Voted "BEST BUY" by Surterre Properties. Appraisal on 8/22/08 for $5,700,000. List price is $1,200,000 less than appraised value. Tuscan country estate created by architectural designer Lynn Pries. Located in the prestigous guard-gated community of Pelican Crest in Newport Coast. This exquisite villa features five bedrooms and five and one-half baths, great room, breakfast/sun room, wine cellar and guest suite/office with exterior access. Private covered loggia overlooks serene, graceful gardens with dark bottom pool, antique water spout, spa and mature trees, including 40 year-old grove grown Olive trees. Casual outdoor entertaining area with fountain, fireplace and BBQ adjacent to the great room and kitchen. Two unique 18th century fireplaces from wineries in the Bordeaux region of France add to the authentic & unique feel of this home. Another fireplace and wine cask vegetable garden enhance the intimate roof-top patio. Exquisite floors include antique pavers & antique concrete tiles from Europe and old wood plank floors, approximately 2" thick, 14" wide and up to 30' in length from a water tower in Maine. Hand hewn old wood beams accent the ceilings and hand glazed walls with custom trompe l’oeil. The chefs kitchen offers a gorgeous 60” Viking range, Viking refrigerator & dishwasher, walk-in pantry and large center island clad in walnut & statuary marble. Use of many antiques throughout the home including many built-in antique doors. Custom iron arbors, trellis and light fixtures reflect the true essence of a Tuscan lifestyle.
Landscape design by award winning landscape architect Rick Katzmaier and horticulturist Cristin Fusano featuring the use of contextually appropriate perennials.