Writing about a sustainable, wellness-oriented high-end real estate development in a unique, historic location is something many travel journalists dream of. I wrote about one already for JustLuxe, about Yerba Buena Island.
But, getting to walk the land, on both newly laid concrete and dirt path, seeing construction that would become a residence, all the while looking at the extraordinary views that the future residents would see -- was a rare in-process opportunity.
On a cool morning in April, I was joined by my son James, a licensed contractor himself, and Tom Gasbarre, Director of Sales for Yerba Buena, and we walked the island.
Thankfully, I knew a little about Yerba Buena Island’s history: a rocky, hilly outcropping on San Francisco Bay, forested with Eucalyptus, and when we were there, multiple hillsides sprinkled with bright orange California poppies, the state flower.
