A detailed look at one of the area’s most distinctive homes.
Impeccable design, quality and finishes are some of the many attributes listing agent Linda Swope of Coldwell Banker United, Realtors Greenway Plaza office that make this West University home exceptional.
Located at 6505 Mercer, the three-story custom English manor-style residence with more than 6,400 square feet is surrounded by a professionally landscaped yard and is on a large corner lot.
An enclosed front porch and double doors lead to a large entry foyer with a winding staircase. A formal living room with a gas log fireplace, built-ins and access to a study is off the entry. Pocket doors in the living room open to a mahogany paneled study with three sets of bookcases, shelves and drawers. Also located off the foyer is the large formal dining room that features paneled archways and a chandelier.
The kitchen and family room create the home’s central living area.
A large center island with seating and plenty of prep space is one of the many highlights in the kitchen that features Calacatta marble and Cambrian black granite.
The kitchen includes a Wolf oven and range in an antique brick surround alcove, matching SubZero refrigerator/ freezer combos, a display cabinet with antique German glass and a Miele coffee bar — all opening to the den with a wood beamed ceiling, built-in media center and gas log fireplace. A second or return staircase is also in this area. Just off the kitchen is a large breakfast area or sun room that is surrounded by views of the covered loggia, summer kitchen, side yard and landscaped backyard.
The separate breakfast room or sun room is surrounded by views of and access to the covered loggia and summer kitchen, the side patio and landscaped back yard.
One of the many memorable features is the Old Worldstyle wine cellar. Enhanced by an iron gate, the sunken, refrigerated wine cellar includes a wet bar and storage capacity for approximately 450 bottles.
All of the home’s bedrooms are upstairs, including the master suite that features a coffered ceiling, a sitting area with a gas log fireplace, walnut timber flooring and a luxury bath with a cove ceiling, built-in linen cabinet storage, antique German glass, seagrass limestone vanities, a Jacuzzi tub, a walk-in shower with a seamless glass door and a Calacatta Oro marble floor with a seagrass mosaic inset.
The second-floor game room has a built-in wine refrigerator, wet bar with refrigerator, a Juliet balcony off of French doors and a granite-topped half wall overlooking the separate media room. A third-floor suite has a full bath.
Walnut timber floors, a TV and AV closet, and plenty of seating enhance the sunken media room.
Swope said that bedroom number four is currently being used as a gym and has rubber flooring, a mirrored wall, a tray ceiling and access to a shared bathroom. Outside are a covered loggia, summer kitchen and fountain off of the patio.
With a total of five bedrooms, five full baths and two halfbaths, this home is priced at $2,775,000.
For more information, visit www.CBUnited.com.