Mansion Monday: French Normandy Estate in Saratoga
Down in the South Bay at 14377 Old Wood Road in Saratoga lies an enclave of upscale homes, including today’s mansion, a two-year-old modernized version of a French Normandy Estate. Sitting close to the street on a 1.14 acre parcel, the stone exterior and slate roof are impressive, as is the 7600 square feet of living space. High-end amenities grace the rooms of this home, which includes a beautiful wood paneled formal library, movie theatre, exercise room, and obligatory wine cellar (in the full basement). There are 4 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, and 4 fireplaces.
The well-manicured grounds include a pool and pool house/guest cottage, veranda with full outdoor fireplace, and a five-car garage. The pool house/cottage has a full kitchen, living area, full bathroom and bedroom. The MLS listing does not do the home justice. Make sure you click on the Virtual Tour link to see this home in all its glory (including the huge walk-in closets, and his and hers master bathrooms).
Originally this home was listed for $8,200,000, but after 665 days on the market, and two reductions totaling $1.3mil, this property can be yours for $6,900,000.
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Red said:
Um, Louis XVI meets the guillotine?
Must’ve really hurt when there are comps for a million less. Found this one, (15200 Sobey Road, Saratoga; French Tudor, 6594 sq ft. ) with an interesting price history:
Feb 08, 1990 $2,300,000 —
Aug 19, 1994 $2,000,000 -3.0%/yr
Apr 10, 1997 $985,000 -23.5%/yr
May 17, 2000 $4,500,000 63.2%/yr
Asking $4,990,000.
Talk about knife catchers, that ‘94 buyer must have thought they had quite a bargain. But don’t worry, these high end homes won’t drop like that THIS time….
June 9, 2008 12:41 PM