SOPHISTICATED SOHO LOFT-LIKE CONTEMPORAR Sophisticated and comfortable, this 4500 sq ft contemporary in near northwest, built in 1994 on 1.3 acres includes 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, an office/den and a 1230 sq ft gallery added in 2004. The living room looks onto 2000 sq ft of cedar decking, a 20 x 40 heated pool, and a hot tub. There are two fireplaces; one in the living room and one in an upstairs second master suite. A free-form stairway to the upstairs master is custom-designed by Hanrahan Meyers. A guest room and bath is on the first floor. The dining room, positioned off the kitchen, leads to the deck and pool. The large first floor master bedroom, added to the back end of the house in 2000, affords privacy and access to the deck and pool. It has an extra large walk-in closet and an elegant master bath with stainless steel tub and Jacuzzi, a large shower, and custom birch vanity with two stainless steel sinks. The enormous gallery with its own spacious and separate entrance is off what is, at present, an open atrium. There is a two-car garage, a full basement part of which is climate-controlled (to store art work or easily convert into finished space), laundry room on the first floor, a wet bar and wine cooler and unexpected small gardens surrounding the house and visible from floor to ceiling windows. The custom-designed birch cabinetry and paneling in the house create a natural flow and add additional light to an already light-filled house. Simple yet sophisticated, the house is timeless and could easily be mistaken for a present day SoHo loft. It is the ideal home for an artist, collector, empty nesters or a family. Though the house is designed around an open floor plan, the spaces are human-scale and intimate. Located off a cul-de-sac, the house offers unusual quiet and serenity. The landscaping was done by Mark Moskowitz; everything planted and placed as carefully as if the property had not been grown so much as painted. Both elegant in its simplicity and comfortable in function, the house could be happily enjoyed and lived in as is, or re-configured into a 5 bedroom 5.5 bath home without losing its unique character. Folio #: 37521
Key Features:
2 Wood-burning Fireplace
Garage
Pool Ref: 36508-46810