The Mercury News

Brand new, one of a kind Heritage Acres estate on 8.3 acres in Saratoga

- By Monica Lander CORRESPOND­ENT

The estate at 13740 Pierce Road features a three-level, 10,460-square-foot home with a detached 995-square-foot guesthouse. $11,988,000. Coldwell Banker Global Luxury, Joe Piazza, 408-410-5020, Joe.Piazza@CBnorcal.com, www.PiazzaAdva­ntage.com and Shadi Figuli, 408-823-3363, Shadi@lilac-level.com, www.lilac-level.com. Visit www.HeritageAc­resSaratog­aEstate.com for more informatio­n and photos.

A newly constructe­d estate on one of Saratoga’s largest properties at 13740 Pierce Road showcases exquisite design features and unsurpasse­d quality worthy of the exclusive South Bay address.

Heritage Acres sits on 8.3 acres of private and pristine land near the Mountain Winery neighborho­od at the end of a long driveway bordered by Italian Cypress trees. Named for the multitude of Heritage oak trees that embrace the property, the estate features a three-level, 10,460-square-foot home with a detached 995-square-foot guesthouse with separate address.

Five years in the making, including two years of planning and three years of building, the gated estate was masterfull­y designed and features six bedroom suites with fireplaces, seven full bathrooms and two powder rooms in the main home and two bedrooms, two bathrooms in the guest house. Countless luxurious amenities include a glass elevator connecting all three floors, office, home theater, home gym, enormous bonus/game/lounge area with secondary kitchen, bar and more than 650-bottle wine cellar.

State-of-the-art technology is also featured for managing sound, lighting, video, temperatur­e, Internet, sprinklers and security monitoring with eight closed circuit HD TV cameras, in addition to a concrete enclosed panic room with vaulted fire door, one bedroom and one bathroom. There are 15 smart TVs and 62 built-in speakers throughout the estate, and 11 fireplaces.

The Old World façade with formal porte cochere, iron railings, travertine stone steps and spacious terraces belies the fresh and chic contempora­ry interior bathed in the warm glow of natural light with stunning finishes and stylish features.

The interior, designed by Shadi Figuli of Lilac & Level Interiors (www.lilac-level.com), features European white oak floors, plaster walls, soaring ceilings, richly stained 8-foot solid core alder wood doors and built-ins, and oversized windows framing the hillside views. The 24-foot ceiling in the foyer features hand-scraped and hand-stained exposed beams encasing eight skylights. A tiered chandelier measuring 11 feet suspends from the ceiling.

Local artisans handcrafte­d the decorative ironwork and brilliant light fixtures that combine traditiona­l crystal prisms into modern concentric­ally designed works of art. Coordinati­ng chandelier­s hang in the formal dining room, casual breakfast room and formal living room. Vic Fernandez of Blackbird Woodworkin­g, Cabinetry & Design (www. blackbirdw­ood.com) created the stunning woodwork.

The backyard offers lots of room to spread out and entertain on a grand scale and features built-in barbecue, pizza oven, sink, refrigerat­or and firepit. There is also plenty of room to further customize with pool, spa, bocce ball court, or dining pavilion that could have a view of a vineyard or grove of olive trees on the hillside.

The main level is open with tall ceilings and spacious gathering spaces. A centralize­d formal living room features soaring windows, and built-in cabinetry. The beautifull­y appointed kitchen features stunning Brazilian quartzite counters, subway tile backsplash, custom cabinetry and a 9-foot-by-6-foot slab island and breakfast bar and is well equipped with wine refrigerat­or, farm sink, two full sized Thermador refrigerat­ors, two Bosch dishwasher­s, 60-inch Wolf range with two full-sized ovens and eight burners and a grill.

Open to the family room, the kitchen can also enjoy the views from the rotunda family room featuring its 14-foot ceiling and six floor-to-ceiling 11-foot tall Pella palladium-style windows pre-wired for electronic Wi-Ficontroll­ed window shades. The family room also has a fireplace and French doors to the expansive front terrace.

Throw open the French doors in the formal dining room and extend the entertaini­ng space out onto the front terrace. A breakfast room has a view of the backyard and nearby built-in main level bar features a wine refrigerat­or and wine rack, farmhouse sink and quartzite counter.

Two bedrooms are located on the main level. One bedroom has a fireplace, sliding barn door to the en suite bathroom, and sliding glass door access to the backyard. The second bedroom also has a fireplace, Juliet balcony and en suite bathroom.

The lower level is an extraordin­ary open space with 12-foot ceilings, reclaimed barn wood accents, multiple sitting areas around two fireplaces, five flat screen TVs and Italian porcelain wood-grain looking floor. A theater with tiered seating offers an inviting space for movie night. A full kitchen with Carrera marble waterfall counter and elevated bar seating anchors one end of the room and chic open shelving provides lots of room to display glassware. This great space is infused with natural light while what would be ordinary walls are turned into fine art pieces. Eucalyptus trees harvested from the property during constructi­on were hand cut, hand sanded and installed on curved walls creating yet another gathering space and art statement.

A sweeping staircase leads to the upper floor landing that is open to the living room and wraps around to connect with a private terrace that extends about 800 square feet over the porte cochere. There are three bedrooms upstairs including a grand master bedroom wing. Heated floors extend throughout the entire suite that includes a walk-in closet that is bigger than an average bedroom with hisand-her built-in cabinetry, sumptuous bathroom with Jacuzzi tub, fireplace, and two rain and body showers, built-in cabinetry flanking a fireplace and French doors to a private 400-square-foot terrace with views of the hillside and backyard gardens.

Additional features include a three-car garage for the main home, guest house garage, parking space for about 20 cars, three on-demand hot water tankless water heaters, six HVAC units, fully landscaped front and backyards.

The property has convenient access to top-rated Saratoga schools including Saratoga High School rated the No. 4 public high school in California, and Foothill Elementary and Redwood Junior High Schools.

Its ideal location offers easy access to Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Interstate­s 85 and 280. It is also just minutes from the charming downtowns of Los Gatos and Saratoga.

Price: $11,988,000

Where: 13740 Pierce Road, Saratoga

Open House: Shown by appointmen­t only

Website: www.HeritageAc­resSaratog­aEstate.com

Listing Agents:

Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Joe Piazza 408-410-5020 Joe.Piazza@CBnorcal.com www.PiazzaAdva­ntage.com Shadi Figuli 408-823-3363 Shadi@lilac-level.com www.lilac-level.com

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