PRIME PROPERTY

A detailed look at one of the area’s most distinctive homes.

Situated near Del Monte Park, this New Orleansinspired River Oaks home was custom built by Abercrombie in 2006. The 8,306-square-foot home is on a 12,006-square-foot lot.

Inside, a foyer leads to the formal living and dining rooms, and a kitchen with a large island opens to family room. The master bedroom retreat on the first floor offers natural light, views to the patio and pool, and a fireplace, as well as a luxurious master bathroom and spacious closet.

The upstairs features expansive secondary bedrooms, a laundry room, a central informal living area, game room, study and office.

There is also a wine cellar in the basement level that boasts and inviting tasting room. The home is also equipped with an elevator that goes to all floors, for convenience.

Outdoors, a covered and insect-protected patio with summer kitchen overlooks a lush cocktail pool and fountain.

Owner improvements include an expanded circular driveway with pavers, four replaced air conditioning units, security system with cameras, automatic drapes in the master bedroom, driveway gate motor, installed shower in bathroom near study, retractable screens for the lower outdoor porch and upstairs balcony, outdoor shower, kitchenette in upstairs suite, and water softener.

Priced at $4,490,000, the five-bedroom home with six full baths and two half-baths is listed by Walter Bering with Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty.

For more information, visit www.sothebyshomes.com/houston.