Key Facts
- MLS® #: ML81990968
- Property ID: SIRC2154049
- Original Price: USD 5,798,888
- Property Type: Residential, Single Family Detached
- Style: Custom
- Lot Size: 1 ac
- Year Built: 2000
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 5+1
- Parking Spaces: 2
- Listed By:
- Nicole Colclough
Property Description
Welcome to your dream one-of-a-kind estate that blends luxury, privacy, and modern convenience on a sprawling 1-acre lot in prestigious Monte Sereno. Perfectly positioned just minutes from downtown Los Gatos and Saratoga, this custom-designed residence offers both tranquility and easy access to Silicon Valley’s finest amenities.
Tucked away at the end of a private lane, this architectural gem is surrounded by lush landscaping and grand neighboring estates, creating a serene oasis. Designed by renowned interior designer Beth Cohen and landscape architect Dick Wist, every inch of this property exudes timeless sophistication and meticulous attention to detail.
Elegant Interiors with Exceptional Design
Step into the grand 18-foot foyer, which opens into a two-story family room bathed in natural light. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame stunning views, while a sweeping fireplace and balcony access create an ideal setting for gatherings. A striking 360-square-foot wine cellar completes the space, perfect for entertaining in style.
The formal living room, with its own cozy fireplace, provides a more intimate setting for quiet evenings. The home’s design effortlessly balances grand entertaining spaces with warm, inviting retreats.
Luxurious Accommodations
This 5-bedroom, 5.5-bath estate is designed for comfort and indulgence. The first-floor primary suite serves as a personal sanctuary, featuring new hardwood floors, a gas fireplace, and custom cabinetry. The spa-like ensuite bath includes dual vanities, a jetted soaking tub, and a luxurious steam shower for the ultimate relaxation experience. An oversized walk-in closet and picturesque garden views complete this serene retreat.
Guests will appreciate the private main-level suite with an updated ensuite bath. The lower level, also updated with new hardwood floors, boasts three additional bedrooms, two of which feature renovated ensuite bathrooms.
Additional features include a custom-built Honduran mahogany library/office with a fireplace, bamboo flooring, and a state-of-the-art Sonos sound system throughout.
Gourmet Kitchen & Elegant Dining
The chef’s kitchen is a culinary haven, with quartz countertops, high-end Sub Zero, Wolf and Bosch appliances, a large central island, and a butler’s pantry with a coffee bar. The formal dining room, just steps away, is ideal for hosting unforgettable meals.
Sustainable & Smart Living
Enjoy cutting-edge energy efficiency with a full-home solar power system and two Tesla Powerwalls. The property also includes a 3-car garage with custom tile flooring, cabinetry, wall storage, a workshop, and a Tesla Gen 3 Wall Charger. The home is equipped with Nest smart thermostats, offering seamless climate control for maximum comfort and energy efficiency.
Resort-Style Outdoor Living
The resort-inspired backyard is your personal paradise. Relax in the black-bottom pool and spa, entertain in the cabana with a full bath, or unwind under the gazebo with breathtaking mountain and valley views. Mature landscaping, including fruit-bearing orange and lemon trees, enhances the ambiance.
Sharpen your game on the 4-hole putting green or find peace by the pond with a waterfall feature. A well-designed shed offers flexibility for storage, small animals, or a farm-to-table lifestyle. The expansive multi-tiered gardens provide endless opportunities for customization.
Location & Lifestyle
Located in one of the nation’s most sought-after luxury neighborhoods, this estate offers access to peaceful walking paths, top-rated Saratoga-Los Gatos schools, and world-class dining and services. Whether hosting grand events or savoring quiet moments in your private retreat, this home promises an unparalleled lifestyle.
Make This Masterpiece Yours
This is more than a home—it’s a lifestyle. Don’t miss the opportunity to own this extraordinary estate in the heart of Silicon Valley. Schedule your private tour today!
Amenities
- 3 Car Garage
- Butlers Pantry
- Central Air
- Hardwood Floors
- Patio
- Pond
- Vaulted Ceilings
- Walk-in Closet
- Wine Cellar/Grotto
- Workshop
Listing Agents
- Nicole Colclough
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18325 Lexington Drive , Monte Sereno, California, 95030 United States
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Los Gatos is the 33rd wealthiest town in the United States but to simply lump it together with all the other affluent Bay Area suburbs would be doing it a disservice. Sure, there’s an auto dealer selling Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Aston Martins, and the price of Los Gatos real estate can easily bump all the way up to eight figures, but there’s more to this location than dollar signs. Los Gatos is a town with heart. Los Gatos is one of the oldest settlements in Santa Clara County, established in the 1850s and first named “Forbes Mill” after the flour mill established by James Alexander Forbes along Los Gatos Creek in 1853. Forbes’ original mill was torn down in 1916, but an adjacent mill building still stands and today is the site of the History Museum of Los Gatos. By 1887, when the city incorporated, James Forbes was long gone, having sold his mill several years earlier. “Forbes Mill” was also gone, dropped in favor of “Los Gatos,” which reflected the area’s origins as part of the “Rinconada de Los Gatos” land grant of 1839. With its chic downtown shops, world-class restaurants and impressive high-end homes, the Los Gatos we see today seems at first a far cry from the community of millworkers, then later artists, writers, and musicians it once was, but maybe looks can be deceiving. Los Gatos is a multi-layered place whose 33,000 residents span the full range of the human spectrum. They live in mansions, but they also live in rustic cottages hidden on hillsides along narrow, winding roads, and in prim Victorian homes within walking distance of downtown. They shop at boutiques, yes, but they also have barbecues at Vasona Park, hike the Los Gatos Creek Trail and they’ve been graduating from Los Gatos High School since 1921. But if it is true that the character of Los Gatos has changed, it’s also true that Los Gatos has been changing practically since the day James Forbes laid the cornerstone for his mill. Los Gatos has been a rowdy mill town whose plentiful saloons attracted loggers from camps in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains. It’s been a resort town known as “The Gem of the Foothills.” It was where John Steinbeck built a cabin and wrote “The Grapes of Wrath” in the 1930s (though Steinbeck’s place is now officially part of Monte Sereno), and where writers C.E.S. Wood and Bard Field built “The Cats Estate” in 1925, playing host to artists and writers like Steinbeck, Ansel Adams and Robinson Jeffers. Today, Los Gatos is where Silicon Valley executives, among others, come because they crave small town living, vibrant pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, great schools and an active, close-knit community whose evenings and weekends are always full with downtown farmers’ markets, outdoor concerts, hiking, biking and maybe an afternoon picnic in the shade of the Redwoods at the Town Plaza, followed by dinner at a world-class restaurant like Manresa or Forbes Mill Steakhouse. Or maybe they just want to stroll downtown and window shop on a sunny afternoon. They can do that, too; or they can check out the Testarossa Winery, located less than a mile from downtown, one of several wineries operating in the hills and mountains in and behind town. There are many ways to live well in the San Francisco Bay Area. Many choose to live in all-residential towns like Hillsborough, Atherton or Monte Sereno. Others choose rural, equestrian-friendly locales like Portola Valley and Woodside. Those who choose Los Gatos, do so because they value community at least as much as they value seclusion. Los Gatos may keep changing but one thing will stay the same: it will always be full of life.
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