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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

130 Creek Mesa Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336

This unique & exciting estate was created for the enjoyment of life especially in Sedona. It has everything that you could want - 5,264 square feet of luxury living; panoramic red rock, creek & forest views inside & out; an exquisite owner’s suite, ideal office suite, media room, family room, workshop, portico & casita; a sublime Al Fresco room; a spectacular pool/spa, outdoor kitchen & patios for the best in outdoor living; water features, flagstone patios & walkways to enjoy the creek & magnificent views; and a private creek park, tennis courts and creek trails. It is centrally located in a small 12-parcel gated community of high-end homes. These extraordinary view lots in the community range in size from 1.25 to 2.75 acres.

An attractive iron gate takes you into a beautifully landscaped front courtyard and patio from the private driveway. It features a fabulous river rock water feature, portico with river rock walls that offers shade from the sun and flagstone under your feet.

You enter this elegant home through an artistic Lucy Paradise glass front door into a grand foyer that features limestone floors, Venetian plaster finish on the walls, moss rock from the property fashioned into accent walls and lighted art niches. The powder room is to your right. It is a piece of art with an extraordinary bronze sculpture glass vessel sink, a custom textured metal framed mirror, a limestone slab countertop vanity, limestone floors, glass block windows and an art ledge with accent lights.

Beautiful red rock vistas to the north welcome you when you enter the living room, from the foyer, compliments of the twelve foot high ceilings. An impressive floor to ceiling limestone fireplace & hearth is at the heart of the room. Rough sawn cedar beams offer a nice contrast to the limestone floors and waxed “leather look” Venetian plastered walls. You have access to the media room/home theater and back patios from the living room.

A private owner’s suite is in the northeast wing of the home down the hall from the powder room. It offers picture windows with wonderful red rock & forest views, waxed “leather look” Venetian plaster finish on the walls, a nine foot high lighted cove ceiling with a decorative faux finish and a beautifully designed carpet. There are three windows – two on the north wall and one on the northeast wall.

The adjacent sitting room/study is picturesque with bowed floor to ceiling windows to accommodate natural light, luxurious built-in Sapele wood shelves and accent walls, Venetian plaster finish on the walls and solid birch pocket doors. There is access to the front patio/courtyard from this room.

The owner’s suite spa bathroom is exquisite with a whirlpool tub for two with tumbled marble steps artistically set in an alcove, curved windows behind the tub, an iron candle chandelier suspended overhead, a steam shower with tumbled marble walls, a sitting ledge & glass block windows, a Kohler Rain Shower Head, a custom two sink vanity with a limestone countertop and a large walk-in closet with a California Closet System. There is also a corner butt-glass window and three curved windows behind the tub (two of these windows are motorized & have rain sensors) and a skylight.

You have a choice of two entrances from the living room to the media room/home theater. Each one provides a solid walnut pocket door to close off the room from the rest of the home. A figured maple custom cabinet with a thick glass ledge and walnut accent wall accommodates a 60” Plasma TV and electronics. The room is a beautiful retreat to enjoy surround sound with a tongue & groove clear Douglas Fir ceiling, three windows with northwest red rock & forest views, Venetian plaster finished walls, woven wood shades framed by custom draperies, a nicely carpeted floor and three decorative glass display shelves on either side of the TV. Wooden sliders open to both the northeast terrace and back patio. The custom furniture, electronics & TV in the home theater convey with the home.

The formal Dining Room is adjacent to the living room. It offers custom maple & walnut built-ins with glass doors and glass display shelves; floor to ceiling windows; a curved custom Curly Maple & Burl Walnut ledge; a hand-made custom blown glass & black iron chandelier; a magnificent lighted built-in art wall with seven niches and refined stucco walls painted just the right colors.

The gourmet kitchen is very creative with custom cabinets made from exotic Wenge, English Figured Sycamore & Planetree woods; black, cobalt & quartz slab granite countertops; Venetian plastered walls; limestone floors and stainless steel Viking, Kitchen Aid, GE Profile appliances. It offers a center island, buffet area, red rock & forest views, wine cooler, wall pantry, room-size walk-in pantry, reverse osmosis water filter a pass through to the front patio and a snack bar that opens to the living room.

This lovely home has an abundance of outdoor living. There are two separate covered patios off the main level with ceilings of rough sawn cedar beams and wood lattice strips, curved walls of river rock with niche openings, banco seating and a fully equipped outdoor kitchen. A curved flagstone staircase with step lighting takes you to the pool/spa and Al Fresco room on the lower level. The northeast terrace is the perfect place to watch the day unfold with red rock & creek views.

A flight of seven stairs takes you up to the office suite from the kitchen & dining room in the southwest wing of the home. The office is ideal with a built-in maple double desk, a built-in entertainment center, storage cabinets & a walk-in storage room. It is nicely appointed with Ipe walnut floors, Ralph Lauren Rich Taupe finished walls, two art ledges and two large windows to accommodate the natural light and show off the red rock & forest views. The fabulous en-suite bathroom has dramatic marble floors, Noche tile accent walls, a glass shower and a curved walnut vanity with a white vessel sink.

The 3-car attached garage is in the same wing of the home. It has stained concrete floors, a workshop with cabinets and a sink and separate A/C and heating. There is a large coat closet with solid birch doors off the garage.

A limestone staircase off the front foyer takes you down two sets of eight stairs to the lower level. The second bedroom suite is on your left at the bottom of the stairs. It has three large windows, a spacious sitting area, waxed Venitian plastered walls and it is carpeted. A door on your right at the bottom of the staircase takes you to the pool, hot tub and casita.

The second bedroom suite bathroom has a bamboo slab granite topped custom vanity with a hand-blown vessel sink, a Wenge wood trimmed oval mirror, a custom Wenge wood corner cabinet, mosaic glass tiled flooring, a shower with porcelain & glass mosaic accent tiles and a large walk-in closet.

The family room is just beyond the second bedroom suite. It features floor to ceiling windows that bring in the red rock & forest views, a hand-painted lighted cove ceiling, an entertainment center with birch shelves and a TV and it is carpeted with venetian plaster finished walls. The laundry room is off the family room.

The third bedroom suite is being used as a fitness center. It has a wall of windows, a lighted cove ceiling, large wall closet with built-ins and it is carpeted. A door leads from the suite to the Al Fresco room, pool and hot tub. The third bedroom suite bathroom offers a Red Dragon slab granite custom vanity with a Kohler sink and birch cabinets. It has a full wall mirror, a granite tile and porcelain accent wall and a tub/shower with granite & porcelain accents.

There is an incredible heated & cooled workshop on this level with built-in cabinets, a concrete floor, a sink & commode, two exhaust fans to keep the room cool and free from saw dust and two separate entrances – one that will accommodate larger pieces. This room can easily be converted into a cabana or games room with a bathroom as it is plumbed for a shower.

The Al Fresco room is divine. It is the perfect setting to enjoy the Sedona Lifestyle with views of the pool, red rocks, forest & creek. It is exquisitely designed and decorated with Venetian plaster finished walls, cut-outs that feature slab flagstone ledges and soft draperies with iron rods. There is tongue & groove cedar with rough sawn cedar beams on the ceiling.

The resort style northwest wing of the home boasts a negative edge free form heated salt water Pebble Tech pool with a rock table for your enjoyment. It boasts one of the best views from the property. The spa has eight jets and multi-level seating with a Pebble Tech finish. The flagstone courtyard and stairs are extensive and the wood-burning, moss rock fireplace has torch lights and a flagstone hearth and mantle. The moss rock gathered from the property provides a predominant wall and just the right backdrop for the pool. The renovation to add the media room, pool, spa and Al Fresco room was done in 2005.

The detached casita is rich with amenities that include an ultra suede window seat that has awesome red rock, forest & creek views, tongue & groove cedar ceilings with natural rough sawn cedar beams & wood columns, a kitchenette, plasma TV, chisel-edged porcelain flooring, a Trex Deck terrace and so much more. The casita suite bathroom provides effortless access to the pool & spa. It has a slab granite topped custom wood vanity and a shower with a rain shower head. There is a path from the top of the driveway to the casita. The casita is beautifully integrated into the landscape.

The home has a very sophisticated, programmable Vantage lighting system. The system can be set to create many “moods” including “vacation” so your lights can be programmed to cycle on & off when you’re not at home.

THE SEDONA LIFESTYLE

What makes Sedona so special? The Sedona Lifestyle!

Tell me about the Sedona lifestyle.

Where else can you wake up every morning to the inexhaustible splendor of the red rocks, the pristine beauty of the Coconino National Forest and, if you’re lucky, to the sound of Oak Creek? The sun shines most days, the air and water are clean. Life is good.

Just 90 minutes from Phoenix, Sedona is close to big-city amenities, but is a quiet and comfortable world away. Stores like Home Depot & the Super Wal-Mart are a mere 20 minutes away. For a small town with an area population of 17,000, Sedona is very sophisticated with world-class events such as Jazz on the Rocks, the Sedona International Film Festival the local Shakespeare festival, and dozens of art and sculpture shows. Sedona is known worldwide as a thriving artist’s community with more than 500 resident artists and over 40 galleries exhibiting a full spectrum of visual arts. Speaking of visual arts, more than 90 movies have been made here. Sedona even boasts its very own film school, as well as the Sedona Arts Center and a community college that offers an incredible array of classes.

Second only to the Grand Canyon in Arizona tourist destination popularity, Sedona offers unparalleled simplicity and beauty. Living here is like living in a national park, except Sedona surrounds residents with exceptional modern amenities– fine restaurants, renowned resorts and spas and great shopping.

Sedona promotes health and well being and is recognized as a place of healing – one that inspires, refreshes and renews. Its eclectic, friendly population hails from around the world. There’s no graffiti except for the symbols etched or painted on rock faces near ancient dwelling sites. The community’s residents work diligently to preserve Sedona’s uniqueness to such an extent that you will see the world’s only teal McDonald’s arch and zero obtrusive billboards.

What is there to do in Sedona?

Sedona offers incredible, year-round recreational opportunities for every type of enthusiast, from history to geology, archaeology, art and the great outdoors. There is an extensive connection of renowned hiking, biking, and horseback-riding trails that tarry through Sedona’s ancient rock formations accessible from just about anywhere in the area. In fact, Sedona is among North America’s best mountain biking destinations. It is also a prime birding location with 180 species of recorded avian life. Sedona boasts ideal weather for motorcycling, tennis and golf. There are plenty of courts and endless acres of golf courses to choose from including the award-winning Seven Canyons Golf Resort. Slide Rock State Park and Red Rock State Park offer residents and visitors enjoyment with picturesque swimming and hiking. And skiing is only an hour away in Flagstaff.

What is the climate like?

Sedona is located in the southwestern rim of the Colorado Plateau. It is roughly 4,500 feet above sea level, making it an enjoyable 15 degrees cooler than Phoenix or Tucson, with four relatively mild seasons. Summer highs range from the 80s and 90s with nighttime lows in the 60s while winter highs are typically in the 50s with occasional 70- and 30-degree days. The 17-plus inches of annual rainfall exceed the true definition of a desert, providing lush greenery and beautiful cactus blooms.

LIST OF FEATURES

Main Living Level

Front Courtyard & Patios
Grand Foyer
Powder Room
Owner’s Suite with a Sitting Room/Study
Owner’s Suite Bathroom
Living Room
Northeast Terrace
Media Room/Home Theater
Dining Room
Kitchen
Back Patio/Outdoor Kitchen
Office Suite
3-Car Garage

Lower Level

Second Bedroom Suite
Family Room/Laundry Room
Fitness Center Suite/Third Bedroom Suite
Storage Room
Workshop/Studio/Games Room
El Fresco Room
Resort Style Pool/Spa/Patios
Casita Suite with a Terrace

Front Courtyard & Patio

Black iron gate entry
Flagstone stairs & patio
Fabulous river rock water feature
Portico with river rock walls offers shade from the sun

Grand Foyer

Artistic Lucy Paradise glass front door
Big red rock & forest views
Limestone floors
Venetian plaster finish on walls
Moss rock from the property fashioned into accent walls
Lighted art niches
Stairway down to lower level
Access to the northeast terrace, powder room, owner’s suite & living room

Powder Room

Extraordinary bronze sculpture glass vessel sink
Custom textured metal framed mirror accented with raku sea glass
Limestone slab countertop on vanity
Limestone floors
Glass block windows
Art ledge with accent light
Kohler commode

Owner’s Suite

Picture windows with wonderful red rock & forest views to the north & northeast
Very private in the northeast wing of the home
Windows have wood lintels & birch ledges and lower windows open
Waxed “leather look” Venetian plaster finish on walls
Nine foot high lighted cove ceilings with a decorative faux finish
Beautifully designed carpet that was installed in 2008

Owner’s Suite Sitting Room/Study

Bowed floor to ceiling windows with wood lintels to accommodate natural light
Luxurious Sapele wood shelves and accent wall
Waxed “leather look” Venetian plaster finish on walls
Solid birch pocket doors
Access to the front patio
Beautifully designed carpet that was installed in 2008

Owner’s Suite Spa Bathroom

Whirlpool tub for two with tumbled marble steps artistically set in an alcove
Curved windows behind the tub & two of the windows are motorized & have rain sensors
Iron candle chandelier suspended above the tub
Steam shower with tumbled marble walls, a sitting ledge & glass block windows
Kohler Rain Shower Head with dual satin nickel showerheads & a glass door added in 2008
Coved mosaic tumbled marble ceiling in shower
Automatic Silhouette shades for your convenience
Tumbled marble floors with accent tiles
Butted corner window that showcases the red rock & forest views to the north