer & dryer, cabinets, counter w/sink. Basement bedroom suite holds a king-size bed, a 3/4 bath, and egress for privacy and comfort.