5859 26th St N

This beautiful home, owned and loved by one family has been meticulously maintained and updated with designer finishes both indoors and out. Upon entering the foyer with gleaming hardwood floors installed in 2016 and soaring ceilings, one gets the sense that this is not just another house. The living room looks like it is right out of a magazine with crown molding, custom drapes framing oversized windows and opens to a formal dining room spacious enough to seat 10 with views of the garden. Stepping into the kitchen and adjoining family room one catches one's breath. The spectacular kitchen was designed and remodeled in 2016 with only the finest finishes including a 48” Dual Fuel Wolf Range, 48” Zephyr Range Hood, Wolf microwave drawer, Bosch Dishwasher and 48” built-in Sub-Zero side-by-side refrigerator, overhead cabinets with Blum actuators, 48” sink with dual faucets and separate pot filler, Quartzite countertops and expansive waterfall island and breakfast nook. The adjoining family room boasts a wall of marble brick with a gas fireplace and integrated TV niche and doors of glass leading to an outdoor kitchen. This amazing entertaining space is complete with stainless steel Lynx appliances including under cabinet refrigerator, built-in stainless-steel grill, and built-in 2-burner cook top. It also includes soapstone counters, sink with hot & cold water, garbage disposer, natural gas cooking, roll-down curtains to enclose the entire patio and overhead fans and infrared heaters to cool and heat the patio for year-round enjoyment. Set off on its own is an office with custom built-ins. The second level of the home provides 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths and laundry. The expansive primary bedroom affords a two-sided gas fireplace, sitting area, two walk-in closets and a stunning bath updated in 2019 with a dual shower with bench and sliding doors, dual vanities with lighted fog-free mirrors and marble countertops. The sizable lower level offers a guest suite with full bath, a large recreation room, an exercise or media room, two storage rooms, one with built in shelves and stairs leading outdoors. The home's covered front porch is perfect for visiting with neighbors and the backyard patio has an outdoor wood burning fireplace and seating area perfect for gatherings. No detail was missed in the design of this special home which also includes an irrigation system, landscape lighting and a two-car garage. Under 1 mile to metro, 4 blocks to dining and shopping and 3 blocks to Overlee Swim Club. The sale of this home offers a Real Estate Membership Transfer to the Swim Club. (See details in the document section of this listing.)