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Friday, July 22, 2011

SEDONA'S PENTHOUSE! A rare opportunity to own a luxury Tuscan flavor Spanish Colonial home majestically seated high on its' own private pedestal of nearly an acre, with un-blockable 360 degree red rock views that make you feel you could reach out and touch them. This home offers privacy, walls of windows, gorgeous elevated views, all centered in the very heart of Sedona, within walking distance to amenities & shopping - an UNHEARD-OF combination centrally located between "Uptown" and "West" Sedona.

Breath-taking views welcome you into this large gated paver-clad front courtyard with a three-tier water feature. A massive 12 foot high custom iron and glass front door beckons entry into this elegant home where upscale features abound, including tall arched windows, wrap-around patios/terraces, travertine-like porcelain tile, high vaulted ceilings, two wet bars, separate 90 bottle built-in wine refrigerator, walls of custom crown molded cherry built-ins, and a masterfully designed oak and granite library/office.

Step down from the grand foyer entrance hall through a cement-column framed archway into a vaulted hexagon shaped formal living. An elegant wall of custom cherry built-ins surrounding the granite gas fireplace create the focal point of this ideal social space and a perfect place to showcase your favorite painting. This home is TRUELY ONE OF-A-KIND offered ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME!

The beautifully appointed formal living room is a celebration of luxury, shape and form. With its' artfully decorated ornate 6-sided vaulted ceiling, the giant picture windows create the perfect framing of the breathtaking red rock views that abound. The indirect lighting adds a warm inviting accent to the setting, artfully designed to set the stage for the rare 1866 Concert Grand Serpentine Art Case piano that is available as one of select items of furniture available outside of escrow.

The massive cathedral ceiling in the great room opens the red rock views and one feels a connection to the landscape. The octagonal picture window is an imaginative frame for views that surround the home. Feel like you are on top of the world with 360 degree views that come with this hilltop home.

The gourmet kitchen is well equipped with a center island breakfast bar, custom white ash distressed antique cabinets, double ogee edge granite countertops, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Thermador 5-burner electric glass cooktop, Thermador double ovens, two microwaves, a Kitchen Aid dishwasher and pantry. It adjoins the breakfast room with doorways to the great room and dining room. The home's reverse osmosis water system has four separate locations within the home.

Separated from the main living area are the home’s private spaces which include an office/library, two master bedroom suites, a three-room solarium/Arizona Room that can be used as a third bedroom and a workroom. You can enjoy views to the south & east when you spend time in the owner’s suite. It has a sitting area around the fireplace and a contrasting beamed ceiling that accommodates a series of arched windows and full panoramic views of the red rocks. The laundry room is adjacent to the owner's suite just off the central hall.

Tall columns capture prime views that you experience when you walk through the front door into the front foyer. Extensive, wrap-around terraces ensure that the Sedona Lifestyle is at your beckon call. The home’s thoughtful floor plan makes good use of the natural light. There is an attractive powder room off the front foyer to nicely accommodate your guests.

The center hall takes you from the home’s entrance and formal living room to the great room and the dining room. Arched openings fill this elegant home and carefully chosen colors and textures give it a warm, comfortable feeling.

Statuesque pillars provide a grand entrance through majestic archways into the formal living room, massive great room and formal dining room.

The elaborate great room wet bar provides convenient service to all the social rooms of the home. In addition, there is a built-in 90 bottle wine refrigerator just around the corner from the bar.

This home provides impressive custom built-ins in almost every room. Each one is designed to ensure that its inhabitants have abundant storage and easy access to the things that matter most. The built-ins also create a sense of harmony as you move from room to room.

Take the chill off Sedona’s cooler days with six fireplaces. There is a gas burning fireplace in the living, great & breakfast rooms and one in the owner’s suite. In addition the owner’s suite bathroom provides a wood burning fireplace as well as a gas burning fireplace on the outdoor patio for your enjoyment. The great room provides a conversational area, a wide large wall for a flat-screen TV and still has plenty of room for a pool table. It adjoins the dining room, kitchen & breakfast room.

Beautiful red rock vistas welcome you when you enter the great room compliments of the 12 foot tall floor to ceiling windows.

The home offers an intimate formal dining room off the front hall and kitchen adjacent to the great room, providing the perfect setting for those elegant dinner parties. This lovely home is surrounded with an abundance of outdoor living with wrap-around terraces and sweeping views for which Sedona is most famous.

You can enjoy your morning coffee on a spacious well positioned tiled terrace off the vaulted octagonal breakfast room. This terrace is also the perfect place to star gaze on exquisite Sedona nights and in the cooler seasons to keep warm by the custom outdoor gas fireplace.

The nice sized arched window lined ocatonal breakfast room is just off the kitchen. It brings the morning sun into the back of the house and serves as an easy access to the back fireplaced terrace. Enjoy precious privacy on three lots that back to the open space behind the home, all situated within the very 'heart' of Sedona!!!

The professionally designed and equipped home-office/library features wrap-around wall-to-wall built-in oak cabinetry, containing numerous 'legal size' file drawers and shelving, as well as spacious granite-topped desks. In addition, there is a matching built-in Murphy bed to instantly transform the room into yet another ' additional' bedroom. Also included is a granite wet bar complete with refrigerator, microwave and reverse osmosis for your convenience.

The professionally designed and equipped home-office/library features wrap-around wall-to-wall built-in oak cabinetry, containing numerous 'legal size' file drawers and shelving, as well as spacious granite-topped desks. In addition, there is a matching built-in Murphy bed to instantly transform the room into yet another ' additional' bedroom. Also included is a granite wet bar complete with refrigerator, microwave and reverse osmosis for your convenience.

The solarium takes full advantage of the picturesque Rolling Hills location. It nicely accommodates still another 'extra' bedroom with a full bathroom close by. You can use it for almost anything – an ideal studio, hobby room, work room, greenhouse, massage room and a myriad of recreational options. It has window and ceiling retractable blinds & roller shades on all wall and ceiling windows to allow for complete control of however much light as suits the occasion.

The 750 square foot porcelain tiled three-room solarium brings the outdoors in. It provides a panoramic red rock theater with the light seemingly changing from moment to moment. There is a separate gated private entrance from the courtyard into the solarium, adding additional versatility to the use of this vast space.

The porcelain tiled, separately heated and air-conditioned workshop off the solarium offers extra storage, granite countertops, and a large utility sink to create a workspace that compliments the spacious solarium. The two car finished porcelain tiled garage is conveniently accessed from this room as well.

This luxury home is located in the heart of Sedona close to shopping, theaters, galleries, spas, golf, schools and biking & hiking trails. The magnificent architecture of the home reflects the inspirational surroundings and maximizes the potential of the property. The owners recognized that you can “remodel the home but not the views” and they have expertly & skillfully designed the home in such a manner as to allow the home and its views to now exist together in perfect harmony.

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