Practical touches in a sumptuous setting
A skylight that automatically closes when it rains is one of many practical features in this La Canada Flintridge home.
A laundry room with built-in ironing boards and a closet for hanging clean clothes is another.
Then there is the surface of the tennis court, designed to make playing less jarring on one’s bones and joints.
The great room serves triple duty as a family room, poolroom and media center/home theater and comes with a billiards table. It also has surround sound and automatic window blinds that produce a blackout effect.
The home is in the heart of the Flintridge corridor, within commuting distance from downtown L.A. and Burbank, but it is like a private resort far from the city.
About this house: It was built in 1992 but was recently remodeled from top to bottom. The home, French Normandy in style with stone walls, has a professionally decorated main house.
Asking price: $4,895,000
Size: There are eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms in about 8,400 square feet. The home, including a guesthouse with a kitchenette, is on about 1.8 acres dotted with oaks, sycamores and cherry trees.
Features: The estate also has a pool, a koi pond, a master suite with a kitchenette, plasma television and three-sided fireplace; a rotunda with a hand-painted ceiling, leaded-glass windows and a window to the living room; a library with a rolling ladder; an eight-tier waterfall, an outdoor kitchen and parking for eight cars. A small bridge leads to the entrance.
Where: The estate is in La Canada Flintridge.
Listing agent: Doug Drummond, Coldwell Banker Previews, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 949-5702.
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