I am pretty excited about turning 40 (well, maybe I’m just in denial?) and I need your help in supporting a very cool & fun event supporting one of my very favorite foundations, the Autism Tree Project!

I’m so grateful for all I have and, knowing families impacted by autism, I wanted to use my birthday as a reason to raise awareness (& money!) for this great cause. 

I need your help to make my “40 For A Cause” fundraiser, benefiting Autism Tree Project Foundation (ATPF), a huge success. I’m intending to raise $40k!

40 for a Cause will be held at GII’s newest $2,500,000 luxury home renovation project, The Surfrider at the Del Mar Beach Colony, on Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 6-10pm.

Here are some ways you can help (all tax deductible)

• Donate & Show up to the event (click here to sign up)
• Donate money to the charity (every dollar helps) by clicking here
• Become a sponsor of the event and promote your business. (Click here) for sponsorship levels
• Donate things we can use for the raffle or silent auction. Some ideas may be
  • A product or service
  • ​Timeshare
  • Padres tickets
  • Massage, Personal Training,
  • Cabin in Big Bear, etc.
  • Purses
  • Art  Work
• Forward this letter/email to 10 people and ask them to do the same!

Founded in 2003, ATPF is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the lives of families in San Diego County and the Bay Area by assisting with education, advocacy, screening and mentoring for families impacted by autism. 

As you may be aware, Gabhart Investments, Inc. has conducted real estate redevelopment throughout San Diego County since 2000 and has regularly made it a priority to give back to the community. Most recently in assisting The Greater San Diego Association of Realtors ® in raising over $20,000 for several local charities, including Becky’s House, Homefront San Diego, and Angels Depot, through their Annual Holiday House event held at our last luxury renovation in Del Mar.

Generous donations from people like you are the key to our success and make it possible for ATPF to provide local youths and families impacted by autism with assistance and critical services. We hope that we can count on your support for our silent auction and raffle, which will help thousands of families create a roadmap for their child with autism and navigate a very complex system of care required for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Your tax deductible donations to ATPF go straight to helping real families in our community through one of ATPF’s 14 critical programs that are provided to families at no charge.

If you have more questions you can contact Lisa Kaufmann @ 619-222-4465 or Lisa@autismtreeproject.org Or you can send your donation directly to: ATPF  2845 Nimitz Blvd, Suite C, San Diego, CA 92106, note “40 for a Cause” on your check.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Curtis Gabhart

www.40foracause.com

Every family tree is impacted by autism – Autism impacts 1 in every 88 children.

If you’ve considered getting into commercial real estate and would like to know more about valuing income property, then join Curtis as he teaches “How to Value Income Properties” on April 29th from 11:30am to 1:30pm at the San Diego Association of Realtors(R) Kearny Mesa service center. This course is designed to help you understand the many acronyms associated with commercial real estate, such as DSCR, CAP rates, NOI’s, and GRM’s. It will cover what they mean and how to calculate these figures to help you analyze commercial transactions. In addition, this course will also cover the basics of commercial lending, valuing commercial real estate,  and will provide case studies to enhance understanding.

A New Apartment Project!

We’re excited to announce the purchase of our newest acquisition, an 11-unit apartment building in Palm Springs (The Stardust in Palm Springs)! This quaint complex will be updated to reflect it’s mid-century modern heritage and we intend to either convert this master-metered property to individually metered units or install solar panels, which will have a significantly positive effect on the overall property value.

A Surprise Win!

Congratulations to Michelle Rozansky! She’s the winner of the iPad mini for her EXACT guess of The Driftwood’s final sale price! She had no idea she won and was super surprised when we delivered it to her at her Prudential CA Realty office in Rancho Santa Fe.

Our newest high-end project will be hitting the market in just a few short weeks. For a preview visit www.229TwentyThird.com

Coming Soon – The Surfrider at the Del Mar Beach Colony

Rendering of Final Design

When it comes to winding down at home, there’s nothing quite like having a master retreat that embodies the spa experience. When we start on a project our goal is to create a space that he future homeowner will love. We pour over design sites, like Houzz, looking for the hottest trends in home design, and then we incorporate those trends in a way we feel is ideal for the property. At the Surfrider we chose to include a large Japanese soaking tub, enclosed shower steam room, and a private patio. The end result is, what we hope will be, a sanctuary for renewal.

The original bathroom design of this property left much to be desired. It was small and dark and lacked an inviting atmosphere. We decided to utilize one of the neighboring bedrooms to add much needed space to the master bath, giving us a lot of options for designing the ultimate bath. We were able to install a large spa shower enclosure complete with a standalone Japanese soaking tub. Japanese tubs are one of the hottest trends in bathroom design right now. Designed to allow the user to be deeply submerged in the water, it provides more therapeutic benefits to those wanting to relax away sore muscle. Not to mention the design of these tubs is simply beautiful.

For the ultimate in home therapy, we installed a steam shower. In addition to fostering relaxation and feelings of well-being, steam therapy has been shown to

Layout Details

•    aid in sleep
•    alleviate common cold symptoms
•    relieve sinusitis symptoms

Steam therapy is often recommended by doctors as a natural remedy for insomnia and relief from the common cold. Not to mention, it’s just badass to have one!

When we opened up the wall to what was originally the an extra bedroom unit (See Layout Details image)  our options were to either close off access to the second staircase or leave it open. We decided to keep the door, allowing the buyer to determine how to use the loft space and whether to keep access. The loft space could be used as:

•    A home office
•    A baby nursery
•    A home fitness studio
•    Additional closet space
Or, the wall could be closed up and the space could be used as an additional bedroom. With so many options, we think the final plan should be left to the home buyer to decide what works best for them.

No retreat would be complete without a little indoor/outdoor action. We’ve been able to create a private patio space that is perfect

Balcony Retreat

for connecting with the outdoors. We added etched glass along the existing outdoor deck to give create a space that gives a high level of privacy buy allows for maximum sunshine and sky views. The space is perfect for relaxing with a book or for an afternoon yoga session. If you have a massage therapist who makes house calls, this would be an ideal space to relax and unwind.

The master suite also features some the basic essentials for home spa serenity:
•    Dual master vanities
•    Private commode space
•    Dual multi-jet body spray shower units
•    Abundant lighting
•    Custom tile work
•    Built-in sound system
As a bonus, the space will come complete with a flat screen television, because sometimes the best kind of relaxing involves soaking in the tub, drinking a beer, and watching the game.

What are your favorite master retreat features?

Master Bath – BEFORE

Master Bath – AFTER
(Rendering)

The floor plan of the property is really starting to take shape:

• Foundation, plumbing & electrical are done
• Kitchen Framing completed
• Juliet Balcony opened up
• All heating soffits removed

Watch this video update of our Del Mar Beach Colony Project and let us know what you think!

Check out the appliances we’re putting in: http://gabhartinvestments.com/article/appliances-its-not-really-a-kitchen-without-them/

All of the appliances for our Beach Colony home in Del Mar have been ordered! It would have been easy to simply choose all Viking appliances, but we spent a little extra time putting together what we feel is the greatest appliance package and layout. Here are a few appliance highlights:

Refrigeration:Nothing is worse than getting ready to prepare an epicurean delight, only to open the fridge and realize your ingredients are lacking in freshness. Any refrigerator can keep food cold, but we chose to install the Liebherr  RB1410 because this German-engineered  marvel is internationally known for its ability to keep food fresher, longer. It’s equipped with a top of the line ventilation system which provides better air circulation, which translates to better kept food.

Freezer/Wine Cabinet: Also from Liebherr, this freezer/wine cabinet unit is everything you could hope for in a freezer. It’s one thing to simply keep food frozen, but this unit is equipped with SuperFrost technology that allows it to drop to -26°F allowing for flash freezing. Combine that with its NoFrost feature and you have one incredible freezer. If that wasn’t enough, it also has a 34 bottle wine storage compartment complete with two separately controlled temperature zones. You can trust that when you go to pop that cork, your wine will be perfectly chilled.

Both the refrigerator and freezer are 24 inches. There total size equals that of a standard 48 in combo unit but provides for a more efficient use of space.

You have to check out what a great product this is http://www.liebherr-appliances.com/

Dishwasher: I’ve yet to meet the person who looks forward to doing dishes at the end of a fabulous dinner party with friends. Yet, it’s one of those tedious things in life that must be done. We’ve found a dishwasher that makes the process a little more enjoyable. The Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer series features two independent dish washing drawers, essentially giving two dishwashers in one unit.

We’ve taken that a step further by installing two units, giving four separate dish washing drawers; we like to call this the “Double Double”! You can wash your pots, plates, and stemware in a separate drawer, ensuring that everything is cleaned at the right setting.

Think about it, you don’t even have to put your dishes away if you don’t want because you will always have room for your dirty dishes and always have clean dishes available.

Our favorite thing about this dishwasher is one you won’t find in the manual. When entertaining guests, the racks can be removed and the drawers filled with ice, serving a built in cooler! As the ice melts it drains out. No watery cooler mess to clean and plenty of storage for drinks. How cool is that!

Lions, Tigers & Viking appliances O My!

We top off the rest of the kitchen with an incredible Viking Professional series appliance package

including….

24″ Under counter Wine  Cellar with a 54-bottle capacity (do you see a theme here?)