PRIME PROPERTY
A detailed look at one of the area’s most distinctive homes.
Open this Sunday, Jan. 13, from 3:30-5 p.m., 3404 Chevy Chase in River Oaks was designed for the Linbeck family in 1976. Listing agent Colleen Sherlock of Greenwood King Properties Kirby Office says the home is considered one of the most celebrated residences by legendary Houston architect S.I. Morris.
Built on more than a half-acre, the two-story home with more than 9,500 square feet of living space is fully fenced and has been renovated and updated with refurbished walnut and stone floors, fresh paint and a flexible floor.
The home also features walled outdoor spaces including courtyards, a putting green/play yard, a pool and spa, sheltered front and rear patios, a summer kitchen, and a large motor court.
The property is walled off with a large parking court in front, and the steel-framed loggia has a wood ceiling, ceiling fans, a stone floor, lighting and heaters, and steel and glass doors opening to the home’s large entry.
Inside, the huge foyer showcases walnut floors and the front staircase, and a cased opening the leads to the formal living room and dining room with a solarium a beamed ceiling, a stone floor and a tree. Steel French doors access the side yard with a brick wall and putting green.
The formal living room features a wall of built-in bookshelves, a fireplace, walnut floors, beamed ceiling, and two sets of steel French doors opening to the side yard.
A wet bar, walls of builtins and walnut floors enhance the family room that has a large, sliding door that closes off the family from solarium, and a wall of steel windows with a door to back patio and loggia.
The kitchen includes a walnut floor, wood countertop, professional grade appliances, double ovens, two dishwashers, two warming drawers, a Viking professional range with six burners and griddle, SubZero refrigerator, and an island with additional seating and storage.
Open to the kitchen, the breakfast room offers walnut floors and a vaulted and beamed ceiling, two sets of steel French doors to side yard with putting green and a fireplace with brick surround and a wood mantle.
The master suite as well as a guest suite are on the first floor.
The master bedroom features a walnut floor, recessed lighting, two sets of sliding glass doors to side yard and pool, dual master baths with separate closets and a study/library.
One master bath includes a quartz countertop, a tub and shower combination and a sliding door to side yard.
The other master bath also has a quartz countertop, and a marble shower with seamless glass door and a sliding door to side yard.
Both dual closets have walnut floors and custom built-ins. A study/library off the master includes walnut floors, built-in cabinets and adjustable shelves.
The home’s utility/mud room, with two washer and dryer hook-ups, also includes a pool half-bath, built-ins, and a door leading to the pool and summer kitchen.
The second floor features a game room with a wall of built-ins and access to six bedrooms with ensuite baths.
Sherlock says the heated pool and spa was redone, and a new loggia off the family room has a steel frame, a summer kitchen, a heated floor, televisions and ceiling heaters.
With eight bedrooms, nine full baths and two half-baths, the home is priced at $5,900,000.
For additional information, visit the open house on Sunday or colleen@greenwoodking.com.