Montecito

Style: Mediterranean
Year Built: 1987
Assessor’s Interior Sq.Ft.:  3,749
Lot Size: 1 acre
Bedrooms / Baths: 4 / 3 full 1 powder
APN #:  005-030-025
 
Just like having your own country club. This two-story Mediterranean-style home features 3-bedrooms plus a first floor guest suite, is approximately 3,749 sq.ft. with a formal living room, formal dining room, kitchen, casual dining area, and large family room. The home is set on approximately 1-acre of extensively landscaped fun-filled grounds with magnificent mountain views, a north/south championship-size tennis court with a spectator terrace, a hedged patio off the family room, a large arbor-covered entertainment terrace with a built-in fireplace and TV, another terrace with a large fountain, a raised deck and hot tub, and a bocce ball court all accessed by a 330’ long private drive leading to a 3-car garage.

 
RESIDENCE
 
Entry Foyer (7' x 7’): 

• Wood front door with windows and two sidelites
• Cloak closet and separate storage closet
• Barrel ceiling
• Marble tile floor
• The entry opens to a 34' long gallery with arched doorways to the living room, dining room, kitchen and family room, and includes a powder room, cloak closet, utility closet, furnace closet, indirect lighting and stairs leading to the second floor.

Living Room (24' x 15’):

• 9' ceiling with crown molding throughout the first floor
• French doors open to the rear entertainment terrace, a large bay window seat with front garden and mountain views, and two windows to the side gardens allow plenty of natural light.
• A fireplace with marble tile hearth and wood surround
• Arched doorway to the dining room and gallery
• Oak hardwood floors

Dining Room (16' x 13’): 

• French doors to rear entertainment terrace
• Pass-through butler's pantry with extensive storage leads to kitchen and breakfast area.
• Oak hardwood floors

Kitchen (14' x 13’): 

• Granite countertops with a white tile backsplash and custom stainless steel double sink
• White wood cabinets with fluted glass display cabinets
• Butcher block center island with vegetable sink and breakfast bar
• Stainless steel appliances include: Wolf 6-burner with griddle stove, two ovens and a large hood; SubZero refrigerator over freezer; and Miele dishwasher.
• Indirect lighting
• Oak hardwood floors

Casual Dining (16' x 10’): 

• Sliding French doors open to the entertainment terrace on the east side and another set on the west side opens to a large fountain and garden terrace.
• A large window with rear garden views
• Indirect lighting
• Oak hardwood floors

Family Room (21' x 15’): 

• Two sets of French doors with sidelites. One set opens to the large fountain and garden terrace and the other opens to the private hedged front garden flagstone terrace.
• Cork floor
• Door to gallery, garage and guest suite

Guest Suite (13' x 11’): 

• A separate outside entrance opens to the motor court and side gardens
• Window to the side gardens
• An office niche and a full closet now used as storage
• Track lighting
• Cork floor
• A full tile bath with ceramic tile countertop vanity, a ceramic tile glass shower and ceramic tile floor

Powder Room (14' x 13’): 

• Ceramic tile countertop vanity
• Oak hardwood floor

SECOND FLOOR
 
A carpeted staircase with wrought-iron balustrades and three arched windows to the front gardens and mountain views leads to a carpeted landing to the master, two bedrooms, a laundry room with storage cabinets, and a separate linen closet.
 
Master Suite (21' x 15’): 

• A sitting room with built-in storage cabinets is now used as a closet
• Swinging saloon doors open to a large walk-in dressing room
• The master features large windows to the front gardens and mountain views, two windows with views to the side gardens and two windows open to the rear gardens.
• Crown molding
• Oak plank hardwood floor

Master Bath: 

• An arched entry to master bath with a mirrored closet
• A double vanity with a ceramic tile countertop
• Large soaking tub
• Ceramic tile shower and commode room with towel warmers
• Ceramic tile floor

Bedroom #2 (13' x 12’): 

• Window to rear gardens
• Ceiling fan
• Glass mirrored closet
• Wall-to-wall Berber carpet
• Tile vanity separate from shared bath
• Shared bath with tile shower over tub and a window to rear gardens

Bedroom #3 (16' x 15’): 

• French doors open to a private covered balcony with wrought-iron railings and mountain views
• Window to side gardens
• Ceiling fan
• Glass mirrored closet
• Wall-to-wall Berber carpet
• Tile vanity separate from shared bath
• Shared bath with tile shower over tub and a window to rear gardens

Three-Car Garage:

• A large workbench
• Extensive storage
• Large stamped concrete motor court

OUTDOOR FEATURES:
 
Front Gardens:

• 330 ft. long private drive
• A long brick walkway to the raised front porch with Queen Anne Palms
• A private hedged flagstone terrace accessed from the front yard and family room
• North/South championship size tennis court with a brick spectator terrace
• Extensive landscape lighting

Rear Gardens:

• An expansive arbor-covered flagstone entertainment terrace accessed from the living room, dining room and east side of the casual dining room, features a built-in stucco fireplace with extra seating and wood storage and an exterior TV.
• A separate terrace is accessed from the family room and the west side of the casual dining room and features a large fountain, a bridge leading to a raised entertainment deck, a sunken spa, built-in seating, extensive landscaping and mountain views.
• Extensive rear outdoor landscaping includes various palms, raised flower beds, and fruit trees: Valencia orange, lemon, lime, apple and apricot.
• Bocce ball court
• Extensive landscape lighting
• Rear yard fully fenced for pets

Additional Amenities:

• Gas Forced Air furnace
• 80-gallon water heater in garage
• Summerland Elementary School District with a top ranking of 10 in Santa Barbara County based on the 2012 California Academic Performance Index Report